What if our most ancient place of worship is not a church or temple, but the forest itself? Beautifully sung by the Cantabile Chamber Singers, Praying to Trees, setting Kathleen Burke’s evocative text, explores the quiet spirituality of being among trees and the profound sense of awe, connection, and renewal that nature can inspire.
Confined in Everyday Scenes, new music for cello and electronics commissioned by Joann Whang, illuminates the hidden truths of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Stay tuned for the album release in 2027!
Still, Moving Light is a collection of original works for solo flugelhorn accompanied by an eclectic ensemble featuring fretless electric bass, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone, cello, bass clarinet, and voice. Commissioned by trumpeter John Cord, the suite explores the fragility and resilience of our inner lives, and the restorative, spiritually regenerative power of music and light.
Planet Earth explores humanity’s relationship with the natural world: where we began in relative harmony with our environment, the ways in which we have damaged our planet, the threats we now face, and the possibility of creating a more sustainable future.
Featured CompositioNS
ALBUM SAMPLER
- Johnston Canyon Vicky Chow (piano) 10:15
- Coll - Hazel Sharlene Wallace (harp) 05:28
- More Rivers 5 Christina Petrowska Quilico (piano) 6:43
- Melanie Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet), Greg Turner (piano) 10:02
- Homeland Security Meredith Hall (soprano), Brahm Goldhamer (piano) 03:32
- An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.4 Home Sweet Home SHHH!! Ensemble 03:00
- Torngat Mountains Sébastien Malette (bassoon), Allison Wiebe (piano) 04:24
- Unity in Distress Odin Quartet 01:41
- Innertation Frank Horvat 1:00:18
- Alchemist's Brew Kathryn Ladano 06:16
- Music for Self-Isolation - Cello Amahl Arulanandam (cello) 01:47
- Empathy, Compassion, and Finding Happiness in Our Troubled World Frank Horvat 03:27
- Life for Mars Frank Horvat (piano) 05:28
- A Little Loopy Sharlene Wallace (harp) 09:54
- I Wait For You Edwin Huizinga (violin), Erika Nielsen (cello), Gregory Millar (piano) 03:44
- The Thailand HRDs, mvt. 23 Mivos Quartet 02:17
- Diverging Crossroads Frank Horvat (piano) 08:32
- Bliss Laura Swankey (vocals), Frank Horvat (piano) 10:10
- Whistleblower Jamie Thompson (flute), Erika Nielsen (cello), Daniel Morphy (marimba), Frank Horvat (electric piano) 09:55
- Return to East Aleppo Frank Horvat (piano) 05:09
- Memories of a Place Past – St. Joe’s Trio Dell'aria 14:05
- fishworshipper The Frank Horvat Band 03:06
- Starsky & Hutch Frank Horvat (piano) 03:36
- The Hurting Game The Frank Horvat Band 01:35
- The Week After Frank Horvat (piano) 10:06
- The Man, the Snake and the Fox, movt. 5 Ron Korb (flute), Ralitsa Tcholakova (violin), Benjamin Smith (piano) 01:54
- The Dignity Song Romy Mounzer (vocals), Frank Horvat (piano) 04:39
About Frank Horvat
Born with an insatiable curiosity for sound and the symphony of life that surrounded him, composer Frank Horvat has embarked on a lifelong quest to channel these harmonies into his own unique language. His compositions and commissions are a sanctuary where he pours his joys, sorrows, and aspirations, forming vivid landscapes and a symphonic tapestry into his soul.
