Formerly of the Vancouver indie pop outfit Mother Mother, Debra-Jean is branching out as a band leader on this occasion. She wrote some songs of her own, and borrowed others from friends such as Dustin Bentall. Her voice has an impact that comes from somewhere very deep, very honest, that alternately draws you in and catches you off-guard with its directness. Recorded as part of the "Mother Tongues" Series in CBC Studio 40.
Six fabulous artists - all of whom call or called Ottawa home - pay tribute to that city's greatest pop-rock success, Alanis Morissette. The Mighty Popo and Q The Romantic Revoluntionary team up on a stinging rendition of "Knees Of My Bees". World class soprano, Donna Brown, and Peter Tiefenbach will pull you in on "Uninvited". And local indie darlings, Amos The Transparent, take Alanis' most famous song and turn its passionate angst into a tender, fragile tune about a broken heart. Those are just a few of the stellar performances you'lll hear.
Alanis Morissette comes home for Canadian Thanksgiving to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
"Sheefa Variations" is an electro-acoustic work by composer Zack Settel of Montreal. As Toronto's ARRAYMUSIC perform this composition, they move about the stage - hooked up to electronic devices monitoring their locations. A computer then process their sounds, depending on their locations. An interactive, electro-acoustic trip!
*Stephen Clarke - piano, *Anita McAlister - trumpet, *Peter Pavlovsky - double bass, *Rebecca van Der Post - violin, *Bob Stevenson - bass clarinet, *with special guest Trevor Tureski - percussion