A recent article in Variety Magazine features Canadian composers. The go-to music people Showbiz Update: Canada – The West: Music By Katherine Brodsky CLINTON SHORTER “District 9” composer Shorter, a self-described “control freak,” is known for his versatile sound and strives to serve “whatever the story Read more…
So….it’s been a while. A long while in fact since my last pontification on the subject of all things Khaotic. Reasons for this include a long awaited renovation to my studio, creating parts for the workshop, and the workshop itself. The workshop was a tremendous success owing in large part Read more…
I while back I wrote some arrangements for a number of songs featured on Warren’s debut album. On May 17th Vintage Love is being released with a special in store performance by Warren at the HMV store on Robson street in Vancouver. My Arrangements were recorded with string quartet and Read more…
The Khaos Opera workshop cast has been set. We’re lucky to have such a great singers, including Kevin Armstrong who is just returning from opera performances in Europe.
My choral composition Tabula Rasa was performed by The UBC Singers. Great Performance! The work is to be performed by the Vancouver based Phoenix Chamber Choir on April 30. Here’s a link to their website. (http://www.phoenixchamberchoir.bc.ca/concerts/spring.html)
This weekend the DaCapo Chamber choir is to premiere my composition ‘Tabula Rasa”, winner of the New Works Choral Competition.
Persephone’s Nightmare Listen This music is for a scene late in act 3 (there are currently 3 acts). Persephone is on her journey back to the underworld after seeing Demeter her mother for the last time. Once a powerful and beautiful kingdom that relieved the dead of their suffering it Read more…
KHAOS – Scene 5 A scene with Demeter and the upper world chorus. My voice is obviously substituted for all vocalists. As you listen to the demo take note of one of the lead female voices. She is actually my voice transposed up an octave using computer software that I Read more…
KHAOS – Scene 6 Well it’s 3 months into the new year and ages since anything has been posted on the site. This absence is actually due to real progress on the libretto writing front as well as some modest inroads into the music. Nicola has come up with some Read more…
Music Study No 2 Seven Sisters Dancing – I wrote a few images down on a piece of paper (wind over ice – etc.) and then my wife Allison came up with the image of seven sisters dancing – an old Iroquois Legend that I think speaks very nicely to Read more…