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The 'nightingale' is a reference to the metaphor which is attributed to Brahms' clarinettist friend, Richard Muhlfeld.
Constantinople weaves together threads from East-West, sacred-secular, past-present, real-mythical, high art-popular culture and much more. The strength of its underlying message is reinforced by the way Christos Hatzis challenges our expectation that its music belongs in one genre or another.
Out of the Earth is a setting of three texts from Native American sources. Each speaks in its own way of our relationship to nature.
One of Canada's most outstanding avant-garde composers, R. Murray Schafer has written music in all forms, including orchestral music, chamber music and musical theatre.
The album not too Dark is a retrospective of selected music performed by the ensemble and is accompanied by a printed collection of short stories featured in the past five years of Longest Night performances.
Lithophonica
Lithophonica I & II by Gayle Young and James Harley
Divertimenti
Three Concerti for Piano and Strings
Performed by Margaret Bruce with Peter Gellhorn conducting the Canadians and Classics Chamber Orchestra
The Privacy of Domestic Life
Vinyle en édition limitée
Bookburners
Les remixes - Format vinyle
Reddened by Hammer: Earthquakes and Islands Remixed (Vinyl)
Limited Edition Vinyl
Bestiaries (Vinyl)
Limited Edition Vinyl
Clarinetist/arranger Phil Nimmons led one of the most important jazz groups in Canada during 1953-1977, which by 1958 was known as Nimmons 'n' Nine. This two-CD set contains previously unreleased material recorded as radio transcriptions and/or broadcasts during 1959-1964, with 16 of the 21 selections being from 1963-1964.
Fire & Song
The Dave Mcmurdo Jazz Orchestra
Marking the tenth year since Canadian trombonist/composer/arranger Dave McMurdo has been able to keep his irregularly assembled 19-piece orchestra in fine fettle, if not in actual paying gigs, this two-disc set should alert many stateside and European ears to its potential as a festival attraction.
Just for Now
The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra
Just for Now features arrangements from McMurdo, Mike Malone, Don Thompson, Mark Promane, and Phil Nimmons.
Petros Shoujounian is an Armenian Canadian composer who focuses on orchestral, piano, chamber, and choral music. Petros Shoujounian, received the Best Modern International Award by AMFA of Los Angeles in 1999.
Both the composer and the librettist agreed to delve into Quebec's history to find the story and characters for their opera. Chevalier de Lorimier is one of the most interesting figures from the period of the Troubles of 1837-1838
The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra perform works by Andrew P. MacDonald, Michael Matthews, and S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté.Go to Top
