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Hockey Story at UCSD’s Sonic Diasporas Festival

Aaron Gervais — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:02:37 +0000

Luciane Cardassi and I have the privilege of opening UCSD’s first Sonic Diasporas Festival, featuring the works of the music department’s alumni. On this concert, Luciane gives a repeat performance of Hockey Story, which she commissioned in 2009. The piece, for piano, electronics, and the voice of the pianist, takes a look at hockey in all of its dimensions, from the pro level to young children, players to fans, suspense to stats.

Hockey Story at the Banff Centre

Aaron Gervais — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:32:42 +0000

Pianist Luciane Cardassi gives a repeat performance of Hockey Story on the Banff Centre’s matinee Wednesday Meldey series. This piece on the theme of hockey is for speaking pianist and electronics.

Premières and Projects 2010

Aaron Gervais — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:23:44 +0000

The New Year is off to a busy start, with several premières coming up and a variety of new projects in the works.

On 25 Jan 2010, Brazilian-Canadian pianist Luciane Cardassi premières my new piece, Hockey Story, on the Happening 2010 New Music Festival in Calgary. This piece, on the theme of hockey, is for speaking pianist and electronics.
Shortly thereafter, on 19 Feb 2010, I’m off to Holland for the première of a piece commissioned by orkest de erepris. This piece, Elegy of Others, is a collage, with quotations ranging from Vivaldi to R.E.M. and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Finally, February wraps up with the orchestral reading (28 Feb 2010) of a section from the opera, Oksana G., that librettist Colleen Murphy and I have been developing for several years. We conducted a successful piano-vocal workshop with Tapestry New Opera at the Banff Centre in August and now the Canadian Opera Company is doing a reading, as part of the long-term development process for this piece.

These events mark the culmination of several projects from 2009. Several other projects, including some unconventional ensembles and the use of unusual media, are under development for 2010. Additional details will be posted when available.

Hockey Story Première

Aaron Gervais — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:25:55 +0000

Brazilian-Canadian pianist Luciane Cardassi premières my new piece, Hockey Story, on the Happening 2010 New Music Festival. This piece on the theme of hockey is for speaking pianist and electronics.