NMNM - Julia Mermelstein

The second portion of Norm and Barbara's talk with Toronto composer Linda Catlin Smith. Linda touches on Listening, teaching composition and her large work for cello and piano, Ballad.

Episode Notes

For more information on Linda Catlin Smith please visit her website.

During the talk, Linda reference Faure's Piano Quintet it can be heard on Youtube

Linda mentioned Morton Feldman's works For Philip Guston and String Quartet #2. They can be heard on Apple Music here and here

Norm and Barbara made a concert recording of Linda's piece Ballad which you can listen to on Soundcloud

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Learn more about Linda Catlin Smith

Listen to Linda's music at Apple Music and go out and buy her CDs!

During this episode Linda referenced: 

American composer Elliot Carter

Canadian composer Rudolph Komorous

American composer Morton Feldman

and Italian painter Giorgio Morandi 

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For more information on Olivia please visit their website. There are lots of links there to many of Olivia's collaborators referenced in this episode.

Importantly, Raven Chacon the Diné composer and artist has been a collaborator and mentor to Olivia.

Also please jump back and listen to Gabriel Dharmoo's episode from NMNM's first season.

Learn more information on Essential Opera here

Erin Bardua's personal site

Maureen Batt's personal site

Maureen and Erin have worked a lot with composer Monica Pearse. Her website is here

Monica Pearse's New Musings on New Music episode can be listened to (again) here

One of the composers currently working with Essential Opera is Fiona Ryan. Their Facebook Page

Music Nova Scotia who sponsors Nova Scotia Music Week can be found here

Leaf Music Essential Opera's record label where you can link to Etiquette is here. 

Tom Belding, Essential Opera's video maker

Essential Opera's YouTube page

suddenlyLISTEN, the presenter of New Musings on New Music www.suddenlylisten.com

Barbara Pritchard's website 

Norm Adams' website

The Canadian Music Centre's Atlantic office (our generous sponsor) website

We and suddenlyLISTEN also thank Arts Nova Scotia the city of Halifax and The Canada Council for the Arts for their funding support!

Terri's website 

Terri's Vimeo site for multimedia recordings

John Estacio

Howard Bashaw

Amsterdam Conservatory

Peter Hannan

Ableton Live

Anagam Kilns

Luciane Cardassi, Synchronisms No. 6, by Davidovsky

Andrea Tyniec

Division on a Ground

Anthony Holborne 5-part Viol Music - (We LOVE viol music!)

Helen Pridmore - NMNM episode 

Canadian New Music Network

Circuit, Musiques Contemporaines

Musicworks Magazine

Julie Richard

Shirley Graham Du Bois

Lampshades and Offlights Julia's original band!

Jerry Granelli, recently passed originator of the Creative Music Workshop held each summer in Halifax.

Toronto composer and electronic music mentor Rose Bolton  

Julia's favourite choreographer Angela Blumberg  

Toronto's venerable new music orchestra Esprit Orchestra   

The Association of Canadian Women Composers that Julia Chairs.

The Canadian Music Centre, our valued co-sponsor!

For more information on Giorgio and to explore his "labyrinthian" website, head here. Have fun!

Giorgio mentions Hildegard Westerkamp in this episode, so maybe you'd like to listen to our conversations with her, in 2 episodes, #1 here and #2 here.

Giorgio is the long time Artistic Director of Vancouver New Music.

Giorgio mentions David Tudor's Rainforest Project 

And Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi  

Learn more about Adam Clarke at his website

Learn more about Adam's dance theatre company Amok Amok here

Listen and watch some of Adam's works here

During the episode Adam referenced the following people and pieces:

Pina Bausch's "Rite of Spring"  

Lore Borremans

Jan Fabre 

Peeping Tom Dance 

Derek Charke 

Dinuk Wijeratne

This episode is sponsored by the Canadian Music Centre. Many thanks to them for their support of New Musings on New Music!

Learn more about Bekah on her website

Listen to Bekah's music on Bandcamp here. Make sure to listen to Bestiaries her Juno Award nominated recording!

The singular Chik White AKA Darcy Spidle

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where Bekah teaches

New Adventures in Sound Art 

The Canadian League of Composers

Continuum Contemporary Music from Toronto.

New Music Concerts also of Toronto

Bekah's Juno nomination - https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2023-classical-composition-of-the-year-bekah-simms/

Dublin's Crash Ensemble

Canadian composer living in Berlin Marc Sabat

And our sponsors, The Canadian Music Centre!