Life in the Universe
Composer: Thomas Beckman (MMus’16) Producer: Thomas Beckman Performers: Thomas Beckman viola, Borealis Quartet, Jarrett Plett percussion, Christopher Blaber vibraphone Recording details: Redshift Records, April 2019 Link Life in the Universe by Thomas Beckman
Lutalica
Subtitle: Solo Flute Music from the Pacific Rim Artist: Mark Takeshi McGregor flute Producer: Mark Takeshi McGregor Recording Engineer: Don Harder Digital Editing & Mastering: Don Harder Recording details: Redshift Records, April 2019 Featured compositions: Nova Pon Wrenegade Link Lutalica by Mark Takeshi McGregor
On the Edge
Composer: Jaelem Bhate Producer: Fred Stride Performers: Brent Mah, Mo Miao, Steve Kaldestad, Ardeshir Pourkeramati, Adam Kyle saxophones Michael Kim, Daniel Hersog, Jocelyn Waugh, Silas Friesen trumpets Kevin Jackson, Cam Henderson, Sean Lavigne, Sharman King, Louis Lam trombones Andrew MacDonald piano, Ricardo Halabi guitar, Jacques Forest bass, Duran Ritz drums Recording details: Independent, March 22, […]
ELLES
Artist: Marina Thibeault, alto/viola Compositions by: Ana Sokolović, Dorothy Chang, and Melody McKiver. Recording details: ATMA Classique, released March 2019 Thibeault’s 2020 JUNO Award-nominated album ELLES honours groundbreaking women composers from Clara Schumann to the present day. Link
Julius Röntgen: Piano Music Vol. 4
Artist: Mark Anderson piano Composer: Julius Röntgen Recording details: Nimbus Records, March 2019 Purchase: Amazon | iTunes (US) Link
Crazy
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Recording details: Crazy moves T. Patrick Carrabré squarely into the new world of indie classical. Pulling together influences from post-modernism and alternative music, the five-song cycle Crazy runs the gamut from lyrical beauty to driving dance beats. Following Pat’s two-year stint as the weekend host of CBC Radio 2’s The Signal, his music […]
From a Dream
Ensemble: Orchid Ensemble Composers: Dorothy Chang, Farshid Samandari Featured works: Dorothy Chang From a Dream (2010) Farshid Samandari Ghosts of the Living (2008) Recording details: Independent, November 2018 Link
Rediscovering Couperin & Rameau
Artists: Lucas Wong piano Release Year: 2018 Recorded at Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy Engineer: Federico Furlanetto Description: A great program of major keyboard works by Couperin and Rameau, two of the greatest French composers of the Baroque, performed on a modern piano with 4 pedals by Lucas Wong.
Remembering Debussy
Artists: Lucas Wong piano Release Year: 2018 Recorded at Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy Engineer: Federico Furlanetto Description: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Claude Debussy’s death with works by Debussy, along with a new commissioned piece by Ming-Chi Chan, Robert McClure, and Yao Chen.
Apogee
Composer: Farshid Samandari (MMus’07, DMA’14) UBC Music Performers: Mark Takeshi McGregor flute, Joy Yeh harp Recording details: Redshift Records, June 15, 2018 Link iTunes | Spotify