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Pioneering a new post-Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Bjork sound, I Can See You is pop, poetry and modern expression in a beautifully pained existence. Order Your Copy Here Read More
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I Can See YouA little indie and a little art rock... Pop, poetry and modern expression in a beautifully pained existence. Buy your copy now!Buy CD -
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I'll Be GoodAn aggressive and virtuosic collection of original solo piano compositions. These pieces without words tell deeply personal stories. Video: Like Franz Liszt and Metallica in a cage match!Buy CD
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A Little Dark MusicFeaturing four introspective tracks with an ambient tone, this collection of original piano compositions explore real world themes like the environment, poverty and Sept 11. Includes Earth Hour, a 60-minute continuous composition inspired by and best experienced in the dark.Buy CD -
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The Dignity SongThis deeply melancholic yet powerful pop ballad brings a voice to the invisible pain of loss, isolation and loneliness that exist as we age.Buy Single
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diskriminatsiya2014 – flutes & pre-recorded audio/electronics – 11:06 Performances World Premiere: August 26, 2014, London, UK Samantha Chang (flute) Christopher Lee (flute) The issue of LGBT discrimination in Russia was never very prevalent on my social justice radar. After all, I’m straight, not gay. I live in a country where (I hope) my gay friends […]View Item -
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Ode to the Evil Patty Hewes2013 – violin & piano – 14:30 Performances World Premiere: June 24, 2014, Sofia, Bulgaria Ralitsa Tcholakova (violin) Zornitsa Radionova (piano) Movements: 1. Ruthless (4:30) 2. Master Manipulator (5:00) 3. Brilliant (5:00) Recording MIDI Demo This composition musically depicts the fictional main character from the TV show, Damages. At the time of composing this work, […]View Item -
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The Sad Life of Laure Beauséjour2014 – for period instruments – 2 violins, viola da gamba, harpsichord – 12:00 Performances World Premiere: April 12, 2014 Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith (violin) Valerie Gordon (violin) Justin Haynes (viola da gamba) Sara-Anne Churchill (harpsichord) The 4 movements of this composition are inspired by various chapters in the life of Laure Beauséjour, the protagonist in the […]View Item -
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The Man, The Snake and The Fox2013-14 – for violin, various native courtship flutes, piano, native drum – 7 movements 15:30 in total duration Performances World Premieres: September 28, 2013 in Ottawa & February 8, 2014 in Toronto Ralitsa Tcholakova (violin) Ron Korb (flute) Mark Ferguson/Frank Horvat (piano) Beverly Souliere (native drum) Programme Notes This composition is based on the Ojibway […]View Item -
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If Not Us, Then Who?2014 – for clarinet, cello, piano, pre-recorded audio/electronics – 10:15 Performances World Premiere: March 8, 2014 Michael Westwood (clarinet) Erika Nielsen (cello) Greg Millar (piano) Other Performances: July 12, 2014, Musideum Michael Westwood (clarinet) Erika Nielsen (cello) Greg Millar (piano) MIDI Demo Programme Notes From November 26 to December 6, 2012, seventeen thousand people gathered […]View Item -
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Life For Mars2013 – for solo piano – 4:53 Sheet Music Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premieres: November 14 & 23, 2013 Vlada Mars (piano) Musideum, Toronto & Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes I’ve had an opportunity to see Vancouver pianist and composer, Vlada Mars, a number of times here in Toronto. Every […]View Item -
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08/14/13 – Cairo2013 – for bass clarinet, MIDI generated instruments & sound samples – 12:45 Performances World Premiere: February 27, 2014 Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet) Programme Notes Viewing footage on YouTube, I was completely shocked by the brutality of the violence in the crackdown on protesters in Cairo, Egypt on August 14, 2013. Within hours, hundreds were […]View Item -
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Whistleblower2013 – for flute, cello, marimba, electric piano – 9:47 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Flute Part (pdf) Cello Part (pdf) Marimba Part (pdf) Electric Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: November 3, 2013 Marie Bennett (flute), Dorothy Deen (cello), Ben Wahlund (marimba), Mi-Yound Chun Kim (electric piano) Naperville Chamber Players, Warrenville Illinois Recording MIDI Demo […]View Item -
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Do You Know Me?2013 – for soprano, violin, cello & piano – 6:55 composed by Frank Horvat & Katya Tchoubar Sheet Music Score (pdf) Soprano Part (pdf) Violin Part (pdf) Cello Part (pdf) Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: September 3, 2013 Katya Tchoubar (soprano), Oleksandra Fedyshyn (violin), Erika Nielsen (cello), Frank Horvat (piano) Casa Loma, Toronto Canada […]View Item -
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Parents’ Expectations2013 – for viola, MIDI generated instruments & sound samples – 10:15 Performances World Premiere: 2014 Brett Deubner (viola) Programme Notes The piece is inspired by a documentary I watched online about the life of Steve Reich. In one part of the doc, Reich recounts the divorce of his parents and how his father disapproved […]View Item -
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Lac-Mégantic2013 – for solo piano – 10:39 Sheet Music Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: September 23, 2013 Lisa Tahara (piano) Music Mondays, Toronto Canada Other Performances: June 15, 2014 Lisa Tahara (piano) Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes This is a composition that attempts to chronicle the […]View Item -
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The Dignity Song2012 – for voice & piano – 4:40 music by Frank Horvat, words by Adam C. Nihmey Recording Album: The Dignity Song Buy Song: iTunes & CDBaby Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Raven Street Studios, Ottawa Musicians: Romy Mounzer (vocals), Frank Horvat (piano) Producer: Frank Horvat Mixing/Mastering: Jean Martin Programme Notes This deeply melancholic […]View Item -
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Wasteland 22012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:08 Recording Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Justin Haynes Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics My bed’s getting cold as the alarm clock rings The sun’s shining in with purpose of day […]View Item -
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Was My Time Worth It?2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:27 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Christine Duncan (vocals), Felicity Williams (vocals), Justin Haynes (guitar), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics I sung it over […]View Item -
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Waiting…in Three Chords2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:35 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Waiting by the phone For messages and codes Pretty pigments […]View Item -
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This is a Story2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:08 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (vocals & keys) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Well, this is a story of I don’t know what About things from the […]View Item -
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The Hurting Game2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 1:36 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean MartinView Item -
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Sun and Rain2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:27 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Justin Haynes (guitar), Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics I remember when the […]View Item -
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Song for the Bluebird2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 6:28 Recording Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Just between you and me Can you see The lines of life Have broken down But who’s around to […]View Item -
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John’s Suggestion2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 6:49 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Christine Duncan (vocals), Thom Gill (guitar), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics John has made the suggestion The suggestion […]View Item -
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Inspired by the One I Love2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:51 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Thom Gill (guitar), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Green hills tumbling down And the wind […]View Item -
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Dark to Light2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:25 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Michael Davidson (marimba), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Out of blackness light must come Out of […]View Item -
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As Powder Falls2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 11:01 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Michael Davidson (marimba), Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics As powder falls As […]View Item -
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Working with the Sun2009 – for prepared solo piano – 2:00 Sheet Music Piano Part (pdf) Recording Album: A Little Dark Music Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: January 2010 Location: CBC Studios Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano & synthesizer) Engineer: Dennis Patterson Programme Notes Working with the Sun is inspired by a YouTube video of the […]View Item -
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Earth Hour2009 – for solo piano – 60:00 Sheet Music Piano Part (pdf) Recording Album: A Little Dark Music Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: January 2010 Location: CBC Studios Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano & synthesizer) Engineer: Dennis Patterson Programme Notes On March 28, 2009, I was invited to perform at an Earth Hour […]View Item
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Aaah, the Summer of 2012That was my Summer of 69. Yes, 2012 was my best summer ever. All I want to do in life is create… but there’s never enough time. It was probably the summer of 2012 that inspired Lisa and I to create a 5-year plan. As fellow artist, John Campbell, knows, yes, we’ve made a plan. […]View post -
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I’m in a New York State of MindI’m in a Holiday Inn in the lower east side of New York City. Looking out the window, I see rooftops characteristic of what I’ve seen in countless movies and TV shows. NYC has such a vibrancy and rapid pace that’s really unequalled anywhere else. People here are friendly but direct. To be blunt, they […]View post -
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Who Missed Frank’s Radio Interview?The Song Talk Radio guys – Phil, Bruce & Neel – invited Frank onto the show to talk about his song, Waiting…in Three Chords. Seems they had lots of fun talking about song structure and debating whether Frank’s song is more of a pop song or a classically-based song. What do you think?View post -
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Back to the Studio!This week, producer, Jean Martin and I are back to work on the 2nd album for The Frank Horvat Band. I know, not much rest since the first album just came out in January, but the creative juices were pumping this spring and I have a lot of new and exciting musical ideas I’d like […]View post -
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I’m 40!?Huh? I haven’t given this much thought. It kind of sneaks up on you doesn’t it? I’ve always had that gnawing feeling in my gut that time is running out (that’s pretty much what my new album, I Can See You, is all about) but should 40 make that feeling worse or has nothing changed? […]View post -
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Earth Hour… Nooooo #momentofdarknessI’ve been participating or you could say, celebrating, WWF’s Earth Hour from the start. One year they invited me to play an Earth Hour party and that’s when I realized that music sounds different in the dark. [more on that party here] That experience inspired me to write a 60-minute soundtrack for the night. Over […]View post -
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Disappointment in the mail turns into a bigger questionI have to start by being transparent and saying that I used to work at WWF-Canada. I left that org a little over two years ago and since then I keep on getting their snail mail, urgh. I’ve emailed and called four or five times now asking to be permanently removed from their list. Why […]View post -
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Earth Hour is two weeks away and…… I just realized I haven’t organized a performance of my piano piece of the same name. After having played at an Earth Hour event in 2009, I composed an Earth Hour soundtrack. A 60-minute piano piece written in and performed in the dark to mark this international lights-out event that happens every March in […]View post -
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To a composer, world premieres should be awesome, right?I’ve been really lucky these past 6 months or so. Wonderful performers and wonderful concert series have premiered so many of my compositions. What better feeling can a composer have than sitting in an audience hearing their notes come alive in a big hall? It is definitely a powerful feeling but not the joyous one […]View post -
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The gloves that keep on givingI got lucky and I hope some other people will too! I ordered gloves for the band merch table at 4imprint. I was leery about the whole process (those reasons are a whole other story). When the box arrived with the finished gloves, one of my fears was realized… the printing on the gloves didn’t […]View post -
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TFHB Plays 3PM & 9PM Today! (not tomorrow, not again for a while, TODAY)It’s certainly been some kind of week for me. The band launched its new video for, Inspired by the One I Love, we are under consideration for a Polaris listing, I’ve battled through some ever present health demons, I’ve looked at the budget and realized there isn’t any money for a Spring TFHB tour BUT […]View post -
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On the Road to the Olympics…uh, I mean the PolarisWhen a musician releases a CD, we see it play out on social media. It looks like a lot of fun. The CD reviews, media attention, radio play, the tour, all the concerts, etc. Everything looks perfect like there were never any hardships along the way. It is kind of like watching the athletes compete […]View post -
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What love inspires in usWhen I was 17, I fell totally and completely in love. I feel so fortunate to have had that moment, that chance to have that incredibly powerful feeling. That moment where you feel the world is yours, where anything is possible. It is thrilling and scary all at the same time. It’s all encompassing, not […]View post -
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Stop listening to me and Neil Young and listen to the scientistsI’m mentioned on the same page of The Huffington Post as Bieber and Neil Young… ok those are links to separate articles but still, an article I wrote has been published in their Music section! And, the article combines my two passions. Read it here…View post -
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Jan 21st, it all comes out with a party!Come on out Jan 21st, to The Frank Horvat Band’s debut CD launch party! Get your ticket now as it will lead to a free CD and a party that will awake all your senses! We are inviting friends, fans, music pioneers, seducers of life, all the good people who have just a bit of […]View post
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Stuart Derdeyntheprovince.com
...put something together that really can be compared to Pink Floyd and the more out there aspects of Bjork... A must hear.
Cyrus Rhodesmusemuse.comThe soundscapes are interesting, infectious, and hypnotic. The CD
[I Can See You] works best for those who want musical ambiance to fill their sonic space. I found the listening experience quite refreshing, highly original and unique.
John Teraudsmusicaltoronto.orgFrank Horvat is one of the few pianists whose living includes performing the music they themselves have created. It’s interesting that, during these anniversary years for Chopin and Liszt, the two seminal composer-pianists, I haven’t noticed many people stopping to appreciate those who carry on that tradition.
The Frank Horvat Band plays The Oakville Jazz Festival Friday August 8 @ 6:45pm & 9:15PM! Come out and meet the band. More details...
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