Wildhearts

Copy of Wildhearts

MusicNL New Music Friday 2023

KALEIDOSCOPE: the new album by Canadian composer BILL Brennan is a collection of original music written for mallet instruments, primarily the marimba and vibraphone. Brennan’s compositions draw from his musical life as a performer of contemporary new music and jazz, and from his experiences with the music of other cultures. In his liner notes Brennan writes: “I want to acknowledge the music of Ghana, Brazil, Indonesia and India. I have been fortunate to have great teachers and mentors from these countries, and my musical life has been immensely enriched because of them and their music.” In its appreciation for layers of space and patterns, Brennan’s work also harkens to his own province of Newfoundland and Labrador, woven together to create fine fabrics of sonic tapestries. The sound microcosms that Brennan creates are established within a landscape of rhythmic complexity, bold melodic language, flexibility of musical style, and harmonic elegance. The composition Shadows, for example, is like a musical mobile, turning and spinning with slight but constant changes in colour. In Kaleidoscope Brennan explores subtle changes of chordal textures, with influences of Brazilian samba music and Stravinsky’s The Firebird. Other pieces, such as Au revoir Les Enfants and Belo Horizonte, are inspired by space and place, reminiscent of Paris and the joyous reflection of early morning sounds in the central park of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The captivating, virtuoso performances by Brennan and his musical collaborators ROB POWER and ETIENNE GENDRON are rich with a beauty, sensitivity and integrity that is singular to this album.

Acclaimed as “a central figure in this country’s music” (Toronto Star) BILL BRENNAN is a pianist, percussionist, composer and producer who can be heard on over 120 albums to date.  His album I’ll be seeing you with Andrea Koziol won the 2019 MusicNL Jazz and Blues Award. His album Solo Piano 2 won the MusicNL Instrumental album of the year in 2008. His album of 2006 Solo Piano received nominations for MusicNL and ECMA Instrumental Album of the Year. Brennan has recorded with the Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Andy Stochansky, Kevin Breit, Oliver Schroer, Tafelmusik, and has his own albums out on the Avalon and Reflections labels. Over the past three decades, Brennan has been involved with some of the best-known organizations in Canadian culture. He has performed with the National Ballet, New Music Concerts, Continuum, and Canadian Opera Company. He has been composer for CBC’s The Nature of Things and musical director for The Vinyl Café, and for countless stage productions including Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. Always in demand as a folk and jazz pianist, Brennan performs regularly with his own projects. He has performed across North America and around the world: Indonesia, Austria, Germany, France, Japan, Norway, the Czech Republic, England, Scotland, Portugal and Switzerland. More than 35 years of relentless experience have garnered Brennan a solid reputation as a player, composer and arranger of contemporary classical, jazz, folk and world music — always exploring, always open to new ideas.

Kaleidoscope

Time

The Master

EVER GONNA BE

After The Tone

Jay Heart - After The Tone

Miles To Go

DJ Leonak - Pure Leader

A song about facing your own mortality before you Irish goodbye from planet Earth.

WHEN IT'S MY TIME

RCW Lyft & Transport

Won’t Get In

My Religion

this song is made for someone so special in my heart 

For My Love


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Hope Springs Eternal

06 Waiting on a Train

Amen

Biscuit Beats - I Ain't gay

Since their formation in 2017, East Coast Experience has been gracing Canadian stages from Ontario to Newfoundland delivering high energy performances and selling out Tap Rooms, Concert Halls, and Music Festivals along the way. Winner of the "New Artist of the Year 2023" category at the Capital Music Awards, nominated for “Group of the Year 2023” by the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition and Folk / Roots Group of the Year 2022 by Music NL, this versatile group can set the tone for an up close, intimate performance or scale things up to entertain audiences in any type of venue. Influenced by many different genres of music, the Roots Rock ensemble released their debut studio project titled “Home” in 2022. This much anticipated project takes listeners on a musical journey with storytelling compositions influenced in the Alt Folk / Roots Rock genre. In addition to their tasteful originals, the set list just wouldn’t be complete without including some Celtic, East Coast influenced crowd pleasers that compliment their own music and keep people on their feet, dancing and coming back for more!