Composer dares to use A-word
It’s a term composers sometimes use hesitatingly to describe their own music. “I’m a fan of really strong melodies and harmonies that are engaging and accessible to the audience. One […]
Composer Florian Hoefner dares to use the term "accessible" to describe his own work, Into the Aquasphere. The piece, co-presented by Jazz Winnipeg and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, fuses jazz quartet and chamber orchestra in an unusual configuration. Hoefner, a Juno-winning composer and Fulbright scholar, aims to create music that's not too academic or cerebral.
The 30-minute piece explores water as a holistic planetary system, drawing influences from Brazilian, Argentinian, contemporary jazz, Western classical, folk, and pop music. The program includes works by Quinsin Nachoff, such as Tides, Sterna Paradisaea, and Supercell, which are inspired by coastlines, migratory birds, and the relationship between sea and land.
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