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The Composer's Responsibility: A Talk with Cris Derksen
Feb 17, 2026
21m 41s
Sound Freaks and Sensuality: A Talk with Rodney Sharman
Feb 3, 2026
30m 06s
What Unfolds in Time: A Talk with Luke Blackmore
Jan 20, 2026
28m 11s
Humans First, Tech Second: A Talk with Keiko Devaux
Jan 6, 2026
28m 15s
Rhythm, Patterns, Timbre: A Talk with Jascha Narveson
Dec 20, 2025
26m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 2/17/26 |  The Composer's Responsibility: A Talk with Cris Derksen | Juno-nominated composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks using composition to shine light on what we should look at as a society, being about the “feel,” and so much more!Featured music:Round Dance InstrumentalPowwow RhapsodyMozart's GhostImprovisations on the SunsetNew Women Song | 21m 41s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 |  Sound Freaks and Sensuality: A Talk with Rodney Sharman | Rodney Sharman talks being a "sound freak", the unique sounds of Toronto, Montréal, and the West Coast, his incredible volunteer and advocacy work, what is at the heart of artistic change, and much more!Featured music:IncantationMissing YouKnown and UnknownThree Songs | 30m 06s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 |  What Unfolds in Time: A Talk with Luke Blackmore | Newfoundlander Luke Blackmore talks his process of how rhythm is everything, overcoming writer's block, music with fog, and much more!Featured music:Something SawedSpectral Chorale | 28m 11s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 |  Humans First, Tech Second: A Talk with Keiko Devaux | Keiko Devaux (joined by a special guest) talks being honest with your sound, composition as much more than the final piece, the problems of even having a "sound", and so much more!Featured music:L’écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées » | 28m 15s | ||||||
| 12/20/25 |  Rhythm, Patterns, Timbre: A Talk with Jascha Narveson | Jascha Narveson talks growing up surrounded by vinyls, being captivated by the technology rather than the instruments in the room, being a listener rather than a composer, the rewarding process of collaborating with dancers, and much more!Featured music:Soundpaper roll two, 8Bit Elf Coffe Shop - 5 minute excerptIn Line (PLOrk Sideband)Flash Crashaction/reaction (BounceBounce)Late_Night_Project 100 | night swimLate_Night_Project 101 | shortburstLate_Night_Project 102 | newmoodLate_Night_Project 106 | gatesLate_Night_Project 103 | wheelLate_Night_Project 104 | hallLate_Night_Project 107 | burrs | 26m 05s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 |  “Everything good begins with a question”: A Talk with Andrew Staniland | Andrew Staniland talks providing good questions rather than good answers, caution in bringing in the outside world through electronics, writing music only for friends, and much more!Featured works:Adventuremusic - Toca LocaTrue NorthThe Laws of Nature | 29m 32s | ||||||
| 11/18/25 |  Music for the People: A Talk with Daniel Pelton | Boundary-pushing, community-oriented, genre-blurring composer Daniel Pelton hails from Calgary, Alberta. Join us as we talk finding the fun in live concert, music for the people, the necessity in putting yourself out into the world and “doing the thing,” and much more!Featured works:Long Time No Time - Get Up Get Down live at The PalominoFrank Zappa Roxy The Movie - T'Mershi DuweenFor S. - The Daniel Pelton Collective34902 - 32407Prelude - Letters from TaylorPrelude and Jig - The Daniel Pelton CollectiveSweet Child O’ Mine - Letters from TaylorAll Along the Watchtower - Letters from TaylorWhy - Letters from Taylor | 30m 00s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 |  Every Story Has its Sound: A Talk with Ryan Shore | Ryan Shore talks his writing process and "throwing down the clay", the two-way street of music, the true skills needed to succeed, improvisation's influence in his work, and so much more!Featured works:Odd's VictoryNumbThe ParentsFirst Solo FlightNews on the MarchMike, Amy and CarverRex Steele Main ThemeFull Suite AheadAllumetteArden's WakeFloyd's Theme | 47m 15s | ||||||
| 2/15/25 |  "Chasing the Thrill of Inspiration": A Talk with Matthew Emery | Dr. Matthew Emery talks the intricacies of writing for voice, “honest music,” removing unnecessary pitches, the relevance of Canadian choral music, finding great inspiration in the little atmospheric details, mentorship coming full circle, and much more!Featured music:Walk Safely Over Soft PlacesFrom Dewy Dreams, My Soul AriseMist trapped in the treesLead Us Home | 25m 34s | ||||||
| 2/1/25 |  Sketching the Soul: A Talk with Kevin Lau | Composer Kevin Lau talks his composition ideation and sketching process in comparison with an author’s, conveying the universality of hardship and healing through music, how music moves through time, consideration of the collaborator, the idea of “deep connection amidst surface diversity,” responding to your authentic intuition, and so much more!Featured music:Under a Veil of Stars | 28m 31s | ||||||
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| 1/18/25 |  Glitched Memories & Musical Invention: A Talk with Nicole Lizée | 2024 JUNO winner Nicole Lizée talks coffee-fuelled composition rituals, being born into an immersive malfunctioning technological environment, visuals fully embedded in coexistence with music as a member of the ensemble, favourite and most precious equipment, conversations rather than answers, and much more!Featured music:This Will Not Be Televised (2007)RPM | 26m 36s | ||||||
| 1/4/25 |  Capturing the Wild: A Talk with Matthias McIntire | Dr. Matthias McIntire talks finding pieces of unfinished pieces, taking inspiration from animals, the process of field recording, and more!Featured music:Mysterious Island Seaside TownEarthbound and Skyward for solo pianoKomqwejwi'kasikl 3 Old WaterCathedral Grove (and the Gray Jay) | 22m 14s | ||||||
| 12/21/24 |  Composing Chocolate that Connects: A Talk with Maxime Goulet | Juno-winning video game and concert composer Maxime Goulet talks his background in rock combo, importance of sensory experience, composing what you like rather than others, and much more!Featured works:Maxime Goulet: Symphonic ChocolatesIce Storm Symphony, I. Turmoil | 34m 31s | ||||||
| 12/14/24 |  Chido, Competitions, & Cinematic Soundscapes: A Talk with Luis Ramirez | Luis Ramirez talks his unique take on folklore in music, the role of competitions in the life of a musician, the strengths and challenges of diversity, and much more.Featured music:Chido, for symphony orchestraLeaven, for string quartetPicante, for symphony orchestra | 24m 14s | ||||||
| 11/30/24 |  When Words Escape, Song Remains: A Talk with Lavinia Kell Parker | Choral and concert composer Lavinia Kell Parker talks her background in church music, music as a shared experience, the idea of "comprovisation," and much more! Featured music:Other Names for Birds, Audio Excerpt (Penderecki String Quartet/Lavinia Kell Parker)Soli Deo GloriaCrawford Road | 22m 39s | ||||||
| 11/16/24 |  Finding Something from Nothing: A Talk with Roydon Tse | Composer and educator Roydon Tse talks musical and conceptual balance between Eastern and Western, the intersection of traditional and contemporary, and much more!Featured works:Radiant Light | 21m 46s | ||||||
| 6/15/24 |  From Istanbul to the Icefields: A Talk with İlkim Tongur | İlkim Tongur joins Brianna for the Season 2 finale! Join us as we talk soundscapes, not taking innovation seriously, drawing the trajectory of music and more.Featured music:Yakamoz | 21m 59s | ||||||
| 6/6/24 |  Tripartite Thinking: A Talk with Dinuk Wijeratne | Dinuk Wijeratne talks composing for the performers rather than the listener, the tripartite relationship of creation, the exciting future of concert programming, and more!Featured music:Gajaga Vannama | 20m 43s | ||||||
| 5/19/24 |  Seed Songs, Snowflakes, & Specifics: A Talk with Carmen Braden | Composer and songwriter Carmen Braden talks the Northern experience, music impacting parenting style, the significance of specificity, and more!Featured music:Small Town SongThe Raven ConspiracyMenu | 24m 23s | ||||||
| 4/28/24 |  Crossing Genres, Crossing Borders: A Talk with Bekah Simms | 3-time Juno-winning concert composer Bekah Simms talks metal music, sonic trickery and abstraction, complete lack of natural influence, the listener experience, and so much more!Featured music:metamold (sextet + electronics)Foreverdark | 26m 07s | ||||||
| 4/7/24 |  "A Rebel in Advance": A Talk with Sophie Dupuis | Join Dr. Sophie Dupuis and Brianna as they discuss opportunities for contemporary Canadian composers, comedy vs creepy, the value of art and more!Music featured:Elles ont peint le crépuscule de noir et blancThere will be no ice left in the Arctic in 22* years from nowTaken by the Locos for Violin and Percussion | 24m 59s | ||||||
| 3/28/24 |  Composing Curiosity: A Talk with Martín Kutnowski | Argentinian-New Brunswick composer and pedagogue Martin Kutnowski joins Brianna to discuss the figures that shape him finding something to say through music, music as a defining facet of culture, and more!Featured music:"En la mar hay una torre" (In The Sea There Is a Tower")Five Tango ÉtudesViolin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64, I. Allegro molto appassionato (Felix Mendelssohn)Overture to "Egmont", Op. 84 (Ludwig van Beethoven) | 24m 07s | ||||||
| 3/24/24 |  Music, Memory, & Manitoba: A Talk with Karen Sunabacka | Dr. Karen Sunabacka joins Brianna to talk spoken word in instrumental music, navigating complex issues through music, and transforming the Manitoban environment to sound.Featured music:Hiding for solo piano (1999)Mama's Painting - Louis Riel's Dream | 26m 53s | ||||||
| 3/20/24 |  Psychological Practice & Breaking Boundaries: A Talk with Anthony Tan | Researcher and electronic musician Dr. Anthony Tan discusses innovation in music, the challenges of inclusivity meeting diversity, creating "alienating" music and more.Featured music: "And/Or" - for 14 musicians and electronics"Ways of Returning" III. - for amplified string quartet and electronics"On the Sensations of Tone II" - amplified octet and electronics | 25m 15s | ||||||
| 1/13/24 |  Facing Fear & Finding Flow: A Talk with Vincent Ho | Today Dr. Vince Ho discusses his eclectic and multicultural mosaic of musical influences. We also hear about how the pandemic served as a powerful springboard for his career. How do you fuse together East and West? How can we see fear as an ally? All this and more.Featured works:The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra: I. RitualThe Water Dragon: Concerto For Zhongruan And Chinese OrchestraWhimsical Sketches of Fanciful Birds: Book 3. V. The Angel and the Mockingbird | 28m 35s | ||||||
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