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.

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."

In 1987, Snow issued The Last LP (Art Metropole), which purported to be a documentary disc of the dying gasps of ethnic musical cultures from around the globe including Tibet, Syria, India, China Brazil, Finland and elsewhere.

The six works on this recording by Diana McIntosh represent a sampler of the colourful variety of her musical composition and the versatility of her performance style.

Canadian drummer, composer and bandleader Jay Boehmer has been performing on the Toronto jazz scene since 1990. Composing at the piano with the spirit of a drummer, his music ranges from straight-ahead swing to offbeat rhythmic grooves.

Ancient Gardens is Colleen Athparia's second solo CD. It showcases an array of rarely-recorded music by Brazilian, French, Spanish and Canadian composers.

"Duke Ellington recorded this album in Toronto on July 24th and 25th 1967, with two hand-picked groups of musicians. It was an altogether unusual event, another 'first' in a career distinguished by firsts... " - Stanley Dance, 1967, from the CD liner notes

Guitar Originals is a recording of original works from the 20th century for classical guitar, featuring the only CD recording available of the Sonata for Guitar by the distinguished Canadian composer Harry Somers.