“People forget that even Beethoven had a premiere once."
@McAllisterSax debuts new music at every opportunity. Tune into @CFCRSaskatoon 90.5FM 1pm for Classical Connection & hear from him before he takes the stage with @SSOyxe Sat. @tcu_place w/ @ComposerVince's concerto
CONGRATULATIONS to #YYC's own @ComposerVince on winning the 2023 @BreakOutWest Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year!!
He won for "Supervillain Études I. R1ddler" featuring @vcpianos, a piece found on Sandman's Castle: The Solo & Duo Works of Vincent Ho.
Video of Dame Evelyn Glennie performing "Sandman's Castle" (for tam-tam and music boxes). WOW! Evelyn unleashes everything she has to create a mystical journey into the world of dreams. Thank you Evelyn and everybody involved!
youtu.be/DzNaIEtcFpw
The Juno-nominated SANDMAN'S CASTLE from #NavonaRecords and @ComposerVince was reviewed by Take Effect, who praised the composer's "diverse and exciting vision" and "exploratory and well thought out compositions." Read the full review here:
takeeffectreviews.com/may-2023-4/202…
This November!
World Premiere of @ComposerVince’s “Whimsical Concerto of Fanciful Birds” for alto saxophone, orchestra and spatialized saxophone ensemble - November 25, 2023, with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, with Robert Franz conducting. @SSOyxesaskatoonsymphony.org/season-93-at-a…
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
↳ An Overall Augmented Sense of Well-being | @AnthonyPY_Tan
↳ Bestiary I & II | Bekah Simms
↳ The Black Fish | @keymusictoronto
↳ Prayers for Ruins | @NicoleLizee
↳ Supervillain Études | @ComposerVince