Music for Self-Isolation Documentary

Music for Self-Isolation began as a project for musicians to support each other and their fans through the beginning of the pandemic. It evolved, over a year, into a worldwide collaboration to share music and musicians’ stories to a wider audience. Created by filmmaker, Adam Crosby, this documentary is a thought-provoking and reflective look into the lives, hopes and fears of musicians who are driven to keep creating through a global pandemic.

The majority of the film was shot at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto from January 11-13, 2021 during the recording of the Music for Self-Isolation album. Other interviews were shot in isolation from the interviewees’ personal spaces.

This film, capturing the recording process and chronicling more musicians’ stories from the pandemic, distilled from 48 performer interviews, was released on May 21, 2021 exclusively on Gramophone, one of the world’s most preeminent classical music publications. The documentary was also featured on The Strad.

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Music for Self-Isolation began as a project for musicians to support each other and their fans through the beginning of the pandemic. It has evolved, over a year, into a worldwide collaboration to share music and musicians' stories to a wider audience.

This is bonus footage from the Music for Self-Isolation documentary film. Watch original documentary: https://www.frankhorvat.com/film

Find out more about the Music for Self-Isolation project: https://www.frankhorvat.com/isolationmusic

ALBUM - Music for Self-Isolation:
Listen: https://frankhorvat.com/discography/music-for-self-isolation
Composed & Produced by Frank Horvat
Engineered by Dennis Patterson

The Centrediscs April 9, 2021 album release, Music for Self-Isolation, was recorded at Toronto's iconic Roy Thomson Hall, in the three days before another COVID-19 lockdown.

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1t85V2IM7nZ77BcLjakaKW
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/frank-horvat-music-for-self-isolation/1557355316

ABOUT SIMON-PHILIPPE ALLARD:
Simon-Philippe Allard was born in Quebec City (Canada) and had his first violin lesson at the age of five. Most of his music education was pursued in Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Music from McGill University (2000) where he graduated with High Distinction and then a Master of Music in Violin Performance (2003) and a Specialized Graduate Diploma in Orchestral Repertoire from Université de Montréal (2004).

In 2004, while still a student, he successfully auditioned for an orchestral position in Halifax (Canada) and was appointed Assistant Principal Second Violin with Symphony Nova Scotia, position that he held until 2016.

In 2015, he put his Canadian career on hold to follow an old dream: perform with British orchestras. To harmonize his playing style with the British tradition and expand his technical skills he pursued an advanced graduate training with violinist David Adams at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Cardiff) where he was the very first string player to be admitted in the Orchestral Performance Program. He graduated from the College in 2017. Simon-Philippe also benefited from the teachings of other prominent violinists including Lesley Hatfield, Itzhak Rashkovsky and Krysia Osostowicz.

After obtaining a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa he relocated to the UK in 2018. He is now committed to develop a strong British professional career.

ABOUT FRANK HORVAT:
“An accomplished multi-genre composer and pianist who has made the tricky musical leap that allows him to pursue a niche of his own” (Edmonton Journal). With a manic drive to create, his discography is continuously growing and his compositions have been premiered on four continents. His works have been performed in a variety of venues and been featured in festivals, plays, film, television networks and radio stations internationally. His music is both aggressive and introspective. The consequence of being born in a world of Gershwin, Glass and Zappa, he’s influenced by the post-modern idea of eclecticism. His compositions have a driving minimalism and a haunting reflection and are most often based on social injustices or the wondrousness of life, love and longing. Frank presently resides in Toronto with his wife/manager, Lisa. Educated at The Royal Conservatory and the University of Toronto, he is an Associate Composer at the Canadian Music Centre and member of the Canadian League of Composers.

This film is #FACTORfunded

CONNECT with FRANK:
http://frankhorvat.com
http://www.facebook.com/frankhorvatofficial
https://instagram.com/frankhorvatofficial
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Music for Self-Isolation - Documentary Extras - Simon-Philippe Allard

Music for Self-Isolation began as a project for musicians to support each other and their fans through the beginning of the pandemic. It has evolved, over a year, into a worldwide collaboration to share music and musicians' stories to a wider audience.

This is bonus footage from the Music for Self-Isolation documentary film. Watch original documentary: https://www.frankhorvat.com/film

Find out more about the Music for Self-Isolation project: https://www.frankhorvat.com/isolationmusic

ALBUM - Music for Self-Isolation:
Listen: https://frankhorvat.com/discography/music-for-self-isolation
Composed & Produced by Frank Horvat
Engineered by Dennis Patterson

The Centrediscs April 9, 2021 album release, Music for Self-Isolation, was recorded at Toronto's iconic Roy Thomson Hall, in the three days before another COVID-19 lockdown.

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1t85V2IM7nZ77BcLjakaKW
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/frank-horvat-music-for-self-isolation/1557355316

ABOUT SIMON-PHILIPPE ALLARD:
Simon-Philippe Allard was born in Quebec City (Canada) and had his first violin lesson at the age of five. Most of his music education was pursued in Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Music from McGill University (2000) where he graduated with High Distinction and then a Master of Music in Violin Performance (2003) and a Specialized Graduate Diploma in Orchestral Repertoire from Université de Montréal (2004).

In 2004, while still a student, he successfully auditioned for an orchestral position in Halifax (Canada) and was appointed Assistant Principal Second Violin with Symphony Nova Scotia, position that he held until 2016.

In 2015, he put his Canadian career on hold to follow an old dream: perform with British orchestras. To harmonize his playing style with the British tradition and expand his technical skills he pursued an advanced graduate training with violinist David Adams at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Cardiff) where he was the very first string player to be admitted in the Orchestral Performance Program. He graduated from the College in 2017. Simon-Philippe also benefited from the teachings of other prominent violinists including Lesley Hatfield, Itzhak Rashkovsky and Krysia Osostowicz.

After obtaining a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa he relocated to the UK in 2018. He is now committed to develop a strong British professional career.

ABOUT FRANK HORVAT:
“An accomplished multi-genre composer and pianist who has made the tricky musical leap that allows him to pursue a niche of his own” (Edmonton Journal). With a manic drive to create, his discography is continuously growing and his compositions have been premiered on four continents. His works have been performed in a variety of venues and been featured in festivals, plays, film, television networks and radio stations internationally. His music is both aggressive and introspective. The consequence of being born in a world of Gershwin, Glass and Zappa, he’s influenced by the post-modern idea of eclecticism. His compositions have a driving minimalism and a haunting reflection and are most often based on social injustices or the wondrousness of life, love and longing. Frank presently resides in Toronto with his wife/manager, Lisa. Educated at The Royal Conservatory and the University of Toronto, he is an Associate Composer at the Canadian Music Centre and member of the Canadian League of Composers.

This film is #FACTORfunded

CONNECT with FRANK:
http://frankhorvat.com
http://www.facebook.com/frankhorvatofficial
https://instagram.com/frankhorvatofficial
http://www.twitter.com/frankhorvat
http://www.linkedin.com/in/frankhorvat