Histoire des Métis: The Freedom Songs
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Artists: Vancouver Chamber Choir, Kari Turunen (director) Recording details: WinterWind Records, 2024. Recorded by James Perrella at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts. The story of the Métis people is not so well known. Jean Teillet’s amazing book, The North-West Is Our Mother has been a big step in documenting our truths, so I […]
Métis Songs
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Artists: Rebecca Cuddy, mezzo-soprano; Amy Hills, violin; M Gillian Carrabré, violin; Laurence Schaufele, viola; Ariel Carrabré, cello Recording details: WinterWind Records, released September 15, 2023 Métis Songs was commissioned by Harbourfront Centre for their Summer Music in the Garden concert series. Following the Red River Resistance (1869–1870) and the Battle of […]
TRANSFORMATION
Artist: Megumi Masaki, piano Composers: T. Patrick Carrabré, Keith Hamel, Bob Pritchard Recording details: Centrediscs, released March 3, 2023 TRANSFORMATION presents three interactive piano + multimedia works written in collaboration with Megumi Masaki that reimagine the piano and pianist’s artistic expression through new technologies, and transform the listener’s concert to an immersive, theatrical, and cinematic […]
100,000 Lakes
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Recording details: Winter Wind Records, April 2020 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 […]
MUSIC4EYES+EARS
Featured Faculty Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Track 1. Orpheus Drones Track 2. Orpheus 2 Recording details: Artist: Megumi Masaki, piano and electronics The MUSIC4EYES+EARS CD/Blu-Ray project presents new solo piano + electronics + video works written especially for Megumi Masaki. These works are designed to explore diverse concepts, performance techniques and interactive technologies in live […]
Soundworlds
Featured Faculty Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Track 5. Patrick Carrabré – Chaconne Recording details: Artist: Carissa Klopoushak, violin; Phillip Chiu, piano Link
War of Angels
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Recording details: **Nominated for Classical Composition of the Year (Inuit Games) at the Western Canadian Music Awards, 2014** **Nominated for Classical Composition of the Year (War of Angels) at the Western Canadian Music Awards, 2013** The production of this CD, “War of Angels” is a part of the Prairie Sounds […]
Firebrand
Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Recording details: This is the first full-length CD release of music by Canadian composer T. Patrick Carrabré, and features his first two piano trios, as well as his piano quintet. Carrabré worked closely with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for over a decade. In 2007 he completed six years as the […]