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The most compelling statements of composers can often be found in their miniatures. In celebration of their twentieth anniversary, Thirteen Strings of Ottawa is pleased to present this collection of reflective works from the 17th century to the present day.
The story about a singer tied to railways tracks in the middle of the desert; a myopic monster who marches towards her; a romantic lead who would like to save her; and two military trains rushing towards each other.
The two works on this recording, La porte (The Door) and Plume, belong to a genre that can be called monodrama: one solo vioce tells a story set to music. In both pieces, the vocal style emphasizes the different levels of the text, that is, the general narration and the characters. The musical accompaniment further evokes the characters and the situations.
Internationally-acclaimed Vancouver clarinetist performs the music of Pierre Boulez, Paul Dolden, Giorgio Magnanensi, and John Oliver. Houle has taken the idea of Boulez' "shadow dialogue" as inspiration for a program of works where the sound of his clarinet becomes the core of rich sound textures.
Icicle Blue Avalanche rolls over the listener with extraordinary, sculpted sounds. The collection features both electroacoustic studio works and solo electric/MIDI guitar and live electronics.
A complex sonic tapestry - Without Fear features works for solo instrument and interactive computer electronics, as well as works for "tape" alone. Performances by Miriam Arnold, flute, and Günter Marx, violin, reveal such a close integral relationship between musician and electronics that it truly sounds like extensions of the instruments themselves.
Rich, intricate, rhythmic, layered. A virtuosic performer, Andrew Czink wrings hidden orchestras from his instrument and changes how we hear piano music.
Structural Damage (Andrew Czink, piano & percussion; John Oliver, guitars) perform Live at the Lux Theatre of the Western Front (Vancouver) with special guests Douglas Schmidt, accordion, and Giorgio Magnanensi, DJ/electronics.
Astonishing Sense
of being taken over by something far greater than me
Susan Frykberg is a composer of electroacoustic music who often combines feminist ideas and theatrical processes in her work. She has created a number of "environments" in which stories (often mythological) of women's lives are the "context" for her music
Second Earsay compilation including fresh evocative electroacoustic works by six Earsay artists.Title
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