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Electronics/Multimedia, Chamber Ensemble (2-9 Performers), Woodwinds, KeyboardElectronics/Multimedia, Chamber Ensemble (2-9 Performers), Woodwinds/Brass/Percussion, Keyboard/Bowed StringsThis CD features contemporary big band music for the adventurous by the Toronto new music ensemble Hemispheres.Phh!k gathers the essence of all electronic music, from mid-20th century first attempts (like the theremin) to the German school, electro-acoustics, and experimental turn-of-the-century techniques.Arraymusic’s mission is to ignite and sustain a passion for contemporary Canadian musical art within an international, interdisciplinary context."Peter Hannan’s cosmic tune about the evolution of memory and the birth of stars emerges from squelchy electronic beats and a lachrymose harmonic loop of Baroque provenance. Singer Christine Duncan completes the illusion of intimate thoughts filling a vast space." -R. Everett Green Globe and Mail
Rethink Forever
Vocal Music of Peter Hannan
Canadian composer Peter Hannan joins forces with three venerated Vancouver vocal entities, slathers them with weird electronic effects, and, in the process, pops open a strikingly odd treasure chest of pure sonic pleasure.Go to Top