NYO Canada, dir. Jonathan Darlington
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
August 14th 2018

Terre-Neuve NYOC; Usher Hall, Edinburgh (Scotland)

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This is a remix/cover whatever you want to call it, that we did for Randy Yasenchak of ELDER GEEK's 25 games for my son series, with the next episode focusing on none other than Chrono Trigger!

The whole album is.. mind blowing, honestly. I don't sing praises of remixes albums all that often, but this one has struck a chord with me, multiple times. I don't think I was as excited about a remix album since we worked on the FEZ Sides, so it'll be great to get these out. Big deal covering such iconic music, so I wanted to do a unique and appreciative spin on how it was done, hopefully people enjoy. If not, ENJOY ANYWAY!

Check out Elder Geek for more covers:

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We also have this cover on our YouTube over here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVevW4GuHbY

And I will put the Loudr link to the full album here next week when it's out! Adios!

Chrono Trigger - Opening Theme (80s remix)

Une ouverture symphonique composée dans le cadre du Congrès mondial acadien 2004 - enregistrée en concert avec Symphony Nova Scotia 

Ouverture sur des thèmes acadiens

This is a live recording of me telling Love & Madness in French, which I do not do often enough. Recorded in Dorval (Montreal) in January 2016. 

L' Amour et La Folie

Remix of "Home" by DJ Spoko, painting by me on Brushes app.

Home (Township Remix)

Beautifully sung by Vancouver's Chor Leoni Men's Choir. "O Little Rose, O Dark Rose" is described Stefan Hintersteininger (Canadian Music Centre) as an "achingly beautiful setting of Canadian poet Charles G D Robert's poem". The piece was performed by UK's the Gesualdo Six on their 2018 Canadian Tour.

O Little Rose, O Dark Rose

In Deep Water (ft. Stokely Diamantis)

Winning composition of the 2018 Eastern Horizon Choral Writing Competition, hosted & performed by Choirs For Change, Nova Scotia, Canada, on June 14th 2018.

Musical adaptation of Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's English translation of the poem under the same name by Mahvash Sabet, published in "Prison Poems" ; adaptation and publishing permission has been granted to the composer by George Ronald, Publisher.

Score available for sale at www.marieclairesaindon.com

About the poem and the piece:

“The Imaginary Garden” is a piece of hope, steadfastness, and determination during trials and tribulations. Mahvash Sabet, the author of the poem “The Imaginary Garden”, was one of the seven Bahá’í leaders in Iran who was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment as prisoners of faith in 2008. Mrs Sabet was a school principal and was stripped of her role during the Islamic Revolution because of her adherence to the Bahá’í Faith - but this did not stop her from covertly teaching all the children and youth around her from persecuted communities, Bahá’í or not, who were devoid of the basic human right to education.

Despite her hardships in prison, Mrs Sabet still held firmly to her love of God, and to the utmost conviction that it was still her duty to teach. In this poem, she evokes others who have come before her and, like herself, have found ways to continue their tasks through unconventional means that circumvented the bars keeping them captive. The imagery of the wind picking up her materials to reach those that would be taught by her is what drives this piece.

The poem comes from a collection of short texts, scribbled on small pieces of paper and napkins, that Mrs Sabet’s family and friends snuck out of prison after visiting hours. The poems were shared with friends outside of Iran, who then translated them into English. The collection as a whole was published under the name of “Prison Poems”, by George Ronald, Publisher in Oxford, while Mrs Sabet was still in prison.

The Imaginary Garden (SATB)

beneath/sound(2019)
For SATB Choir and chamber ensemble. Music by Katerina Gimon and text by Yaya Yao. Commissioned by the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Artistic Director Robert Cooper. Premiered on March 8, 2019 at Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Performers: the Orpheus Choir of Toronto; Tamara Hrycak, violin; Shira Mani, cello; Sanya Eng, harp; and Chung Ling Lo, percussion; and Elise Naccarato, conductor. More: http://www.katerinagimon.com/beneathsound.html

The Imaginary Garden (SATB)

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