Musing

Musing - Episode May 25, 2026

This week, composer Cecilia Livingston teams up with soprano and director of Opera5, Rachel Krehm, to showcase the upcoming premiere of Livingston's Parélios and chat with host Janna Sailor on the creation of such a unique project. Playlist: * Danielle Buonaiuto, John Wilson - Salt Air: Penelope (excerpt) * Emily D'Angelo, Sophia Muñoz, Bruno Helstoffer - Lullabies: Silver (arr. D'Angelo & Niederstadt for voice, piano, and guitar) * Danielle Buonaiuto, John Wilson - Salt Air: Kalypso * Latitude 49 - Sea Glass * Angela Schwarzkopf, Michelle Colton - Garden * Hera Hyesang Park, Paula Modersohn-Becker - Breath Alone (Version for two sopranos and chamber orchestra) * Emily D'Angelo, Sophia Muñoz, Bruno Helstroffer - Lullabies: Snow (arr. D'Angelo & Niederstadt for voice, piano, and guitar) * Angela Schwarzkopf, Michelle Colton - Garden (excerpt 2) * Angela Schwarzkopf, Michelle Colton - Garden (excerpt 3)

Musing - Episode May 18, 2026

Composer Paul Frehner joins Janna Sailor this week to showcase the release his opera "Madog". Playlist: * Trio Fibonacci - Quarks Tropes: II. Isn't It Strange? * Gemma New, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra - Sometimes the Devils Play Fate * Ensemble Paramirabo, Paul Frehner, Jeffrey Stonehouse, flute, Hubert Brizard, Viviane Gosselin, Pamela Reimer, Siân G. Lloyd, Jeremy Huw Williams, Gwénaëlle Ratouit, Krystina Marcoux - Un pont sanguin (excerpt 1) * Ensemble Paramirabo - Un pont sanguin (excerpt 2) * Ensemble Paramirabo - Un pont sanguin (excerpt 3) * Ensemble Paramirabo - Madog, Part 1: Sun's Death Tongue (excerpt 1) * Ensemble Paramirabo - Part 2: C'est le signal qui'm guide * Ensemble Paramirabo - Madog, Part 1: Sun's Death Tongue (excerpt 2) * Ensemble Paramirabo - Madog: Part 3: Ni yw y duwiau * Ensemble Paramirabo - Madog: Part 3: Ni yw y duwiau (excerpt 2)

Musing - Podcast May 11, 2026

Host Janna Sailor sits down with percussionist Beverley Johnston to celebrate the release of her latest album "Finding Her Voice", and her experience collaborating with contemporary composers. Playlist: * Beverley Johnston - To the Earth * Beverley Johnston, Pamela Reimer, Laura Silberberg, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Susan Hoeppner, Lauren Margison, Christos Hatzis, Tim Brady - In the Fire of Conflict: II. I Call Your Name (excerpt) * Beverley Johnston - Eris * Beverley Johnston - I. Death is a Dialogue Between the Spirit and the Dust * Beverley Johnston - Meditations II * Beverley Johnston, Pamela Reimer, Laura Silberberg, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Susan Hoeppner, Lauren Margison, Christos Hatzis, Tim Brady - Woman Who Runs with Wolves * Beverley Johnston - Angels in Arches of Hildegard's Bingen * Beverley Johnston - Lyrics II * Beverley Johnston - The Crystal Gazer * Beverley Johnston - November * Beverley Johnston, Pamela Reimer, Laura Silberberg, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Susan Hoeppner, Christos Hatzis, Tim Brady - In the Fire of Conflict: I. Rescue Me (version for marimba and electronics) * Beverley Johnston - III. For in the Sleep of Death What Dreams May Come

Musing - Podcast May 4, 2026

Host Janna Sailor sits down with Ukrainian multidisciplinary composer and vocalist Anna Pidgorna to celebrate the release of her latest album "Invented Folk Songs"! Playlist: * Daniel Hamin Go - Grief Cycles — Variations on “Plyve Kacha Po Tysyni” for Cello & Piano (excerpt #1) * Anna Pidgorna, Ludovico Ensemble - Drown in the Depth | Та й в глибині втону (excerpt #1) * Anna Pidgorna, Ludovico Ensemble - Walk Under the Moon | Погуляй під місяцем (excerpt #1) * Anna Pidgorna, Ludovico Ensemble - First Meditation | Перша медитація * Marina Thibeault - The Child, Bringer of Light (version for viola) (excerpt) * Anna Pidgorna, Ludovico Ensemble - What Else Can I Give Him? | Що ще йому дати? * Daniel Hamin Go - Grief Cycles — Variations on “Plyve Kacha Po Tysyni” for Cello & Piano (excerpt #2) * Anna Pidgorna - Walk Under the Moon | Погуляй під місяцем (excerpt #2) * Daniel Hamin Go - Grief Cycles (excerpt #3) * Anna Pidgorna - Drown in the Depth | Та й в глибині втону (excerpt #2)

Musing - Podcast April 20, 2026

Host Janna Sailor sits down with Métis composer Karen Sunabacka to discuss how her identity and shared history have inspired her music. Playlist: * Darryl Friesen - Hiding * Sara Davis Buechne, Symphony Nova Scotia, Holly Mathieson - Born By the River (Excerpt) * Darryl Friesen - ...Our Inner Lives Were Entwined...Embroidered with the Same Pattern (excerpt) * Elation Pauls, violin, David Braid, piano, Karen Sunabacka, narrator - Jack the Fiddler (excerpt 1) * Darryl Friesen - Curlicule * Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, James Sommerville - Never to Return (excerpt) * Andromeda Trio, Rebecca Diderrich, Sharon Lee - Mama’s Painting: Louis Riel’s Dream (excerpt) * Elation Pauls, violin, David Braid, piano, Karen Sunabacka, narrator - Jack the Fiddler (excerpt 2) * Darryl Friesen - Falling in the Water (excerpt)