Anna Pidgorna

Composer | Vocalist | Visual Artist

Category: News

  • Wild Dogs Project

    I am super pleased to finally announce that for the past year I have been involved in the development of a brand new chamber opera based on Helen Humphrey‘s novel Wild Dogs. The project is being produced in Vancouver by Robert Carey and his black bachx opera lab. The opera is set in a small Ontario town…

  • Interview on SoundLab

    Paul Steenhuissen recently interviewed me for his podcast series SoundLab. The interview was commissioned by Toronto’s New Music Concerts in preparation for the Ukrainian-Canadian Connection concert happening on April 4th, which will feature the premiere of my piece Weeping. Paul asked some very probing and difficult questions, which forced me to define my compositional practice and…

  • 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…

  • “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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • “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. 

  • “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.

  • 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…

  • 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…