String Quartet No. 4: “Insects and Machines” has been nominated for a JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the Year! Thank you to the Jasper String Quartet and Sono Luminus for your collaboration in bringing this piece and album to life and a major congrats to the other nominees: Deantha Edmunds, Gabriel Dharmoo, Keiko Devaux, and Linda Catlin Smith!
Released in October 2023, The Jasper String Quartet’s Insects and Machines: Quartets of Vivian Fung will receive the Album of the Year Award…Insects and Machines is Jasper Quartet’s eighth album and the first commercial release of Fung’s first four quartets. It received notable critical acclaim, including from Strings Magazine that praised the album for its “intensely dramatic energy… demonstrating both their advocacy of new music and their transcendent mastery.”
The music of JUNO-award winning composer Vivian Fung (1975- ) is deeply rooted in the exploration of naturally occurring sounds, from the use of cellphones in her piece about 21st century distractions (Earworms) to incorporating 3 ice blocks into a work about climate change (The Ice is Talking). Full article>>
Photo by Titilayo Ayangade
Viola and piano
Tenor, string quartet, and piano
Large ensemble including flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone, horn in F, marimba, drum set, piano, harp, violin 1-2, viola, cello
