A great rendition of my Festival Fanfare performed at the Canadian Women’s Brass Conference, January 19, 2019, Walter Hall, University of Toronto. For more information visit Canadian Women’s Brass Collective
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Four Elements for Violin and Trombone
Featuring Matthew Russell, trombone and Lauren DeRoller, violin
A Mighty Fortress
I was just working on putting in the notes to my first opera, The Final Bid, into Finale and got tired so I ego surfed and discovered this fantastic rendition of my arrangement of A Mighty Fortress (is Our God).
According to the description, this appears to be by the faculty trombones of the Stetson University, FL. Performers are: Kerry Couch, Joey Powell, Rodney Maingrette, Robyn McClure, Emily Nichols, CJ Shafer and Chris Haines (Bass).
Gorgeous Performance
I blundered onto this absolutely gorgeous recording of my Fantasy for Trombone with a British brass band arrangement by Dorothy Gates, tuba performed by Steve Sykes and Nick Hudson playing the solo on trombone. I’ve never heard it this way. My gosh, they do a great job!
New Performance
Northern Lights, a dance performance is being performed at the Tynset Culture House in Tynset, Norway on May 2, 2015 and will include some of my music.Northern Lights
New Recording
My Fantasy for Trombone was just recorded for the CD, “Reflections” by Gordon Wolfe, principal trombone with the Toronto Symphony, and Vanessa May-Lok Lee on piano.
New Recording
My A Garden of Transplants was just recorded for the CD, “Piano and Erhu Project” by Corey Hamm, pianist and Nicole Li, violin – at the UBC School of Music.
A Time of Trouble
A new opera, A Time of Trouble, with libretto by Rex Deverell and assistance from the Ontario Arts Council, explores the history of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul who went on to found Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and their power struggle with the Archbishop.
Listen to a sample from the opera:
Time of Trouble Death of Bishop Connolly
WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL.
New recording from Achiles Liarmakopoulos
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New album Discoveries from Canadian Brass member Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone accompanied by Amy J. Yang, piano, including my Fantasy for Trombone(1985).
The album is available on itunes, amazon, amoebamusic, etc Physical copies are available exclusively at the Canadian Brass store.
CD Release
I wanted to let you know about my Centrediscs CD release party of Myth, Legend, Romance at the Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street, Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:30.
Three of my concertos are on the CD: Persephone and Demeter, for violin, viola, and orchestra which we recorded with my daughter, Erika on violin, Rivka Golani on viola, and the Regina Symphony Orchestra; Sherwood Legendfor French horn with Kurt Kellan on horn and the Calgary Philharmonic; and my Concerto for Violin (Faces of Woman) with Erika and the Sneak Peek Orchestra recorded last spring in Toronto.
Rivka Golani happened to be touring Canada at this time and was able to stop over in Toronto on her way back to England so we scheduled the launch when she could be here to perform. She and Erika will be accompanied by Rachel Andrist in an abridged and narrated (by me) version of Persephone and Demeter. Also, Erika will play a movement of the violin concerto.
For more information click here. I hope you can make it!
I acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters.