Part 1 of a special two part series devoted to the life and work of trailblazing Canadian composer Violet Archer!

Playlist:

• CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, John Avison, conductor - Sinfonietta for Orchestra, I. Allegro ma energetico
• Lidia Khaner, oboe, Janet Scott Hyot, piano - Sonatina for Oboe and Piano, II. Andante piacevole
• Luigi Magistrelli, clarinet - Four Short Pieces for Solo Clarinet: IV. Playful – Four Short Pieces for Solo Clarinet
• Joan Harrison, cello, Elaine Keillor, piano - Cello Sonata: I. Allegro con moto ed espressivo
• Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, piano - Lydian Moods (and excerpt from Léa Ploude-Archer's Violet’s Path)
• Kenneth Fischer, saxophone, Martha Thomas, piano - Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, I. Pre-amble
• Carolyn Hart, soprano, Daniel Paul Horn, Piano - Lonely Land – The Bliss of Solitude
• The University of Alberta String Quartet - String Quartet No. 3, I. Andante con moto ed intensivo (excerpt)
• The University of Alberta String Quartet - Piano Trio No. 2, III. Allegro con brio energetico