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Ballade of the North
Canadian Women Composers
Influenced by artists as diverse as Lamonte Young, Terry Riley, Neil Young and Dirty Three, their [The Beans] epic instrumental compositions are as breathtakingly beautiful as they are imaginative and intricate.Mr. Underhill writes: "I have long been fascinated by the unusual and poetic place-names for lunar features which were created by Johannes Ricciocoli in the mid-17th century. One such name is the 'Bay of Dew' or 'Sinus Roris' in Latin. The 'Bay of Dew' is in fact a crater on the moon, but in my mind, I envisaged a tiny body of water that had been entirely created by the gradual collection of precious drops of dew as they formulated in the early morning hours."Beat
An anthology of electroacoustic music from Canada and the European Union
Beauty Enthralled includes five very different, very personal interpretations of Indian music traditions, gestures, practices and usages, as performed by Parmela Attariwala on violin and viola, along with guest performers Ravi Naimpally, tabla and singer/composer Kiran Ahluwalia.G.E.M.S. (Group of the Electronic Music Studio), initiated by John Oliver, Claude Schryer and Alcides Lanza in May, 1983, is a composer / performer chamber ensemble specializing in electroacoustic works, especially those created using the resources of the McGill University Electronic Music Studios.Bellows & Brass (Guy Few, trumpet and piano ; Joseph Petric, accordion ; Alain Trudel, trombone) ; Boyd McDonald, piano.Mezzo-soprano Jean StilWell performs works by Luciano Berio, R. Murray Schafer, and Igor Stravinsky.Big Flutes
Canadian Music for Alto and Bass Flute
Boathouse Records is pleased to announce the release of Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation's 5th album, Big Works featuring the large 22 piece version of VEJI with full strings, harp and choir.Blue Ocean
Music of Jim Hiscott
Blue Quilt
40 Fingers Saxophone Quartet
Founded in September, 1993, 40 fingers is a group of experienced and active composers and performers in the Toronto scene.The three pieces we have chosen for this recording all tell mythic tales. The poet, the lover, and the musician take us on a voyage through madness, darkness, joy beauty and ecstasy.This uniquely thrilling brassy ensemble includes Hugh Fraser's most diverse compositions from African, Latin to European forms that invoke the full contemporary musical spectrum and create a sonic feast like never heard before.This CD will appeal to jazz fans who love pianos, marimbas, and percussion.The selections on this recording offer a taste of some of the colourful and stylistically diverse types of music that embody the spirit of exploration and eclecticism shared by the opening and closing decades.Bow
Canadian Composers Series
Peter Hannan, recorder and electronics.Drawing on such musical sources as Cuban lullabys, East Indian music, folk, jazz, Yoruban songs and impressionist harmonies, Bridges was recorded between May 1992 and May 1993 at The Music Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.Bruce Pennycook's selected electroacoustic works composed and realized over a period of more than twenty years.Go to Top