Soundstreams Canada is a new music presenter and producer based in Toronto, Ontario. Soundstreams was founded by artistic director Lawrence Cherney in 1982 as Chamber Concerts Canada. Soundstreams produces an annual concert series as well as music festivals and special projects. In June 2009 Soundstreams co-produced the world premiere of R. Murray Schafer's opera The Childrens Crusade. Soundstreams is also the producer of the first-ever Cree language opera Pimooteewin: The Journey with libretto by Tomson Highway and music by Melissa Hui.