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A Canadian Piano Album is an important new release by Allen Reiser, a pianist well known for his dedication to Canadian music. This recording will be of great interest to performers, teachers, senior piano students and Canadian music enthusiasts, as it contains many of the most popular and often performed piano works of ten outstanding Canadian composers.
Music from 6 Continents
1993 Series
Featured on this compact disc is Wu-Yu, the winning work in Vienna Modern Masters' Third Annual Orchestral Recording Award Competition. The other four works, by composers resident in the United States, Canada, Japan and Austria, are also heard here on compact disc for the first time.Progression
From Romantic South American to Canadian New Music
From the romantic miniature tone poems of Barrios and the exuberant Afro-Caribbean folk rhythms of Casseus to the exotic colours of Domeniconi, we hear a rich legacy of influences that have come to bear on guitar music in the late Twentieth century.Phoenix: Live in Copenhagen
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Phoenix Chamber Choir recorded live in Copenhagen, 1996This two-CD set from 1997 reissues Phil Nimmons five-part work, Atlantic Suite and the 17-minute Suite P.E.I., which was part of an obscure Canadian sampler LP, and adds a full CD of previously unreleased material.Bellows & Brass (Guy Few, trumpet and piano ; Joseph Petric, accordion ; Alain Trudel, trombone) ; Boyd McDonald, piano.Matthews / Fisher
Two Canadian Piano Masterworks, World Premiere Recordings
The Upstream Ensemble is a composer/performer collective based in Nova Scotia, Canada. Their remarkable music is a hybrid of the rich musical experience of all eight of its members.Wind
Chromos Saxophone Quartet
Luc Marcel created a spectacular theatre piece Wind for saxophone quartet and modern dance ensemble that includes a gigantic inflatable plastic rectangular performance bubble.Produced by Dylan Bell and Voyces PastThe Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra began in 1930 as the Junior Symphony. Today there are four orchestra divisions comprised of students from the beginning string musician to those in advanced university studies.The Devil’s Staircase
Composers and Chaos
All the music on this disk was composed using algorithmic techniques based on theories of chaos. The wide range of approaches within this narrow theme demonstrates the depth on a unique merging of art and science.This is a collection of works by various composers, based on Chaos theory.Peter Hannan, recorder and electronics.Decisive Moments
Hot Real-Time Electro-Acoustic Collective Composition
"Toronto improv ensembe (CCMC) return in full force, with this, an almost 80-minute CD, full of screeches, noises, concealed designs and mad vocals... What I love most about CCMC's improvisations is their ability to retain a healthy sense of humour while pursuing their chosen explosive craft." -Tom Sekowski, Exclaim MagazineTrio Collectif and the Canadian Electronic Ensemble together create Supertrio from a 3 week residency in Banff.Catbird Seat celebrates the Canadian Electronic Ensemble's twentieth anniversary as Canada's foremost live electronic music group.Christina Petrowska Quilico recorded this disc shortly after performing these works at the 1992 Winnipeg New Music Festival.Drawing on such musical sources as Cuban lullabys, East Indian music, folk, jazz, Yoruban songs and impressionist harmonies, Bridges was recorded between May 1992 and May 1993 at The Music Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.The Composer’s Voice
New Music from Bowling Green
Works are performed by the all-student ensemble called the Bowling Green Philharmonia, the premiere orchestral ensemble at Bowling Green State University.Go to Top