WOWOW was recorded live on November 14 and 15, 1997, as the New Orchestra Workshop (or NOW Orchestra) was celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert series in hometown Vancouver, Canada. Three new works were created for the occasion, all of them featured (in part) on this CD.

The Upstream Ensemble is a composer/performer collective based in Nova Scotia, Canada. Their remarkable music is a hybrid of the rich musical experience of all eight of its members.