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A Culture Vulture in Lotus Land: October 2006
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A Culture Vulture in Lotus Land. Have laptop, will travel. Gorging on the still living flesh of cultural life in Vancouver. Sunday, October 08, 2006. This simply styled animated short is about a young girl and her family who run a junkyard. She repairs electronic equipment in her tree house workshop, while her father drives the magnetic crane, and her mother runs the household. Saturday, October 07, 2006. VIFF Review: The Net. This German documentary tries to link together 1960s counter-culture, the mili...
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Guest Blogger at New Music Toronto
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. Guest Blogger at New Music Toronto. Guest Blogger at New Music Toronto. December 8, 2013. I had the opportunity to write a concert review of Friday night’s Arraymusic concert, which featured the music of James Tenney, for the blog New Music Toronto. I love writing about music, and I believe there needs to be more discussion about contemporary music in Toronto. Thanks to Paolo Griffin for the opportunity! You can read the review here. October 20, 2015.
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‘Sewing the Earthworm’ Recording Launch
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. 8216;Sewing the Earthworm’ Recording Launch. 8216;Sewing the Earthworm’ Recording Launch. April 9, 2015. I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Sewing the Earthworm, a song cycle I composed for soprano Carla Huhtanen and pianist Steven Philcox. It was recorded in January for release on Centretracks, and we’re throwing a party at the CMC in Toronto to celebrate! Friday, April 17th. 20 St Joseph St., Toronto. See the Facebook event. All conte...
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Listening
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. August 9, 2013. I’m doing some listening as I plan out my next project for the Silver Birch String Quartet. And I came across this amazing piece called Blackjack by Michael Beil. It’s like a giant multimedia puzzle that the composer assembled. Leaves you wanting to watch it again to figure out how it works. Post Comment Click here to cancel reply. October 20, 2015. Tiresias Duo and Music on Main. Stir, for flute and piano. Tickets and info here.
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2013-2014 Concert Season
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. October 7, 2013. The concert season is fully upon us! Having lived in Ottawa for a few years, where audiophiles need to patiently seek out those rare contemporary music events, Toronto is a nice change. There’s a lot going on these days in Toronto, especially by young, emerging ensembles. I’ve already attended an interesting concert by the new Blue Moss Ensemble. Thin Edge New Music Collective’s. Post Comment Click here to cancel reply. May 18, 2016.
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Gagaku Music
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. November 4, 2013. Ever since I visited Japan for a wind ensemble competition in 2009, I’ve been fascinated by Japanese culture and music. It was my first time in Asia, and I felt like I was on another planet altogether. Tokyo is deliciously overwhelming in every way, from it’s ultra modern, replaceable architecture to its complex spaghetti bowl transit system and it’s fluorescent pop culture. Bagata Shachu’s taiko performance setup at the gorge...
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Autumn Projects
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. September 11, 2014. After a wonderful summer filled with travel and new ideas, I have several exciting projects to keep me busy this fall. 8211; I’m finishing a new work for flute and sho (a Japanese mouth organ, like a big harmonica! Soprano), Leslie Ting. Violin) and Stephanie Chua. And a commission for 12 instruments, to be performed by the combined forces of the Thin Edge New Music Collective. Toronto) and Ensemble Paramirabo. 8211; The amazing C...
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Sergei Saratovsky Past
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White Rock, Canada. Violin/Piano Recital with Keiko Tokunaga. Presented by Müzewest Concerts. VSO School of Music (Vancouver, Canada). Presented by North Okanagan Community Concert Association. Greater Vernon Performing Arts Centre (Vernon, Canada). Presented by Robert Newton and Andrew Fyson. Denman Island, Canada. Presented by Outburst Performance. Hornby Island, Canada. Presented by West Vancouver Community Arts Council. Silk Purse Arts Centre (West Vancouver, Canada). Capitol Theatre (Nelson, Canada).
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20/20 Hindsight
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. July 11, 2013. I’m currently revising À la Fois. The work I wrote last year for violin and cello. The amazing violinist Leslie Ting. Who happily moved from Montreal to Toronto this year, will be performing it on a concert at the Canadian Music Centre next season. As I’m revising, I’m finding that more recent works I’ve composed inform my revisions. After composing and hearing performed Still Life. For solo piano, my revisions are making À la Fois.
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Concert tomorrow evening
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Music & Audio. Press & Awards. Brian Harman, composer. June 26, 2013. I had a great rehearsal today with Mark McGregor. At the Toronto’s beautiful Array Space. He’s performing my piece Surface. At a 5:30pm concert tomorrow at the CMC, along with Duo Cordei. Tickets and info available here. There will be wine! Post Comment Click here to cancel reply. October 20, 2015. Tiresias Duo and Music on Main. Stir, for flute and piano. Tickets and info here. November 7, 2015. Canadian Art Song Project. May 18, 2016.
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