"But when I recall two years ago now, it gives me chills to remember this moment where, despite teargas 
and mass arrests, there was this hope that we could at least have a more meaningful conversation"

- Anna Sheftel

This piece is the story of an idea. It is tentatively explored and gathers steam despite a violent 
opposition. After everything, the idea has not taken root, but still lives on in our minds.

Violin I: Grace Takeda
Violin II: Ayla Boz
Viola: Luca Casciato
Violoncello: Emma Grant-Zypchen

Written for the Orford Summer Academy Creation workshop, 2014

Carré Rouge

About a mill in a small town. How it changes and effects the community.

Performed at the Bathurst Chamber Music Festival
Flute: Éliane Bessette-Langlois
Oboe: Emily Burt
Clarinet: Dave Scott
Bassoon: Jeff Poussier Leduc
Horn: Lyne Santamaria
Trumpet: Francis Leduc-Bélanger
Harp: Kristan Toczko
Violins: James Enns, Chris Stork
Viola: Victor De Coninck
Cello: Jaeyoung Chong
Bass: Morgan Anthony
Conductor: Joseph Glaser

Stone Consolidated: I. Sawing, II. Concrete, III. Alternative Energy

Third movement from a song cycle for mezzo-soprano and string quartet about falling in love.
Simone McIntosh - Mezzo-soprano
Jake Klinkenbourg - Cello
David Raferty - Recording

My Day

The concept of the body politic comes from late-Medieval and early-Renaissance theories of statehood. The theory posits 
that a state is analogous to a human body while still being made up of individuals. This work applies this concept to the
body of bodies that is the large ensemble in music. A series of physical actions make up the material of the work. As the piece 
unfolds, the movement of the individual is mimicked in gestures performed by the whole ensemble. The concerns of the 
individual become the concerns of the community. 
The name also doubles as an assertion that our bodies are political. If 2016 has taught us anything it is this fact. From 
"Black Lives Matter" to Reconcilliation to planned parenthood to automation, increasingly our bodies are the ground on 
which we fight our battles.

The McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble
 Guillaume Bourgogne, Conductor

The Body Politic

"You are being watched. Inhabiting this space together, your actions have consequences for us. So watch yourself."

Graham Banfield / Joseph Glaser / Lisa Keeney / Austin Lamarche / Jackie Leung / Grace Scheele

Recorded by Paul Talbott and Emilie LeBel at ArraySpace Toronto
Mixed By Paul Talbott
Recording courtesy of the Toronto Creative Music Lab (www.tcml.ca)

giant with 100 eyes

Described as “a voice to watch out for” by CBC’s Bill Richardson, Joseph Glaser’s music creates space for performers and audiences alike to have out-of-the-ordinary experiences. Having had many years of training as a dancer, Joseph looks at composition with a choreographic eye leading to pieces that are as much about physical movement as they are about sound. A graduate of McGill University where he studied with Jean Lesage, his thesis explored the relationship between dance theory and music performance. Joseph also holds a degree from the University of British Columbia where he studied withJocelyn Morlock, Dorothy Chang, Keith Hamel and Stephen Chatman.

Joseph has had his works performed across the country in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal. Notable performances include a one-act opera developed with FAWN Chamber Creative, premieres by Bakarlari, theToy Piano Composers, McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble under Guillaume Burgogne, Caution Tape Sound Collective, the Gryphon Trio and the Amici Chamber Ensemble among others. Joseph co-founded Ear Camera, an experimental music collective that was based in Montreal.

Joseph Glaser

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