
Frank Horvat’s minimalism is attractive, bright-coloured and poppy. Also surprising.
– Max Christie
WholeNote Magazine
- A Little Loopy Sharlene Wallace (harp) 09:54
- What the Walls Feel as they Stare at Rob Ford Sitting in his Office Peter Stoll (clarinets) 09:02
- Wood & Metal Bars Beverley Johnston (percussion) 10:08
- Sunken Carousel Sharlene Wallace (Celtic harp), Michael Davidson (marimba), Frank Horvat (piano), Joseph Phillips (double bass) 10:36
- 7 Pianos Frank Horvat (piano) 14:36
- I Love You Various voices - Bamtone, Lewis DeSoto, Catherine Frid, Frank Horvat, Lisa Horvat, Gunilla Josephson, Danielle LeBlanc, Lorna Livey, Bob MacKenzie, Jean Martin, Nancy Palardy, Netanel Pollak, Aran Winter, Chris Winter, Eva Winter, anonymous 11:49
Centrediscs is proud to present, What Goes Around, a minimalist chamber album by Canadian composer Frank Horvat. Re-defining what minimalism means in the 21st century, five of the works were composed to create a captivating energy by re-creating a highly layered looping effect, associated with electronic music, with only the use of a single acoustic instrument or family of instruments in each piece.
Percussionist Beverley Johnston, clarinetist Peter Stoll, and harpist Sharlene Wallace join Frank Horvat in performing the mesmerizing ‘solo’ pieces that comprise this new album. Each performer is a leading instrumentalist in their field, intent on interpreting great new contemporary works.
Although not a full blooded minimalist, Frank Horvat’s music is frequently spare sounding, unmistakable…
– WholeNote Magazine
Listen to host David Dalle’s interview with Frank Horvat about the compositions on this album – CKCU radio interview
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TYPE
Contemporary Classical Chamber
ALBUM ART
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MUSICIANS
Michael Davidson (marimba), Frank Horvat (piano), Beverley Johnston (percussion), Joseph Phillips (double bass), Peter Stoll (clarinets), Sharlene Wallace (harps)
COMPOSED BY
Frank Horvat
PRODUCED BY
Frank Horvat and Jean Martin
RECORDED AT
The Canterbury Music Co. by Jeremy Darby and THE FARM by Jean Martin, Nov 2018 – May 2019
MASTERED BY
Dennis Patterson
COVER PHOTO
Michael Sheffer
PACKAGING/BOOKLET DESIGN
Lisa Horvat
LABEL
Centrediscs
RELEASE DATE
25 October 2019
…at nearly 15 minutes, [7 Pianos] is the most powerful piece.
– Max Christie
Story behind the tracks
01 A Little Loopy
02 What the Walls Feel as they Stare at Rob Ford Sitting in his Office
03 Wood & Metal Bars
04 Sunken Carousel
05 7 Pianos
06 I Love You