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I Can See You is on iTunes!
Pioneering a new post-Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Bjork sound, I Can See You is pop, poetry and modern expression in a beautifully pained existence.
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4 Albums, 1 Year!
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FRANK HORVAT - Composer · Pianist · Songwriter · Recording Artist · Arranger · Producer
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Strange MachineThis album is indie rock with a splash of art. Crafted like a playlist, try listening to the whole album to see its effect..Buy CD -
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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 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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A Secret Streamlet2016 – violin & piano – 7:15 Sheet Music coming soon Performances World Premiere: November 18, 2016, Parliament Hill, Ottawa Ralitsa Tcholakova (violin) Teo Milea (piano) Recording MIDI Demo coming soon Programme Notes On April 8, 1975, the Czech writer and activist, Václav Havel, sent an open letter to Dr. Gustav Husák, General Secretary of […]View Item -
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The Thailand HRDs2016 – for string quartet – 8:00 (2 mins/mvt.) Programme Notes The Thailand HRDs is currently a 4-movement string quartet inspired by a photo essay by Luke Duggleby called “For Those Who Died Trying“. Duggleby’s collection details victims of murder in Thailand. All the victims were killed because of their efforts to stop powerful interests […]View Item -
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A Thing of Beauty2016 – for full orchestra – 5:30 (single movement) Inspired by the following poem excerpt: A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its lovliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; – John Keats Sheet Music Score (pdf) [please contact me for the complete parts] Recording MIDI Demo Performances World Premiere: May 7, […]View Item -
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Morality from a Bush2012 – for electronics – 3:39 Recording Rough mix Programme Notes What’s brighter? A shrub or a Dub? – Frank Horvat Lyrics by George W. Bush America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. Americans in need are not strangers. Americans live on the sunrise side of the mountain. An angel still […]View Item -
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Andy Griffith Died Today2012 – for electronics – 2:22 Recording Rough mix Frank Horvat (voice) Lyrics Andy Why did you have to go?View Item -
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Thirty Minutes of a Three Million..… Minute Journey 2016 – for clarinet and piano – 30:00 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Clarinet Part (pdf) Recording Live Concert Demo Performances World Premiere: April 8, 2016, St. Andrew’s Church, Toronto Michael Westwood (clarinet) Gregory Millar (piano) Other Performances: August 12, 2016, House of the Blackheads, Tallinn, Estonia (more details) Michael Westwood (clarinet) Programme Notes […]View Item -
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I Believe2014 – for voice & piano – 4:38 lyrics by Regina A. Blackburn, music by Frank Horvat Recording Demo Lyrics by Regina A. Blackburn Been so long since you and I Must admit you’ve crossed my mind but, couldn’t get pass the lies Now you’re here asking me to trust; You say you’re a changed […]View Item -
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Shshsh2014 – for voice & piano – 3:35 lyrics by Regina A. Blackburn, music by Frank Horvat Recording Demo Lyrics by Regina A. Blackburn The family has a Shshsh , that we don’t speak about A u/g/l/y secret; Took place at Grandma’s house The family has a Shshsh, though it didn’t start with me Seems […]View Item -
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Wood & Metal Bars2015 – for percussion quartet – 10:00 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Glockenspiel Part (pdf) Xylophone Part (pdf) Vibraphone Part (pdf) Marimba Part (pdf) Recording MIDI DemoView Item -
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100 Years in 1 Minute2016 – for flute & marimba – 1:00 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Flute Part (pdf) Marimba Part (pdf) Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez is one of the great pieces of literature of the 20th Century, and a personal favourite of mine. The way in which Márquez […]View Item -
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Hi, My Name is Pecker.2016 – for percussion quartet – 4:15 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Part 1 (pdf) Part 2 (pdf) Part 3 (pdf) Part 4 (pdf) Performances World Premiere: March 22, 2016, Canadian Music Centre, Toronto TorQ Percussion Quartet Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes Pecker is the name of the main and title character in a 1998 film […]View Item -
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Fate at the Side Door2015 – for solo piano – 2:31 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Recording Album: Fate at the Side Door [single] Buy Song: iTunes Date: Early 2015 Location: Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano) Producer & Engineer: Frank Horvat Programme Notes I was inspired to create something a little romantic, passionate and timeless. Enjoy! – Frank HorvatView Item -
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SKI Club2014- for 17 characters, (6f & 4m actors) – 90mins book & lyrics by Catherine Frid music by Frank Horvat Performances Staged Reading: Big Ideas Festival May 13, 2015 Alumnae Theatre, Toronto Canada Plot SKI Club is a big-hearted musical in development about four seniors who plot to escape from their retirement home. LT#135View Item -
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To Fly2013 – for soprano, violin, cello & piano – 4:06 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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Take From Me2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 5:58 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat, Christine Duncan (vocals), Justin Haynes (guitar), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Four months to fell […]View Item -
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Ultimate Killing Machine2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:46 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: May-August 2014 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (organ pedal), Thom Gill (vocals & guitar), Bram Gielen (bass), Jean Martin (percussion), Felicity Williams (bg vocals), Kismet Cooper (bg vocals), Oleksandra Fedyshyn (violin), Erika Nielsen (cello) […]View Item -
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Tool2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 2:04 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: May-August 2014 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano), Thom Gill (guitar), Bram Gielen (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin LT#104View Item -
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Human Cyborg2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:41 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: May-August 2014 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano), Ghislain Aucoin (vocals), Thom Gill (guitar), Bram Gielen (bass), Jean Martin (percussion), Felicity Williams (bg vocals), Kismet Cooper (bg vocals) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin […]View Item -
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Do You Ever Notice?2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:53 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: May-August 2014 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano), Thom Gill (vocals & guitar), Bram Gielen (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Do […]View Item -
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The Drill2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:06 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: May-August 2014 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano), Ghislain Aucoin (vocals), Thom Gill (guitar), Bram Gielen (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics […]View Item -
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fishworshipper2014 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:07 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: May-August 2014 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (organ), Felicity Williams (vocals), Thom Gill (guitar), Bram Gielen (bass), Jean Martin (percussion), Oleksandra Fedyshyn (violin), Erika Nielsen (cello) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin […]View Item -
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Strange Machine2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 5:00 Recording Album: Strange Machine Buy Song: iTunes or CDBaby Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat, Justin Haynes (guitar), Michael Davidson (vibraphone) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin LT#072View Item -
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Couple Married 72 Years Dies……Holding Hands 2015 – clarinet concerto for full orchestra – 20:00 Sheet Music Score – 1st mov (pdf) Score – 2nd mov (pdf) Score – 3rd mov (pdf) [please contact me for the complete parts] Performances World Premiere: May 9, 2015, Toronto, Canada Michael Westwood (clarinet) Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by John Palmer) Other […]View Item -
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Honour and Reality2014 – for men’s chorus (TTBB), a cappella – 6:15 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War I, I used the creation of this piece as a means to imagine what it must have been like, both on the home front […]View Item -
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Recent Posts
Artistic Collaboration out of BrutalityMuch of my musical output tends to either explore the beauty of people-kind, or the sheer horror of it. When coming up with ideas for a new composition, I usually look around me for some inspiration within one of these 2 sentiments. May 23rd of this year was no different. Lisa had suggested I compose […]View post -
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The Week After…15 Years LaterA couple of weeks ago, I looked at the calendar and realized that the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks was almost here. I had not thought about that day for some time, which is surprising to me since it was a day that was etched in my heart and mind for so long. […]View post -
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4 Albums, 1 Year – Update #4Unlike July, August was thankfully more productive. But Lisa and I still feel behind. Perhaps we’re over our heads. What made us think that we could organize and execute the recording of four albums of my compositions all in one year??? Not too mention, other projects at the same time?!? Despite the angst, we feel […]View post -
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Five Things I’m Ashamed to Admit That I EnjoyWell, I’ve used my blog to share a lot of personal stuff about myself in the past. But I have to admit I took pause about sharing this post. It will be interesting to see if any of you who know me well are shocked by any of this. And for those who don’t know […]View post -
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If I Were A Rich Man…So even me, the tree hugging, commie, arty-farty lefty, sometimes thinks about how my life would be different if I were rich. First off, let me be perfectly clear that I consider myself to be a very LUCKY person, but a very lucky middle-class person, to be more specific. I’m lucky because I have a […]View post -
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The Best (and worst) Olympic SportsDespite being super busy these days, I’m still allowing some leisure time to watch the Summer Olympics. I’m a big sports fan and so the Olympics are a perfect opportunity to sample so many different sports, that I’ll be honest, I would never watch if the Olympics didn’t make it all nice and easy to […]View post -
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4 Albums, 1 Year – Update #3Well, July was a write-off! Because of so much work on film/tv cues, I had little or no time to work on moving these 4 recording projects forward. When taking on such an ambitious initiative (to oversee 4 different recordings within months of each other), one should expect to have a little more focus. After […]View post -
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Goodbye, ORMTALast weekend marked the conclusion of my 17-year volunteering career with the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association. In the last two of those years, I served as Provincial President. It was a bittersweet weekend hanging out with all my colleagues at ORMTA’s Provincial Convention in Chatham. There’s been so much I’ve gone through in my […]View post -
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5 Contrasting (Yet Important) Thoughts……in no particular order 1. I just don’t get why everyone makes a big deal about Donald Trump. He’s going to lose to Hilary, so he’ll soon be able to go back to voting someone off an island, or giving someone a rose, or do whatever he did before his ego encouraged him to […]View post -
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Word of the Week – PickleOn July 14, I asked my friends on Facebook to give me the first word that popped into their head. Much to my astonishment, I received a lot of answers. Literally within seconds of making the post, the first reply was shared. Much to my surprise, the first word was “pickle”…how random?? I would describe […]View post -
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4 Albums, 1 Year – Update #2This personal craziness of producing 4 albums of my own works by the end of this year continues! Since my update, things are slowly starting to progress… Album #1: Me to We – chamber music This is a bit of a concept album – the 3 tracks take us on the journey of someone being […]View post -
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I Feel Just FineI want to thank everyone for your words of encouragement after last week’s blog post. I’m very touched to have gotten so many messages of support. This life in the arts can wear you down sometimes. This week, I’ve tried 3 things: 1. Sleep more so my brain can function at better capacity when I’m […]View post -
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The Struggle for the BIG IdeaI’m in a batting slump lately. I have not hit the (metaphorical) home run in a while. In my business, hitting the home run is coming up with the BIG idea, creative new ideas for compositions and musical projects. A couple of weeks back, Lisa gave me the assignment of coming up with the premise […]View post -
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One Step Closer to Eco-UtopiaBig news this past week is that my wife and I sold our car. Even bigger news is we’re not replacing it! The idea of going carless has been bandied about for some time. But the decision was finally made a couple of months ago. We had a Toyota Prius, a hybrid that’s pretty darn […]View post -
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4 Albums, 1 Year – Update!Things are starting to heat up – not just the weather, but in my creative life too. I’ve already shared some info about the start of my intense recording year coming up. It’s strange and fun how the opportunity to record all 4 of these separate albums of my compositions came about seemingly all at […]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.
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