Cantabile Chamber Singers premiere Praying to Trees (original photo by Anastasiya Romanova)

Cantabile Chamber Singers premiere their commission Praying to Trees. Composed by Frank Horvat with lyrics by Kathleen Burke.

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Commissioned by cellist Joann Whang, Confined in Everyday Scenes embarks on a profound musical journey, illuminating the hidden truths of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Premiering at the Open Ears Festival.

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Confined in Everyday Scenes - premiere by Joann Whang at the Open Ears Festival
Arctic Meditations - new commissioning project by Frank Horvat

Each piece in this series begins with an intention — a word chosen by the commissioner that captures a feeling, a longing, a state of mind. From that single idea, a new musical meditation drawn from the elemental world of the Arctic is created.

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Latest recording featuring pianist Vicky Chow – The Banff Suite takes you on an intense, beautiful, and epic musical journey through Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famed for its towering peaks, turquoise lakes, and unforgettable trails. Released on Redshift Records.

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The Banff Suite (Vicky Chow & Frank Horvat) - album cover

Featured CompositioNS

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  1. Johnston Canyon Vicky Chow (piano) 10:15
  2. Coll - Hazel Sharlene Wallace (harp) 05:28
  3. More Rivers 5 Christina Petrowska Quilico (piano) 6:43
  4. Melanie Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet), Greg Turner (piano) 10:02
  5. Homeland Security Meredith Hall (soprano), Brahm Goldhamer (piano) 03:32
  6. An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.4 Home Sweet Home SHHH!! Ensemble 03:00
  7. Torngat Mountains Sébastien Malette (bassoon), Allison Wiebe (piano) 04:24
  8. Unity in Distress Odin Quartet 01:41
  9. Innertation Frank Horvat 1:00:18
  10. Alchemist's Brew Kathryn Ladano 06:16
  11. Music for Self-Isolation - Cello Amahl Arulanandam (cello) 01:47
  12. Empathy, Compassion, and Finding Happiness in Our Troubled World Frank Horvat 03:27
  13. Life for Mars Frank Horvat (piano) 05:28
  14. A Little Loopy Sharlene Wallace (harp) 09:54
  15. I Wait For You Edwin Huizinga (violin), Erika Nielsen (cello), Gregory Millar (piano) 03:44
  16. The Thailand HRDs, mvt. 23 Mivos Quartet 02:17
  17. Diverging Crossroads Frank Horvat (piano) 08:32
  18. Bliss Laura Swankey (vocals), Frank Horvat (piano) 10:10
  19. Whistleblower Jamie Thompson (flute), Erika Nielsen (cello), Daniel Morphy (marimba), Frank Horvat (electric piano) 09:55
  20. Return to East Aleppo Frank Horvat (piano) 05:09
  21. Memories of a Place Past – St. Joe’s Trio Dell'aria 14:05
  22. fishworshipper The Frank Horvat Band 03:06
  23. Starsky & Hutch Frank Horvat (piano) 03:36
  24. The Hurting Game The Frank Horvat Band 01:35
  25. The Week After Frank Horvat (piano) 10:06
  26. The Man, the Snake and the Fox, movt. 5 Ron Korb (flute), Ralitsa Tcholakova (violin), Benjamin Smith (piano) 01:54
  27. The Dignity Song Romy Mounzer (vocals), Frank Horvat (piano) 04:39
Canadian composer and pianist Frank Horvat (photo by Anita Zvonar)

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.

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Happiness in a Troubled World album
Phoenix Rising from the album Fractures
What Goes Around album
Music for Self-Isolation album
A Village of Landscapes Album

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