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Looking back on a fruitful year in 2018... here are some of the highlights!
Miller's first all-string quartet album is the fruit of Quatuor Bozzini's long-standing relationship with the composer (since Composer's Kitchen 2009), as 3 out of 4 of the pieces were written for or commissioned by the ensemble. As with many of Miller's other compositions, these pieces were written with "specific performers in mind, involving their intimate participation in the creative process." We are thrilled to see this album appear on so many 'best of 2018' lists.
Miller's music is "bold, kind-hearted, wistful, brave, simple, sophisticated..."
- Kate Molleson (The Herald)
Top Ten Classical Albums of 2018 in The Herald
My 40 favorite albums of 2018 by Peter Margasak
Best of 2018: Noteworthy Recordings in National Sawdust (USA)
Listen: Frédéric Lambert on Radio-Canada
Listen: Andrew McGregor and Tom McKinney on BBC (2:18:47)
Best of 2018: 10 Memorable Musical Events in National Sawdust (USA)
Photo: Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
Best of 2018: Instrumental and Recital CDs in Sequenza 21
Listen: Andrew McGregor and Tom McKinney on BBC (2:24:20)
Bozzini+ combines Montreal’s famed Quatuor Bozzini with pianist Philip Thomas and Scottish fiddler Sarah-Jane Summers in world premiere recordings of piano quintets by Bryn Harrison and Mary Bellamy and a work for string quartet, fiddle, and electronics by Monty Adkins. The double-CD release is the culmination of a three-year project that included collaborative development residencies, workshops, performances, and recordings scattered between Huddersfield, Canada, Scotland, and Norway.
