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Notes of the North

Notes of the North

por Brianna Dai

Entrevistas musicales Filosofía

Temporada 4

The Composer's Responsibility: A Talk with Cris Derksen

Juno-nominated composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks using composition to shine light on what we should look at as a society, being about the “feel,” and so much more! Featured music: Round Dance Instrumental Powwow Rhapsody Mozart's Ghost Improvisations on the Sunset New Women Song

Sound Freaks and Sensuality: A Talk with Rodney Sharman

Rodney Sharman talks being a "sound freak", the unique sounds of Toronto, Montréal, and the West Coast, his incredible volunteer and advocacy work, what is at the heart of artistic change, and much more! Featured music: Incantation Missing You Known and Unknown Three Songs

What Unfolds in Time: A Talk with Luke Blackmore

Newfoundlander Luke Blackmore talks his process of how rhythm is everything, overcoming writer's block, music with fog, and much more! Featured music: Something Sawed Spectral Chorale

Humans First, Tech Second: A Talk with Keiko Devaux

Keiko Devaux (joined by a special guest) talks being honest with your sound, composition as much more than the final piece, the problems of even having a "sound", and so much more! Featured music: L’écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées »

Rhythm, Patterns, Timbre: A Talk with Jascha Narveson

Jascha Narveson talks growing up surrounded by vinyls, being captivated by the technology rather than the instruments in the room, being a listener rather than a composer, the rewarding process of collaborating with dancers, and much more! Featured music: Soundpaper roll two, 8Bit Elf Coffe Shop - 5 minute excerpt In Line (PLOrk Sideband) Flash Crash action/reaction (BounceBounce) Late_Night_Project 100 | night swim Late_Night_Project 101 | shortburst Late_Night_Project 102 | newmood Late_Night_Project 106 | gates Late_Night_Project 103 | wheel Late_Night_Project 104 | hall Late_Night_Project 107 | burrs

“Everything good begins with a question”: A Talk with Andrew Staniland

Andrew Staniland talks providing good questions rather than good answers, caution in bringing in the outside world through electronics, writing music only for friends, and much more! Featured works: Adventuremusic - Toca Loca True North The Laws of Nature

Music for the People: A Talk with Daniel Pelton

Boundary-pushing, community-oriented, genre-blurring composer Daniel Pelton hails from Calgary, Alberta. Join us as we talk finding the fun in live concert, music for the people, the necessity in putting yourself out into the world and “doing the thing,” and much more! Featured works: Long Time No Time - Get Up Get Down live at The Palomino Frank Zappa Roxy The Movie - T'Mershi Duween For S. - The Daniel Pelton Collective 34902 - 32407 Prelude - Letters from Taylor Prelude and Jig - The Daniel Pelton Collective Sweet Child O’ Mine - Letters from Taylor All Along the Watchtower - Letters from Taylor Why - Letters from Taylor

Every Story Has its Sound: A Talk with Ryan Shore

Ryan Shore talks his writing process and "throwing down the clay", the two-way street of music, the true skills needed to succeed, improvisation's influence in his work, and so much more! Featured works: Odd's Victory Numb The Parents First Solo Flight News on the March Mike, Amy and Carver Rex Steele Main Theme Full Suite Ahead Allumette Arden's Wake Floyd's Theme

Temporada 3

"Chasing the Thrill of Inspiration": A Talk with Matthew Emery

Dr. Matthew Emery talks the intricacies of writing for voice, “honest music,” removing unnecessary pitches, the relevance of Canadian choral music, finding great inspiration in the little atmospheric details, mentorship coming full circle, and much more! Featured music: Walk Safely Over Soft Places From Dewy Dreams, My Soul Arise Mist trapped in the trees Lead Us Home

Sketching the Soul: A Talk with Kevin Lau

Composer Kevin Lau talks his composition ideation and sketching process in comparison with an author’s, conveying the universality of hardship and healing through music, how music moves through time, consideration of the collaborator, the idea of “deep connection amidst surface diversity,” responding to your authentic intuition, and so much more! Featured music: Under a Veil of Stars

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