“This is a welcome anthology of 25 miniatures, culled from over 45 “nibbles” commissioned by Arraymusic — one of Toronto’s leading presenters of new music — for its 20th and 25th anniversary concerts. None of the pieces exceeds five minutes in length; the composers, most of whom are Canadian, were allowed to use any combination of instruments from Arraymusic’s excellent ensemble: clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin, double bass, keyboard.And it’s fascinating to see how much most of the composers packed into a few minutes of music.” T. Bernstein, National Post

JAMES HARLEY

Canyon

BRENT LEE

Maquette X

OWEN UNDERHILL

Swizzle Stick

ESTELLE LEMIRE

Compte à rebours

ANN SOUTHAM

Passing Through

ROBERT W. STEVENSON

Present

LINDA CATLIN SMITH

Passacaglia

JOHN MARK SHERLOCK

Necklace

RICHARD SACKS

Drum Song

CHRISTOPHER FOX

Silver Jubilee March

ANTHONY GENGE

Intermazzo

RODNEY SHARMAN

Sleeping Beauty

ALLISON CAMERON

One Bit

MARK HAND

Palimpsest (Nature mort)

WENDY PREZAMENT

Recollection

RONALD BRUCE SMITH

Catch Three

MICHAEL LONGTON

Arraymusic Miniature

DANIEL CHARLES FOLEY

La Folia

MICHELLE BOUDREAU

Fern and E. Green: “A” Miniature

NIC GOTHAM

Chrysalis

ROBERTO OCCHIPINTI

La Strada Per San Giovanni

JON SIDDALL

Rue de Caire

PETER HANNAN

Prefab

MARJAN MOZETICH

Time to Leave

JOSÉ EVANGELISTA

Chase