DCV 345 – Edward Top: Symphony Golden Dragon

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A unique concert evoking the Nordic lands with a daring amalgamation of a luminous and beloved work by Grieg, and an astonishing composition by Nielsen, framing original works including the astonishing Trumpet Concerto by Canadian composer John Estacio, interpreted here by one of the best trumpeters on the international scene and principal trumpet of the […]

DCV 452 Edward Top Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise Tokyo Sinfonietta and Yasuaki Itakura

DCV 472 Edward Top Four San Diego New Music Ensemble

The Farewell Songs present an alternate history of true exchange between ancient Chinese instruments and the early-music practice of the European Baroque ensemble on the shores of Canada in 2024.

The Selected Chamber Music of Edward Top Works on the program include: The Stillpoint (1995) – for violin and vibraphone Sonata for Violin and Piano (2002) Fast Ghost (2017) for violin solo and a work for violin and piano by Edward’s student Sophia Myles Join us for an unforgettable evening of chamber music by Dutch […]

Commissioned by the Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra and conductor Chih-Sheng Chen, with financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

DCV 558 Edward Top The Grey Tree Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra and Chih-Sheng Chen  

DCV 556 Edward Top Resonanties Joy Yeh and Rosanna Chiu  

Luc Brewaeys was born in 1959 in Mortsel (Belgium). He studied composition with André LAPORTE in Brussels, with Franco DONATONI in Siena (Italy) and with Brian FERNEYHOUGH in Darmstadt (Germany). From 1980 to 84 he had regular contacts with Iannis XENAKIS in Paris. He is also conductor, pianist and works since 1985 as recording producer at the VRT (Flemish Radio & Television).

Jakub Polaczyk (born in 1983 in Poland) is a Polish-American composer, pianist, and pedagogue interested in surreal and synthetic art. He graduated from the Penderecki Music Academy, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied with: Krzysztof Penderecki, Marcel Chyrzyński, Marek Chołoniewski, Reza Vali, Jan van Landeghem.

Ville Raasakka’s works are performed by the Klangforum Wien (Vienna), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, der/gelbe/klang (Munich), Mise-en Ensemble (New York), Dal Niente (Chicago), Ensemble Lemniscate (Basel) and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra at the most esteemed festivals such as Eclat (Stuttgart), June in Buffalo (Buffalo), Tage der Neuen Musik Bamberg (Bamberg), Festival Archipel (Geneva) and […]