WE WON!!
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(CANADIAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS)
'I say 'we won' because I couldn't have done it without your vote. For those of you that don't know, this Indie award (2008 Favourite Classical Artist) is done by popular voting.
Thank you for your support!
Recording the music of Oskar Morawetz has been a very important part of my musical journey and it means so much for me to be able to help promote this wonderful music.
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'A Child's Cry from Izieu' has been nominated for Best Classical Composition by the Juno committee. Jasper Wood and David Riley premiered this work at the Indian River Summer Music Festival in Summerside, PEI in 2006. This piece is also the title track for Jasper Wood and David Riley's newest CD recording.
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Jasper Wood and David Riley release their newest CD. This recording features the complete works for violin and piano by one of Canada’s foremost composers Oskar Morawetz, including the world premiere of a recently discovered late work A Child’s Cry from Izieu. “Recording the music of Oskar Morawetz has been a goal of mine for many years,” says Jasper Wood, “Looking back to my youth I realize that learning the music of Morawetz was a pivotal point in my musical development.”
Order a copy here on this website.
5_ A W A R D S -W O N _ A T _ F I L M _ F E S T I V A L
The Maritime Violin of Jasper Wood wins Five Awards at the Silver Wave Film Festival on November 12, 2007. The film won:
° Best Documentary
° Best sound design
° Best
cinematography
° Best music
° Errol Williams Filmmaker
Award
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Jasper Wood and David Riley have been nominated for a 2007 West Coast Music Award for Best Classical Recording for their newest CD recording 'Contrasts' -the music of Bela Bartok.
T H E __M A R I T I M E __V I O L I N __of __Jasper _Wood
Watch it on Television
9:00 pm Thursday, February 22, 2007
CBC TV (nationwide in Canada)
In this film Jasper Wood takes us on a musical journey through the ways in which the violin has performed a central role in the history of the Maritimes, from fiddle music to the more serious stylings of the Arthur LeBlanc Quartet.
Click here for a synopsis of the Maritime Violin
Click here to visit Opening Night's Website
2 0 0 7 __E C M A__N O M I N A T I O N
Jasper Wood and David Riley have been nominated for a 2007 East Coast Music Award for Best Classical Recording for their newest CD recording 'Contrasts' -the music of Bela Bartok. This is Jasper's fourth nomination.
R E V I E W (classicstoday -France)
Click here for a recent review of the Bartok CD.
(It's in French, of course)
C D__R E L E A S E D
Jasper Wood and David Riley release their newest recording -the music of Bela Bartok. They are joined by the amazing virtuoso clarinetist, Ricardo Morales (principle clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra) for their exciting rendition of Contrasts. This disc highlights the folk side of Bartok's music and includes some not so familiar works alongside some of Bartok's most famous works.
Order a copy here on this website.
C D__R E L E A S E D
Jasper Wood and David Riley launch their newest CD on the Endeavor Classics label-the music of Charles Ives. This is Jasper Wood's fifth CD and it contains seven world premiere recordings of arrangements of songs for violin and piano. This CD emphasizes the beauty of the music composed by Charles Ives.
Order your own copy here on this website
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(CANADIAN INDEPENANDT MUSIC AWARDS)
The Great Square of Pegasus is the Favourite Classical Artist/Group at the 2005 Independent Music Awards.
Thanks to everyone that voted!
The Great Square of Pegasus is also Best Classical Album of the Year at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards!
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Jasper Wood wins the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize. The $25,000.00 prize is awarded by the Canada Council.
