Biography
Aventa, founded in 2003, is a Victoria-based ensemble with a mission statement of performing and fostering new music in British Columbia and Canada. Under the artistic direction of Bill Linwood, the ensemble is comprised of musicians who are passionate about new music and its place in our culture.
Aventa regularly commissions both Canadian and international composers and has presented premieres of over 100 works both in Canada and on tour. Recent highlights from the international repertoire include the world premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Stormwatch, Stormfall (commissioned by Aventa) and the North American premiere of Pierre Boulez’s (FR) Dérive II (1988-2007).
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.