CBC Classical
2021 Top 5 Album of The Year
- Music for Self-Isolation - Cello Amahl Arulanandam (cello) 01:46
- Music for Self-Isolation - Piano 2 Lisa Tahara (piano) 02:13
- Music for Self-Isolation - Flute Christopher Lee (flute) 03:26
- Music for Self-Isolation - Marimba Richard Moore (marimba) 02:19
- Music for Self-Isolation - Voice 2 Tara Baxendale (voice) 01:39
- Music for Self-Isolation - String Duo (violin-viola) Tanya Charles Iveniuk (violin), Anthony Rapoport (viola) 02:09
- Music for Self-Isolation - Classical Guitar Brent Crawford (guitar) 02:02
- Music for Self-Isolation - Saxophone Jennifer Tran (alto saxophone) 01:35
- Music for Self-Isolation - Violin Tanya Charles Iveniuk (violin) 01:36
- Music for Self-Isolation - Piano 3 (duet) Frank Horvat (piano), Lisa Tahara (piano) 01:58
- Music for Self-Isolation - Voice Iris Rodrigues (voice) 01:26
- Music for Self-Isolation - Bassoon Kristin Day (bassoon) 02:18
- Music for Self-Isolation - Horn Audrey Good (horn) 02:42
- Music for Self-Isolation - Double Bass Theodore Chan (double bass) 01:41
- Music for Self-Isolation - Electric Guitar Andrew Noseworthy (electric guitar) 02:45
- Music for Self-Isolation - Voice 3 (with guitar) John Campbell (voice), Brent Crawford (guitar) 02:22
- Music for Self-Isolation - Harp Sharlene Wallace (harp) 01:53
- Music for Self-Isolation - Trombone Vanessa Fralick (trombone) 01:48
- Music for Self-Isolation - Oboe Aleh Remezau (oboe) 02:16
- Music for Self-Isolation - String Duo 2 (violin-cello) Tanya Charles Iveniuk (violin), Amahl Arulanandam (cello) 02:07
- Music for Self-Isolation - Piano Lisa Tahara (piano) 02:02
- Music for Self-Isolation - Tuba Jennifer Stephen (tuba) 02:13
- Music for Self-Isolation - Voice 5 (duet) Iris Rodrigues (voice), Tara Baxendale (voice) 00:43
- Music for Self-Isolation - Vibraphone Richard Moore (vibraphone) 02:22
- Music for Self-Isolation - Accordion Joseph Petric (accordion) 02:54
- Music for Self-Isolation - Trumpet Michael Fedyshyn (trumpet) 01:52
- Music for Self-Isolation - Bass Clarinet Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet) 02:31
- Music for Self-Isolation - Clarinet Peter Stoll (clarinet) 01:45
- Music for Self-Isolation - Viola Anthony Rapoport (viola) 01:58
- Music for Self-Isolation - Violin 2 Tanya Charles Iveniuk (violin) 02:45
- Music for Self-Isolation - Voice 4 (with piano) Meredith Hall (voice), Lisa Tahara (piano) 03:01
- Music for Self-Isolation - Together in Spirit Various Artists 03:56
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - Jeanne Côté Jeanne Côté (violin) 04:46
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - Scott MacInnes Scott MacInnes (trombone) 07:09
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - A. Lish Lindsey A. Lish Lindsey (piccolo) 06:13
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - William McLeish William McLeish (cello) 07:16
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - Katherine Carleton Katherine Carleton (clarinets) 10:02
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - Larry Williams Larry Williams (horn) 10:11
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - Karen Wierzba Karen Wierzba (voice), Lise Mariana Harnay (voice) 08:18
- Music for Self-Isolation - Pandemic Stories - Nicola Mogavero Nicola Mogavero (tenor saxophone) 04:25
A masterpiece of creative invention…
– Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun
Centrediscs is proud to present, Music for Self-Isolation, recorded at Toronto’s iconic Roy Thomson Hall, in the three days before another COVID-19 lockdown in January 2021. This album is a culmination of a project that has been evolving over a year in collaboration with musicians around the world.
It takes a special skill to be able to create a whole atmosphere in a work that is just 2 minutes long. I really liked that.
– Suzy Klein, BBC Radio 3 Essential Classics
This album features 25 musicians, all alone in an empty concert hall, reliving the emotions of each of the 31 solos and duos from the Music for Self-Isolation suite. Through the grace of technology, they also all come together for the world premiere of Together in Spirit.
Truly a record of our times. There is a sense of loss and shared spirit in this music. It is saying, we might not be able to be together but let’s BE together.
– Paolo Pietropaolo, CBC Radio In Concert
…these are distinct, lonesome miniatures, capturing the thoughts, hopes, and exhaustions of a difficult time. Contrary to the title, this is music against social isolation. Now that the recording has arrived, we can give them the ovation they deserve.
– Samuel Rogers, A Closer Listen
Learn more about the making of this album.
The results are mournful, thoughtful, joyful – expressing the range of emotions the pandemic has evoked.
– Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig van Toronto
If music is an essential aspect of our humanness, responses to the pandemic like Horvat’s make it clear that musicians are essential workers.
– WholeNote Magazine
They are nice little pieces… a contemporary document and musical remnant of the pandemic. – Remy Franck, Pizzicato
They showcase pretty much every instrument, giving them their own individual stage. The project then went global.
– Jack Pepper, Scala Radio Classical Music for Modern Life
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TYPE
Eclectic Instrumental & Vocal
ALBUM ART
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MUSICIANS
Amahl Arulanandam (cello), Tara Baxendale (voice), John Campbell (voice), Theodore Chan (double bass), Tanya Charles Iveniuk (violin), Brent Crawford (classical guitar), Kristin Day (bassoon), Michael Fedyshyn (trumpet), Vanessa Fralick (trombone), Audrey Good (horn), Meredith Hall (voice), Frank Horvat (piano), Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet), Christopher Lee (flute), Richard Moore (marimba, vibraphone), Andrew Noseworthy (electric guitar), Joseph Petric (accordion), Anthony Rapoport (viola), Aleh Remezau (oboe), Iris Rodrigues (voice), Jennifer Stephen (tuba), Peter Stoll (clarinet), Lisa Tahara (piano), Jennifer Tran (saxophone), Sharlene Wallace (harp)
COMPOSED & PRODUCED BY
Frank Horvat
RECORDED AT
Roy Thomson Hall by Dennis Patterson, Jan 11-13, 2021
EDITED, MIXED, MASTERED BY
Dennis Patterson
COVER PHOTO
Mélissa Calixte
PACKAGE/BOOKLET DESIGN
Lisa Horvat
LABEL
Centrediscs
RELEASE DATE
9 April 2021
…an extraordinary new…album
– William Littler
Toronto Star
Story behind the tracks
Just listen and let the music take you within yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
– Allan J. Cronin
New Music Buff
The album reminds us that music is among the most mysterious and highest order of human skills.
– Andrew Timar
The WholeNote Magazine
Project funded in part thanks to generous support from:
