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Elizabeth Raum enjoys a reputation of being one of Canada's most "accessible" composers, writing for varied mediums and in remarkably diverse styles.
"Itamar Erez takes listeners to a world where improvisation and global influence swirl like shifting sands. Desert Song is a little like an audio mirage". (World Beat International)
Big Flutes
Canadian Music for Alto and Bass Flute
Alan Kushan is an internationally recognized Persian avant-garde "santurist," and the leading exponent of the New Santur style.
Montréal-based poet/jazz vocalist Jeannette Lambert's seventh recording as a leader, Sand Underfoot features longtime collaborators, bassist Barre Phillips and drummer Michel Lambert, and special guest, pianist Paul Bley.
Spanner is a new-music duo comprised of multi-percussionist Rob Power, and woodwinds specialist Paul Bendzsa.
Vespers
Roman Hurko
This contemporary Canadian-Ukrainian composer's music is "transcendent, neither modern nor traditional," harmonious with the Eastern Church's timeless iconography.
Acoustic "chamber Jazz" trio featuring James Brown on classical guitar, Ernie Tollar on soprano saxophone, and Jim Vivian acoustic bass.
Drawing his inspiration from Robert Schumann, Gilles Bellemare composed a complimentary perspective of Scènes de la Forêt called Scènes de l’autre forêt.
The complete works of Dionne-Brégent, the duo of Vincent Dionne (percussion) and Michel-Georges Brégent (keyboards).
MüllMusik (literally 'garbage music') is derived from discarded and reused data.
Migrations
Katjar
Migrations is an electric voyage of rhythms where contemporary jazz blends with the warm melodic moods of the Middle East, along with flamenco flavours on guitar and the skins of African congas.
Everything about this recording is elegant – the program, the performances, the liner notes, the jacket ~ Patricia Abbot, anacrusis, Fall 2004
Delicacy and aggression, subtlety and intensity, soul and passion, all coming within seconds on each song. The next step in Flamenco. - Bob Mersereau, CBC
Evelyn Stroobach’s Aurora Borealis' contains eleven of her compositions composed for a variety of different musical genres.
A beautiful meeting between three musicians who present us several aspects of their musical complicity. On the program, excerpts of film music, concert excerpts and studio footage.
Shadowgraph Series
Compositions for Creative Orchestra
George Lewis compositions showcase everything from swing to avant-garde jazz and postmodern classical music.
Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble's most varied and sophisticated recording to date combining the group’s signature taiko drumming with such traditional instruments as the shamisen (three-stringedlute), shakuhachi (vertically blown bamboo flute), shinobue (transverse folk flute) and vocals.
Pianist Eve Egoyan champions music by living composers. Weave features four world première recordings of works composed for her by uniquely individual compositional voices.
The Trial of St-Orange is an exploration of Middle Eastern-influenced psychedelia.
Peggy Lee’s compositions kick, simmer and sing, and confirm her as a major talent with seamless improvisations.Go to Top
