We're back with a summer’s worth of great music that’s been composed, performed, recorded, and mastered by our talented community.
Paradise – Nicole Arrage
Released June 7, 2020
is the latest single by 2020 remote graduate and includes the talents of Simon Brosseau (BMus’20) on keyboard, Carl Mayotte (MMus ’19) on bass, Olivier Guertin (BMus’19) on drums, Hugo Leclerc (BMus’19) on saxophone, and Colin Lloyd (BMus’17) on trombone, among others. The single is also recorded by recent Eleanor Stubley Recording Prize winner Omar Miranda (MMus '21) and mastered by Jonathan Kaspy (BMus ‘17). In this song about young summer love, Nicole’s passion for soul/pop music is evident via her catchy melody, luminescent vocals and funky horn lines.
Watch Nicole’s vibrant lyric video below.
Anyone – Claire Devlin Quartet
Released July 2020
is the debut album of The Quartet. The album includes Roman Munoz (BMus’18) on guitar, Mathieu McConnell-Enright (BMus’16, MMus’18) on bass, John Buck (BMus’18) on drums, and Sarah Rossy (BMus’17, MMus’19) on vocals. The album is also mixed by Schulich’s Noëlle Byer (MMus’20) and mastered by Jonathan Kaspy (BMus ‘17). Adventurous yet lyrical, Claire Devlin’s (BMus’16, MMus’20) strong compositional voice unites this group of talented improvisers into a cohesive unit. Each musician plays with a selfless dedication to her weaving melodies and intricate rhythms.
Watch a mini documentary on the Claire Devlin Quartet below.
Songs You Like a Lot – John Hollenbeck (Flexatonic Records)
Released Ҵýapp4, 2020
is Prof John Hollenbeck’s third and final album in the Songs trilogy and differs from its predecessors in that the songs were chosen from a long slate of listener-nominated candidates.The album also includes “Kindness,” an original composition that was premiered and workshopped in a small group version by the 2018-2019 “McClaudia” combo with Sarah Rossy (BMus’17, MMus’19), Claire Devlin (BMus’16, MMus’20), Cole Birney-Stewart (BMus’14, MMus’19), and David Ryshpan (BMus’09, MMus’19). In the album Prof. Hollenbeck reunites with longtime collaborators Kate McGarry and Theo Bleckmann, whose sonorous, expressive voices breathe life into every arrangement.
Linearity - Housefly (Kids From The Underground)
Released June 5, 2020
, the debut album of is a collection of songs Cedric de Saint-Rome (BMus ‘22) has composed since late 2019. In the album, Housefly blends his classical and jazz training with his passion for electronic music production, giving the album a very chill playful vibe. The album also features two rappers on two separate tracks, and his older sister singing on the sixth track, “Hawthorne”. Read his recent interview on .
The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone and Strings
Released June 12, 2020
features original compositions by Benjamin Sajo (MMus ‘13) and performances by Felix Del Tredici (LMus ‘13), Marianne Di Tomaso (GDip ‘20), and Jake Klinkenborg (MMus ‘17), among others. Funded by the Ontario Arts Council, the album sets WWI poetry to original music, including poems and rare verses by John McCrae, W.W.E. Ross, H. Smalley Sarson, William H. Ogilvie, Bernard Freeman Trotter, and Adelard Audette.
noVae - Patrick Kearney (Contrastes)
Released July 1, 2020
is faculty member Patrick Kearney’s 5th recording and is comprised of works by living composers, including Montrealers Harry Stafylakis (BMus ‘10), Patrick Kearney himself, and former McGill Professor Denis Gougeon.
Watch more of his work on his YouTube channel:
That’s all for our April-August Release Radar! And don’t forget – if you’re part of the Schulich community and are looking forward to a September release, let us know to be featured in next month’s Release Radar! Email us at publicity.music [at] mcgill.ca.
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