Anna Pidgorna

Composer | Vocalist | Visual Artist

Category: My work

  • Prints and Postcards for sale

    I am now selling art prints and postcards derived from my hand-drawn scores. I will be adding more items as they become available so check the Purchase page or follow my Etsy store to stay in the loop. I ship the items from Princeton, New Jersey. Art Prints Through closed doors, Illuminated manuscript, page 1 $40…

  • Ontario Concerts

    Just a quick heads up about two upcoming events in Ontario featuring Through closed doors performed from its antique wooded door score. The program, performed brilliantly by Thin Edge New Music Collective, will also feature fantastic works by Ana Sokolovic, Anna Hostman and Brian Harman. If you know me and would like to come to the Toronto fundraiser,…

  • The door’s reincarnation

    As soon as the last coat of varnish was dry, the door score was picked up by the shipper this morning. Less than 24 hours ago I was still painting the last letters. Here are some photos of the door’s journey from a bathroom of a very old house in Vancouver to its new incarnation as a…

  • Playing with curves

    As I finish up the ‘B side’ of the massive door score for Through closed doors, I get to experiment with curving staves. This is something I didn’t get to do on the paper manuscript. As soon as the paint dries, this score will be shipped off to Ontario for two events. You can see violinists Ilana…

  • The door

    As my departure from Vancouver draws nigh, I am feverishly working to complete the final objects involved in the semi-theatrical piece Through closed doors for the Thin Edge New Music Collective. I don’t think I’ve ever had to use so many different skills in any of my creative projects. There has even been carpentry involved (my…

  • “Ivan Kupalo” wins award

    I am ecstatic to announce that my chamber opera On the Eve of Ivan Kupalo has been awarded the BMO Mainstage Award by the Boston Metro Opera Company. I have no information yet beyond what is available on the website above, but it seems that the opera will receive a fully staged performance in Boston! I will…

  • Toss a flower on the water

    Here’s a lovely new recording of my piano trio Toss a flower on the water. This slightly revised version was performed in Kamloops on May 25 and features Annette Dominik (violin), Martin Kratky (cello) and Naomi Cloutier (piano) of the Chamber Musicians of Kamloops.

  • Even more illumination

    Here are a couple more pages from my in progress manuscript Through closed doors for two violins. Almost half done! Scroll down to earlier entries to see more pages and info about the piece.

  • More illumination

    Here’s another page from the violin duo Through closed doors commissioned by the Thin Edge New Music Collective (see previous posts for more info on this work). Four pages down, twelve to go! Woo!

  • Violin duo illuminated

    Now that the violin duo Through closed doors has been premiered and the music tested for errors, I have started making the final score. Drawing inspiration from medieval illuminated manuscripts, I am creating a two-colour score with large rehearsal letters built right into the wavering staves. The first page from “Through closed doors” I have estimated that…