Earmark / Howard Alexander
Howard Alexander discusses the audible and inaudible influences on one's music, life-affirming moments as a listener, and the bucolic settings that can inspire
Earmark / James Lowrie
James Lowrie discusses the comedy scene in London (Ontario), staying ambitious with your music, and instinctive reactions to Ryan Gosling.
Postlude With Liam Ritz
Liam Ritz discusses his experience in the HPO Fellowship Program
Alfred Kunz: 1929-2019
The Canadian Music Centre joins with the Canadian music community, in particular in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, to mourn the loss of Associate Composer Alfred Kunz. Mr. Kunz passed away on January 15, 2019 at the age of 89. He was an accomplished composer with a penchant for nurturing music making in his community.
Earmark // Owen Bloomfield
"There is a deep sense of place and much of the art attempts to connect with the history and environment of the area."
Earmark // Jeff Smallman
"Hearing that music in a real concert hall, and watching the 'choreography' of the orchestra, had a giant impact on me."
Earmark // Stephanie Orlando
"...what I heard absolutely blew my mind—it was the most disjunct, dissonant, non-tonally centred music I’d ever been exposed to. Growing up taking classical piano lessons had never led me to this sort of contemporary music, but I wanted to know more."
Bekah Simms’ Microlattice
Nick Storring discusses aural landscaping and the prospects of recording in 21st century concert music