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Music through fire
So I’ve been planning this idea of burning musical notation onto a wooden door for over a year now (see this post). I finally got around to trying it out on a scrap piece of wood the other day. To my intense relief, it worked! Phew! This is an excerpt drawn from my new violin…
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Piano Trio Premiere
On Wednesday (March 5), the Gryphon Trio will premiere my piano trio, Toss a flower on the water, which was created as part of the Soundstreams Emerging Composers’ Workshop. The performance will take place in the lobby of Roy Thomson Hall as part of a pre-concert event happening at TSO’s New Creations Festival, starting at 7:15 pm. The…
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Super concert with Thin Edge
I just want to say that I am thrilled with how the Thin Edge concert went last Friday. Gallery 345 is a beautiful space with great acoustics. The new violin duo, Through closed doors, looked great in there and Ilana and Suhashini sounded FANTASTIC! I couldn’t be happier with the piece at this stage in the…
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New Year = New Notation
As discussed earlier, I am working on a piece for two violins built around an antique wooden door. Since this piece is already in an unusual form, I thought I would make it even more complicated by trying out some new notational techniques. I have completely done away with dynamic markings and bow pressure indications.…
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New Year = New Media
I started off 2014 with a brand new piece: a violin duo for Thin Edge New Music Collective. This piece is a fortuitous coming together of a commission and an idea that had been stewing at the back of my mind for quite some time. To earn a living, I spend quite a bit of…
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“The Child” in Toronto on Wednesday!
I am super excited to relay that Rachel Mercer will be performing my piece The Child, Bringer of Light again this Wednesday, January 29 at a free event. The talk and concert take place at the Paintbox Bistro (555 Dundas Street East, Toronto) between 5-6 pm. Click here for more info.
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“The Child” in Toronto TONIGHT
I just found out that the wonderful Rachel Mercer will be performing my piece The Child, Bringer of Light TONIGHT in Toronto. She did an absolutely superb job with it in November (read my gushing over here) so I am thrilled to hear about this performance.
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2013 Review
I know I’m a little late on this, but it’s been busy! My 2013 had a fantastically overloaded ending. Here’s a summary of my year: 1. Finished my opera On the eve of Ivan Kupalo in early January. It was premiered in late January at the Happening Festival in Calgary. It was like delivery a…
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Off the Voice in Vancouver
I am excited to revive my older performance art piece, Off the Voice, in a new, more compact version. I will be performing it tomorrow (Saturday, January 18) at the Western Front (303 East 8th Ave, Vancouver) as part of Vancouver Pro Musica’s Electroacoustic Festival. This piece was inspired by an ordeal that a singer…
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Connection through performance
Last Friday, the super talented Rachel Mercer performed The Child, Bringer of Light at the Betty Oliphant Theatre as part of Toronto’s New Music Concerts. This concert has yet again made me feel how fantastically lucky I have been over the course of my young career to work with such amazing and dedicated performers. Rachel…
