Frank Horvat

From the Centrediscs album of minimalist chamber music, What Goes Around, featuring the works of Canadian composer, Frank Horvat. A Little Loopy has been set to a vibrant animation by experimental animator, Sunny Stanila.

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The phrase ‘a little loopy’ often implies something eccentric, crazy or confusing. This is not the case with this composition. This piece is all about the feelings of being happy, content and energized. The title refers to the minimalist nature of the work and the fact that it loops a lot!

The harp has the magnificent ability to be voiced and act like more than one instrument. In this composition, there are four voices – soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Each has its own loop of a unique length. What ends up happening is that the different voices match in interesting ways, at varying points, creating unique sonorities and rhythms.

Played at a fast tempo, the repetition and driving rhythm create humming sounds in my head when I hear it. I guess I should have called it ‘A Little Drone-y’, but I like ‘A Little Loopy’ better. – Frank Horvat

PERFORMERS:
Sharlene Wallace (harp)
Sharlene Wallace (harp)
Sharlene Wallace (harp)
Sharlene Wallace (harp)

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Produced by Frank Horvat
Engineered by Jeremy Darby
Recorded November 2018 at THE FARM, Toronto, Canada

ABOUT SUNNY STANILA:
Sunny Stanila is an artist and experimental animation filmmaker based in Montreal. She was born in Bulgaria and completed a MFA Studio Art in Film Production at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and a BA in Studio Art at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, USA with a focus on graphic arts and motion design. Stanila’s work has been exhibited and screened internationally including Festival International du Film sur l’Art and Punto Y Raya. She has performed visual improvisations accompanied by musicians in Montreal and Toronto. In her professional career projects that she has collaborated on were awarded a Silver Lion at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2014.

More about SUNNY:
http://www.sunnystanila.com

ABOUT SHARLENE WALLACE:
Canadian harpist and composer Sharlene Wallace is a diverse musician performing, recording and teaching on both lever and pedal harps.

Winner of the Lyon & Healy International Pop & Jazz Lever Harp Competition (USA) and the Dinan Concours d’Improvisation de Rencontres International de Harp Celtique (Brittany), she has given concerts and workshops across Canada, the United States, France and Italy. Sharlene tours with bass player George Koller, the Winter’s Eve Trio (with George Koller, bass and Joseph Macerollo, accordion), and the Christmas ensemble Harp & Holly (Sharlene, Celtic harp, Sandra Swannell, vocals, fiddle and viola, Terry Young, vocals and finger-style guitar, Rob Ritchie, vocals and keyboard and Juanita Wilkins, vocals).

More about SHARLENE:
http://sharlenewallace.com

ABOUT FRANK HORVAT:
“An accomplished multi-genre composer and pianist who has made the tricky musical leap that allows him to pursue a niche of his own” (Edmonton Journal). With a manic drive to create, his discography is continuously growing and his compositions have been premiered on four continents. His works have been performed in a variety of venues and been featured in festivals, plays, film, television networks and radio stations internationally. His music is both aggressive and introspective. The consequence of being born in a world of Gershwin, Glass and Zappa, he’s influenced by the post-modern idea of eclecticism. His compositions have a driving minimalism and a haunting reflection and are most often based on social injustices or the wondrousness of life, love and longing. Frank presently resides in Toronto with his wife/manager, Lisa. Educated at The Royal Conservatory and the University of Toronto, he is an Associate Composer at the Canadian Music Centre and member of the Canadian League of Composers.

More about FRANK:
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