Frank Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve…
— Robert Rowat, CBC Music
Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada. Horvat’s work is exquisitely eventful and almost insidiously effective.
— Raul da Gama, The WholeNote Magazine
These compositions are gifts, tenderly composed and gorgeously played… They are universally moving.
— Richard Allen, A Closer Listen
Frank Horvat’s string quartet…It’s a profound, moving and ultimately timeless album.
— Maxi Einenkel, Klassik Magazine
Performed with intensity and poise by the Mivos Quartet…the resulting [musical] tributes are poignant.
— Steph Power, BBC Music Magazine
Frank Horvat likes to do things his way, not anyone else’s. He ignores genre boundaries and isn’t afraid to mix politics with art.
— John Terauds, Ludwig van Toronto
Frank Horvat is a master at bringing together all the flavors of many different musical styles and genres. He is armed with great writing, a brilliant creative mindset. His music is highly original.
— Michael Tracy, Skope Mag
These songs will grant one rare access to peer into the soul of a quintessential artist and tormented soul that none of us can get enough of.
— Thom Ellis, Indie Music
…a thoughtful composer and player, an accomplished classical musician who has made a kind of tricky musical leap that allows him to pursue a niche of his own.
— Tom Murray, Edmonton Journal
Darkly beautiful and deeply compelling. It is truly a work of art.
— Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano
If you drew a Venn diagram showing the overlap between Canadian contemporary classical music and environmental activism, one name would stand out: Frank Horvat.
— Robert Rowat, CBC Music
Composer and all-around artist, activist, interesting human…a varied sound but a core ethos.
— Matthew Dosland, Relevant Tones
Composer Frank Horvat has decided that ecology of the planet, the environment of our world, is his top priority and that he wants to utilize his music as a vehicle to convey both concerns for the planet and remind us why those concerns are crucial to our own health and survival, and for beauty of the natural world.
— Tom Allen, CBC Music
Frank’s depth of commitment to social justice is matched by his inspiring compositions. We are moved by the sensitivity and integrity of his work. This passionate and heartfelt music carries an emotional message to the audience.
— Kathleen McMorrow Music Award Jury
Frank Horvat has been successfully exploring states of the human condition in contemporary times…This prolific composer keeps surprising us with diversity and an extent of musical expression, language and themes…Here his message is clear: music is an important tool in raising the level of positivity and hope on this planet as well as in our individual lives. Change is possible…
— Ivana Popovic, The WholeNote Magazine
Horvat’s activism and dedication to this project (and others) are reminiscent of R. Murray Schafer’s soundscape work and that’s a very good place to be.
— Sophie Bisson, The WholeNote Magazine
Eco-warrior Frank Horvat keeps his concert audience in the dark… Earth Hour is a relaxing, contemplative experience. It’s arpeggio-filled pop-classical-style music somewhat reminiscent of Philip Glass’s solo piano work.
— Adrian Chamberlain, Victoria Times Colonist
Truly a record of our times…There is a sense of loss and shared spirit in this music.
— Paolo Pietropaolo, CBC’s InConcert
You Haven’t Been | Deeply personal and profoundly beautiful music. This is done through dark, warm sounds that evoke healing. So deeply personal that listening to the music requires an intrusive mindset.
— Raul da Gama, The WholeNote Magazine
An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene | Horvat is known for distilling complex analyses into avant-garde, yet digestible experiences.
— Zenith Wolfe, LaScena
Fractures | As improbable as it sounds, the beautiful strains of music were inspired by the environmental degradation of fracking.
— Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig van Toronto
Music for Self-Isolation | 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
I Can See You
“A must hear”
— Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver’s The Province
I’ll Be Good | Bordering on the improvisations of Keith Jarrett…this is a truly eclectic mix showcasing Horvat’s wealth of technique and energy…I’m just left shaking my head in wonder.
— David Olds, The WholeNote Magazine
Strange Machine extols nothing but pure energy and comes straight from the speakers directly to your heart and soul.
— Tom McCrae, All Whats Rock
For Those Who Died Trying | It is impossible to escape Frank Horvat’s mystical hypothesis that music is somehow part of all human DNA…a testament to the genius of Horvat that he is able to craft this into each segment of this unique 35-movement string quartet.
— Raul da Gama, The WholeNote Magazine
From Oblivion to Hope | He is much at ease with the intrinsic playful potential of his compositions, with the quietly but assertively challenging value of musical understatement, and with sounds doing a fresh take on intellect and meaning…The music here is alluringly experiential, irresistible to ears seeking rich new turf of the sprit, complex and repeatedly with surprise but never sounding intentionally so. Call it a natural knack for expression, if you will…One feels the intimacy of the composer’s presence, as if he is attempting to probe the often unresolvable with the listener’s -your -collaboration…Horvat demonstrates to us that music, like existence, is a world unto itself and that our words cannot duplicate it at all, but merely react….But the music’s the thing, and one potent quality of Horvat’s skillfully-portioned works is that they compel the listener to experience indefinable, even indescribable, realms within.
— James Strecker Reviews The Arts