Recorded at the prestigious Studio Piccolo in the heart of Montreal, Quebec, Canadian duo Stick&Bow bring life and energy to 'Studio Piccolo Sessions'. This program release accompanies a series of five videos presenting works by: Sting, Pau Casals, Luis Naon, Jason Noble and Carlos Puebla . The dynamic duo highlight the technical finesse and energetic performance between cello and marimba.
Bathymetric Terrains muses on the ecology of oceans and tidal bays. Bathymetry is the measurement of water depths. This is a work about underwater terrains. It is a work which contemplates the fragile nature of underwater topographies and ecosystems, seeing the Minas Basin and Bay of Fundy from the house of composer Derek Charke in Nova Scotia.
The tides are dramatic. When the tide is out the seabed is exposed. The various layers of topography reveal themselves twice a day. For a while now he wanted to compose something about these hidden landscapes. The composition includes multiple flute, guitar, and voice parts. The solo parts are performed live while the backing tracks, processing, and soundscapes are projected through speakers. The work is technically challenging and exciting to perform. For live performances, a video of various seascapes from around Nova Scotia is projected on a screen.
Trio Kalysta was born in 2019 from a fruitful collaboration between Duo Kalysta - flutist Lara Deutsch and harpist Emily Belvedere - and Juno-nominated violist, Marina Thibeault, on the duo's debut album, Origins. Recognized both for their "polish" and their "mad skills" (Robert Rowat, CBC Music), the trio champions the lesser-known but incredibly colourful repertoire written for its rich instrumentation, highlighting works by female and Canadian composers whenever possible.
In this program, the ensemble presents music from Claude Debussy's Sonata for Flute, Viola, Harp and R. Murray Schafer's Trio for Flute, Harp and Viola .
Inspired by this tune, particularly in the first movement Tzigani , the ensemble's arrangement explores both instruments in unconventional ways. The first section is directly derived from the original tune with a clearly distinguishable gypsy melody, idiomatic embellishments and virtuosic cadence-like runs. In the rhythmic section, the marimba plays on the resonators to bring a percussive texture and the cello uses the "chop" technique, which originally comes from fiddle music.
The Six Quintettos are one of Kreusser's several compositions for a wind instrument and strings. Compared to the more common flute quartet genre, they are one of the few works composed for this particular instrumentation and feature characteristics of both the Baroque and Classical eras.
The Six Quintettos are one of Kreusser's several compositions for a wind instrument and strings. Compared to the more common flute quartet genre, they are one of the few works composed for this particular instrumentation and feature characteristics of both the Baroque and Classical eras.
Atlantic Canadian composer Sandy Moore's three Nocturnes, written in 1974 while awaiting the birth of his first child, echo the Flower Moon (May), Strawberry Moon (June), and Sturgeon or Berry Ripening Moon (August). Although inherently classical in style, the pieces have the temperament of shifting thematic and variation statements, underscored by murmurs of calm and agitation.
Featured in this program is Nocturne 3 is like a dream-listlessly lyrical at first, then surges of splendour and lurking uncertainty, always settling back to the calmer dreamy state, and simply ending. Performed by Jennifer King and filmed a music video at Birch Cove, Blue Mountain Wilderness Area and Lucky Penny Cafe, HRM, Nova Scotia.
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Antonio Delgado, presents Mambo Potpourri by Damaso Perez Prado! Recorded in 2012 at the Wesleyan Celebration Centre in Moncton, NB (Canada), NBYO's performance of Mambo Potpourri went viral, reaching over 16M views on YouTube. Almost a decade later, this performance has been remastered and is available for viewing.
