Notes of the North

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 InstrumentalPowwow RhapsodyMozart's GhostImprovisations on the SunsetNew Women Song

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:IncantationMissing YouKnown and UnknownThree Songs

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

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 »

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 excerptIn Line (PLOrk Sideband)Flash Crashaction/reaction (BounceBounce)Late_Night_Project 100 | night swimLate_Night_Project 101 | shortburstLate_Night_Project 102 | newmoodLate_Night_Project 106 | gatesLate_Night_Project 103 | wheelLate_Night_Project 104 | hallLate_Night_Project 107 | burrs

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 LocaTrue NorthThe Laws of Nature

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 PalominoFrank Zappa Roxy The Movie - T'Mershi DuweenFor S. - The Daniel Pelton Collective34902 - 32407Prelude - Letters from TaylorPrelude and Jig - The Daniel Pelton CollectiveSweet Child O’ Mine - Letters from TaylorAll Along the Watchtower - Letters from TaylorWhy - Letters from Taylor

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 VictoryNumbThe ParentsFirst Solo FlightNews on the MarchMike, Amy and CarverRex Steele Main ThemeFull Suite AheadAllumetteArden's WakeFloyd's Theme

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 PlacesFrom Dewy Dreams, My Soul AriseMist trapped in the treesLead Us Home

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

2024 JUNO winner Nicole Lizée talks coffee-fuelled composition rituals, being born into an immersive malfunctioning technological environment, visuals fully embedded in coexistence with music as a member of the ensemble, favourite and most precious equipment, conversations rather than answers, and much more!Featured music:This Will Not Be Televised (2007)RPM

Dr. Matthias McIntire talks finding pieces of unfinished pieces, taking inspiration from animals, the process of field recording, and more!Featured music:Mysterious Island Seaside TownEarthbound and Skyward for solo pianoKomqwejwi'kasikl 3 Old WaterCathedral Grove (and the Gray Jay)

Juno-winning video game and concert composer Maxime Goulet talks his background in rock combo, importance of sensory experience, composing what you like rather than others, and much more!Featured works:Maxime Goulet: Symphonic ChocolatesIce Storm Symphony, I. Turmoil

Luis Ramirez talks his unique take on folklore in music, the role of competitions in the life of a musician, the strengths and challenges of diversity, and much more.Featured music:Chido, for symphony orchestraLeaven, for string quartetPicante, for symphony orchestra

Choral and concert composer Lavinia Kell Parker talks her background in church music, music as a shared experience, the idea of "comprovisation," and much more! Featured music:Other Names for Birds, Audio Excerpt (Penderecki String Quartet/Lavinia Kell Parker)Soli Deo GloriaCrawford Road

Composer and educator Roydon Tse talks musical and conceptual balance between Eastern and Western, the intersection of traditional and contemporary, and much more!Featured works:Radiant Light

İlkim Tongur joins Brianna for the Season 2 finale! Join us as we talk soundscapes, not taking innovation seriously, drawing the trajectory of music and more.Featured music:Yakamoz

Dinuk Wijeratne talks composing for the performers rather than the listener, the tripartite relationship of creation, the exciting future of concert programming, and more!Featured music:Gajaga Vannama

Composer and songwriter Carmen Braden talks the Northern experience, music impacting parenting style, the significance of specificity, and more!Featured music:Small Town SongThe Raven ConspiracyMenu

3-time Juno-winning concert composer Bekah Simms talks metal music, sonic trickery and abstraction, complete lack of natural influence, the listener experience, and so much more!Featured music:metamold (sextet + electronics)Foreverdark

Join Dr. Sophie Dupuis and Brianna as they discuss opportunities for contemporary Canadian composers, comedy vs creepy, the value of art and more!Music featured:Elles ont peint le crépuscule de noir et blancThere will be no ice left in the Arctic in 22* years from nowTaken by the Locos for Violin and Percussion

Argentinian-New Brunswick composer and pedagogue Martin Kutnowski joins Brianna to discuss the figures that shape him finding something to say through music, music as a defining facet of culture, and more!Featured music:"En la mar hay una torre" (In The Sea There Is a Tower")Five Tango ÉtudesViolin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64, I. Allegro molto appassionato (Felix Mendelssohn)Overture to "Egmont", Op. 84 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Dr. Karen Sunabacka joins Brianna to talk spoken word in instrumental music, navigating complex issues through music, and transforming the Manitoban environment to sound.Featured music:Hiding for solo piano (1999)Mama's Painting - Louis Riel's Dream

Researcher and electronic musician Dr. Anthony Tan discusses innovation in music, the challenges of inclusivity meeting diversity, creating "alienating" music and more.Featured music: "And/Or" - for 14 musicians and electronics"Ways of Returning" III. - for amplified string quartet and electronics"On the Sensations of Tone II" - amplified octet and electronics

Today Dr. Vince Ho discusses his eclectic and multicultural mosaic of musical influences. We also hear about how the pandemic served as a powerful springboard for his career. How do you fuse together East and West? How can we see fear as an ally? All this and more.Featured works:The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra: I. RitualThe Water Dragon: Concerto For Zhongruan And Chinese OrchestraWhimsical Sketches of Fanciful Birds: Book 3. V. The Angel and the Mockingbird

Ex-ballerina Ana Sokolović talks theatrics, staying in tune with current society, and calling Montréal home. ‎Featured music: ‎Ciaccona‎…And I Need a Room to Receive Five Thousand People With Raised Glasses… Or… What a Glorious Day / The Birds Are Singing / Halleluia

Métis composer Dr. T. Patrick Carrabré discusses his unique compositional style, the Sixties Scoop, and his musical experiences in British Columbia.‍Featured music:‎Ancestral Drone‎Chanson de la Gornouillèr (Métis Songs)‎Inuit Games

Explore the sonic and frigid landscapes of Yukon with Daniel Janke. Daniel talks European influence, musical influences, the challenges of Canada's vastness, and more.Featured music:‎Dancing Man‎Time You Thief

Composer Sonny-Ray Day Rider of the Kainai Blood Tribe explains his perspective on music-making and composition in Canada.‎Featured music:‎Storm Maker‎Orogeny‎Binary

Today we spotlight Ontarian composer Marjan Mozetich and his captivating sound.Featured works:Affairs of the HeartBartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Join Dr. Kati Agócs as we discover the sound of Newfoundland!Featured music:‎‎Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra‎Perpetual Summer‎Schoenberg: 6 Orchestral Lieder, op. 8‎

Choral composer Dr. Paul A. Aitken brings us to the sound of Nova Scotia. Listen to Paul's anecdotes on his musical journey, biggest inspirations, and building community through unity of voices. ‎‎Featured works: ‎‎And None Shall Be Afraid‎‎‎Flanders Fields

Dr. Kelly-Marie Murphy's music, described as "Bartók on steroids", is sure to catch your attention. Kelly talks life in Canada's capital VS Saskatchewan, and making somewhere truly your home.‎‎‎Featured music:‎‎‎‎‎‎En el oscuro es todo uno‎Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly: III‎A Thousand Natural Shocks