Ysaye’s Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E minor (complete)
Recorded at McGill University Schulich School of Music, MMR
“The Constant”
This autobiographical work is a home studio recording of a very personal story, weaved together with live music from Under the Sheets; a show I co-created and performed with Pat McMaster (left) at the 2019 St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival.
In the original show, I told my story first, and then followed it with an improvised “translation” of the story on electrified-acoustic violin, grounded in a loosely-planned structure. My music was different in each of the 6 performances.
This hybrid reflects a more recent project, You’re Not Alone: Music and Stories about Solitude, in which I perform stories and music simultaneously using the magic of Ableton Live. The project was generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Content Warning: Themes of depression and suicidal ideation
Sarasate “Zigeunerweisen;” Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major (I.); Brahms Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor (I.)
Recorded at Common Ground Studios in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Piano: Emily Rho
Sound: Chris Mitchell
“Cackled Really Loud”
Collaboration with MAYSUN on his album Timelines. Violin improvisations recorded at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in January, 2023.
Listen to the full album here.
“Carte Postale” and “Rap De Cégep” (feat. MODLEE)
Violin samples recorded by Louis-Nicolas Imbeau (aka Vlooper) in Montreal and used with my permission on Alaclair Ensemble’s 2023 album Lait Paternel.
Listen to the full album here.
Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in C minor for Violin and Piano (complete); Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G major for Violin and Piano (I.); Ravel’s “Tzigane”
Recorded in live performance at Redpath Hall, McGill University Schulich School of Music, endearing flaws and all <3.
Piano: Pamela Reimer
Paganini’s “Caprice No. 9” for Solo Violin
Patiently recorded by Pam Mason at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts. Not included: all the strings of expletives shouted between takes :S
