Toronto’s Robin Hatch is a gifted keyboard colorist whose output spans propulsive electro-pop to aggressive contrapuntal piano. She’s got an inventive and sophisticated outlook on harmony that reflects both an understanding of jazz and all eras of concert music. Phrases scamper off in unforeseen directions as she reaches unexpectedly for pungent dissonances or into the tradition, for a tidy cadence. Couple this with a firm grasp of synthesizer and a rock-derived performance sensibility (both in terms of her extrovert visual aesthetic and touch on the piano), and you’ve got an utterly unique individual. The collection of pieces for Multilocation sees her in two locales: in residence at the National Music Centre wrangling the infamous TONTO and a number of other electronic instruments and floating in green-screen limbo unleashing various pianistic wonders.

From Robin Hatch / “I would like to thank the Anishinaabe Nation and acknowledge that this performance takes place on traditional land of the Mississaugas of the Credit; I am grateful everyday to play music, work and live in this area. I would also like to thank and acknowledge the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the Northwest Métis homeland, for allowing me to play music on this territory.”

Program / All works composed by Robin Hatch
Nocturne No. 1
Vertigo
Horse
Improvisation
Battlecry