Tongues of Angels

Toronto-based oboist Lawrence Cherney is heard here in six Canadian works, all involving some form of electronic accompaniment and many commissioned or premiered by him.

“Each piece is sensationally recorded – Ahoy audiophiles! Fresh as a Tibetan mountain and often as mystical, the disc amounts to one of the finest recordings of truly modern music of the past 30 years. Should you find a copy in your local record shop, grab it!” – Heuwell Tircuit, InTune (Japan)

“It’s a user-friendly recording, and enough to give the lie to anyone who thinks modern music is necessarily difficult to listen to.” – Martin Anderson, Fanfare

Lawrence Cherney (oboe/hautbois, oboe d’amore/hautbois d’amour, English horn/cor anglais)

DAVID KEANE

1. Tango

(with tape/avec bande)

SERGIO BARROSO

2. Cronicas de ultrasueno

(with/avec Sergio Barroso, digital keyboard/clavier numerique)

STEVE TITTLE

3. only/other/always

(with tape/avec bande)

PETER HATCH

4. Festina Lente

JEAN PICHE

5. Sleight of Hand *

(with tape/avec bande)

BARRY TRUAX

6. Tongues of Angels

(with tape/avec bande)

* This work was nominated for a 1994 JUNO: Best Classical Composition.
Cette oeuvre a été nominée pour un JUNO 1994: Meilleur composition classique.

PERFORMERS:

Lawrence Cherney: oboe/hautbois, oboe d’amore/hautbois d’amour, and English horn/et cor anglais.
Sergio Barroso, digital keyboard/clavier numérique.