Between Shadow and Light

Guest salon

A concert of contemporary Canadian classical music for violin and piano shaped by long-standing collaborations between performers and composers.

Ilana Waniuk, violin

cheryl duvall, piano

anna pidgorna, mc

September 27, 2026

3:00 PM

The Highbrow, New Westminster

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For Pickle Underground’s first Guest Salon, we welcome violinist Ilana Waniuk and pianist Cheryl Duvall, acclaimed interpreters of contemporary music, visiting us from Los Angeles and Toronto for an intimate performance at The Highbrow.

Between Shadow and Light brings together contemporary Canadian works shaped by long-standing artistic relationships. Much of the music on the program was written at Ilana and Cheryl’s invitation, growing out of relationships with composers they have worked with over many years. Through these ongoing collaborations, composers and performers find points of resonance and develop a shared musical understanding.

Moving between acoustic and electronic sound, the program features music by Linda Catlin Smith, Anna Höstman, Chiyoko Szlavnics, Ben Wylie, and Ukrainian-Canadian composer and Pickle Underground founder Anna Pidgorna.

program

Linda catlin smith

With Their Shadows Long

Anna höstman

Lattice

Sointula

Anna pidgorna

The Child, Bringer of Light

A Pärtian Meditation on an Invented Folksong

Chiyoko slavnics

Constellations I – III

Ben wylie

Acousmonium III

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$65 HOST’S CIRCLE

A front row seat on a comfy couch

$40 GENERAL ADMISSION

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Shayne Gray Photography

ilana waniuk | violin

Ilana Waniuk is a violinist, creator and curator with interests ranging from improvisation to visual arts. Her creative work explores digital and analog materials, often merging graphic notation and improvisation with fixed and live projections. Along with pianist Cheryl Duvall, she is a founding member and co-artistic director of Tkarón (Toronto)–based Thin Edge New Music Collective and Balancing on the Edge, a multidisciplinary production company merging contemporary music and circus arts. She is also a founding member of in^set, a trio dedicated to creation, improvisation and experimentation. Described as a musician with the “…rare ability to translate her intellectual insights into performance energy” (Ontario Arts Foundation Jury), Ilana has performed across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, Argentina and Mexico. She was a winner of the 2014 Ontario Arts Foundation Orford String Quartet Award and can be heard on Thin Edge’s Juno-nominated Dark Flower (Redshift Records, 2023). Ilana holds a doctorate in contemporary performance from the University of California, San Diego, where her research explored collaborative audiovisual practices.

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Cheryl duvall | piano

Cheryl Duvall is recognized as one of Canada’s foremost contemporary music artists, celebrated as a pianist, interpreter, presenter, and tireless advocate. Known for her versatility, she brings thoughtful agility, nuance, and depth to an extraordinary range of repertoire and collaborative settings. Duvall has performed throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Argentina, with appearances at the National Arts Centre, Bang on a Can, Suoni per il Popolo, and more. As co-founder of Thin Edge New Music Collective, she has commissioned over 80 works and helped build one of Canada’s most adventurous contemporary ensembles. Their recording Dark Flower earned a JUNO nomination and international acclaim. Her solo discography includes Harbour, Intimes exubérances, and an ongoing four-volume survey of Linda Catlin Smith’s piano music. Duvall is also Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Mississauga and Chair of the Toronto Arts Council Music Committee.

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ANNA PIDGORNA | mc

Anna Pidgorna is a Ukrainian-Canadian composer, vocalist, multi-media artist and producer who combines sound, visual arts, and writing to create works that are dramatic and picturesque. She works extensively with opera and voice, draws inspiration from Ukrainian folk singing and the natural soundscape, and incorporates visual elements into some of her manuscripts. Her work has been commissioned, performed and recorded by soloists and ensembles in Canada, USA, Uruguay, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, Poland, Ukraine and South Korea. She holds a PhD from Princeton University, an MMus from the University of Calgary, and a BA from Mount Allison University. Anna is the founder and Artistic and Executive Director of Pickle Underground.

production team

PRODUCER | Anna Pidgorna

GRAPHIC DESIGN + SOCIAL MEDIA | Roksolana Uhryniuk

PHOTOGRAPHY | Shayne Gray Photography

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