February and March brought two new albums by alumni Christine Carter (clarinet) and Kimihiro Yasaka (piano).?
Homage?and Inspiration – Iris Trio (Coviello Classics)?
Released?February 7, 2020?
The??features clarinetist and Schulich alumna?Christine Carter (MMus?‘07), violist Molly Carr, and pianist Anna Petrova. This ensemble’s?debut album features performances of repertoire with unique connections:?Schumann’s classic M?rchenerz?hlungen (Fairy Tales) was inspired by Mozart’s Kegelstatt?Trio,?碍耻谤迟á驳’蝉?Hommage?a R. Sch.?was inspired by?Schumann’s Fairy Tales, and?Wei?’?Conversation Among Friends?is a companion piece to Mozart’s?Kegelstatt?Trio.? and watch?the?powerhouse?trio perform the second movement of Mozart’s?Kegelstatt?Trio?below.?
Mosa?que?–?Kimihiro Yasaka (Nippon Acoustic Records)?
Released?March 25, 2020?
?marks the second album release by Montreal-based pianist??(MMus ‘11).?The album?features?contributions from many members of the Schulich community including?compositions by?Professors?Philippe Leroux and Christopher Paul Harman,?as well as?sound engineering by?many members of our Sound Recording department including Jack Kelly (MMus '16, current PhD) as director, No?lle Byer (MMus '20) and Ben Creelman (BMus '18, current MMus)?as Assistant Recording Engineers,?Haruka?Nagata (MMus '18) as Editing Engineer, and Naruto Imaizumi as Mastering Engineer.?Created with a focus on contemporary Japanese and Canadian music,?Mosa?que?weaves together a variety of different materials to produce a unique work of art. While this record is not currently available in North America, listeners across the globe will soon be able to enjoy it digitally. Watch the album's trailer below.
That’s all for our?February and March?Release Radar! And don’t forget – if you’re part of the Schulich community and are looking forward to an April release, let us know to be featured in next month’s Release Radar! Email us at?publicity.music [at] mcgill.ca.?
