Aline Homzy is an award-winning violinist and composer. Originally from Montreal, born to a Québécois mom and an American dad with Eastern-European roots, her original music reflects her culturally-diverse background. An in-demand sideman, she has recorded for artists including David Occhipinti, Andrew Downing, The Weather Station, Amanda Tosoff and many more. She is an up-and-coming strings arranger and is quickly becoming known for her string orchestra writing, having been selected for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Explore the Score. A recipient of numerous grants, Aline is in the process of recording her first album, supported by the Canada, Ontario and Toronto Arts Councils.

Track listing:
1. Colline de Belleville (Aline's Étoile Magique)
2. Chrysalis (with David Occhipinti)
3. The Promise (Andrew Homzy and the European Broadcast Union Jazz Orchestra)
4. King's Garden (with Les Petits Nouveaux)

Website: https://www.alinehomzy.com/

This Bright North - Aline Homzy

"...distinctly modern, yet also timeless. It’s classical. A little jazzy. Computer literate, yet deliciously steeped in tradition. Mournful, yes, but also hopeful and upbeat."

- The Boston Survival Guide

All tracks written and produced by George Crotty & Kirk Starkey
Recorded and mixed at the Wolftone Music Laboratory, Hamilton ON
All rights reserved © ​ 2017
​Artwork by: Amrit Phull​

For licensing and other inquiries please email kirkstarkey@gmail.com

www.georgecrotty.com
www.kirkstarkey.com
www.amritphull.com

Vidi Aquam

A small sampling of some of the tracks I've done

Electro Dance Funk Sample Edit Mix - New Version

view score / voir la partition : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Tf-7EA_2Aea3N1YmdDOF9xSDg/view?usp=sharing

music composed and arranged by 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝘂
sung by mezzo soprano 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁
a setting of Pablo Neruda's poem “I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You”

𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶; 
𝘐 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶,
𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦.

𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦; 
𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶
𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺.

𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦
𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭
𝘙𝘢𝘺, 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮.

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰
𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶,
𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥. 

Mix & Master: Gabriel Majou (2017)

I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You (feat. Camille Brault)

Music composed and orchestrated by Gabriel Majou

2017
Berklee College of Music • film-scoring project
Mix & Master: Gabriel Majou

Grand Budapest Hotel | Re-Score

Miriam Elhalji - voice
Yoav Eshed - guitar
Marika Galea - bass, lyrics, composer
Jongkuk Kim - drums 

Engineered by Tuan Linh Do & Nicole Kwan
Mixed by Bryan Qu

Dream

Cinquefoil is a monthly music series held in Church of St. John the Evangelist church in beautiful Hamilton, ON.

Each month, we host 5 artists or groups and each performs 10 minutes of material loosely tied to a common theme.  

On December 22, 2017, we hosted George Crotty + Kirk Starkey, Jeremy Ludwig, Wayne Petti, Alexei Gulenco + a new rag-tag trio dubbed the Cinquefoil Çingers.

The theme was OUT OF THE COLD - December is so much more than a holiday season.  It's cold out there and we love nothing more than to come OUT of the cold, inside where it's nice and warm. 

For more details about the series and upcoming themes, please visit cinquefoil.ca

Cinquefoil #4: OUT OF THE COLD

Tuesday Night Kirtan is a weekly, guided experience of healing and uplifting sound. Integrating mantra, rhythm and beautiful live instruments, the group is led toward a deep state of meditation.

In this recording, Jahnavi Harrison guides the group in singing the Maha Mantra, accompanied by the Bhakti Center's kirtan team, and featuring special guest, George Crotty on cello. 

In the yoga tradition, sound is used as a powerful tool for inner transformation. Tuesday Night Kirtan is a simple and authentic way to relieve stress, refresh the mind and connect with the heart.

Find out more: http://bhakticenter.org/tuesdaynightkirtan

Tuesday Night Kirtan: 11.6.2018 - Maha Mantra with Jahnavi feat. George Crotty

Direct soundboard recording of the Black Rock Philharmonic performing at Burning Man 
Tuesday August 27, 2019

Black Rock Philharmonic at the Folly with Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2019

Nkosi Sikelela (Ulb3rg Edit)

A tribute to the revolutionary spirit of José Martí and to the Cuban people.  Featuring a coro of my life partner and myself.  All instruments played/rendered by myself.

lyrics drawn from Martí´s "Versos Sencillos":
Yo vengo de todas partes,
Y hacia todas partes voy:
Arte soy entre las artes,
En los montes, monte soy.

Todo es hermoso y constante,
Todo es música y razón,
...
Odio la máscara y vicio
Del corredor de mi hotel:
Me vuelvo al manso bullicio
De mi monte de laurel.

Confesión

George Crotty has forged his own exciting vocabulary on the cello,  pushing the boundaries of the cello as a jazz instrument. Following his graduation from the Berklee College of Music, Crotty immersed himself in New York’s jazz and world music scenes, playing with several ensembles, such as the Brooklyn Raga Massive, and the Detroit-based National Arab Orchestra. Additionally, he has enjoyed fruitful collaborations with Simon Shaheen, Paquito D’Rivera, Anat Cohen, and Darol Anger.

The George Crotty Trio’s Chronotope (2022) showcases the Canadian cellist’s expressive fluidity and modal orientation. Their cross-cultural interplay draws on diverse influences within jazz and global music traditions including post-bop, modal jazz, Indian Raga, and Arabic Maqam.

One half of the Loose Roots Duo with West Coast fiddler Gabriel Dubreuil, the Canadian cellist also performs in a unique solo setting that explores his Irish and Jewish heritage.

Vidi Aquam

George Crotty

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