Musing

In our second Recap Feature, host Janna Sailor talks with Royden Tse about his creative output, approach to creating and teaching, and most recent commissions! Playlist: Verona Quartet - Stippling, from Blank Canvas Matthew Li, Bass & Christopher Gaudreault, Piano - A Child Dying, from Triptych Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Hua Yifei, sheng solo - Radiant Light (2017) Concerto for Sheng & Orche...

July is our Recap Month! This week, we revisit our feature of Mark Limacher, Calgary's own JUNO nominated pianist, composer, improviser and arranger! Playlist: Mark Limacher - Overture in Sepia Mark Limacher - Coda in Sepia Mark Limacher - Was It This That Came First Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher - That Doesn't Matter Mark Limacher - Divje Babe, Pt. 1 Mark Limacher - Interruption 4

In the final episode of our Pride series, Edmonton-based composer Stuart Beatch joins host Janna Sailor to chat about his journey finding success as a queer choral composer. Playlist: Vox Humana Chamber Choir - Dream of Me as Water Tim Carter, tenor, Kimberley-Ann Bartczak, piano - Still Running: II. looking VoNo Ensemble - I Am Like Many: II. In the House of Commons VoNo Ensemble - I Am Like Many...

This episode pays tribute to the life and musical legacy of the late cellist and composer Cris Derksen. Playlist: Cris Derksen, cello - Lyre Birds Cris Derksen - Treaties Cris Derksen, cello - Buffalo Girls Cris Derksen, cello, Northern Voice - Round Dance Cris Derksen, cello, Jennifer Kriesberg, soprano - New Woman Song Cris Derksen, cello, Jennifer Kriesberg, soprano - Improvisations on the Suns...

Jeffrey Ryan joins host Janna Sailor for a dive into his latest projects with long-time collaborator, Michael MacLennan. Playlist: Gryphon Trio - Equilateral: I. Breathless (excerpt 1) Tyler Duncan, baritone, Erika Switzer - "Night Music" from "Everything Already Lost" Adam Zinatelli - Open and Shut Gryphon Trio, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey - Equilaterial: I. Breathless (excerpt 2...

Jeffrey Ryan joins host Janna Sailor for a dive into his latest projects with long-time collaborator, Michael MacLennan. Playlist: Gryphon Trio - Equilateral: I. Breathless (excerpt 1) Tyler Duncan, baritone, Erika Switzer - "Night Music" from "Everything Already Lost" Adam Zinatelli - Open and Shut Gryphon Trio, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey - Equilaterial: I. Breathless (excerpt 2...

Kicking off our Pride month celebration, where we queer composers and creators from across Canada, Vancouver-based composer Rodney Sharman sits down with host Janna Sailor to discuss the intersection between his identity and his career. Playlist: Ari Cohen Mann, Benjamin Smith - Famous Last Words Ensemble SMCQ - The Proximity of Mars Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa - La Jolie Fille de Perth (transcribed for pi...

Host Janna Sailor highlights queer creators in this celebratory Pride Playlist episode, presented in partnership with our friends at Centrediscs! Playlist: Christina Petrowska Quilico - Stitches in in Time Charlie Andrews - Esidarap Charlie Andrews - Let the Rain Fall Vincent Lhermet, accordion, Marianne Muller, viola da gamba - Something Rich and Strange India Gailey - Mountainweeps: Glacial ligh...