Journey Through Night: Canadian Music for String Quartet Odin Quartet

• 1 Danzón Overture 05:53
• 2 Suite from The Pearl (Pt. 1: When I was a little Child / Lost in Egypt) 05:32
• 3 Suite from The Pearl (Pt. 2: My Parent's Grief / The Journey Home / To the Gate) 07:56
• 4 for Mor 04:12
• 5 String Quartet No. 1: Mistico 04:14
• 6 String Quartet No. 1: Rondo Energico 07:19
• 7 gibbons vs. Gibbons 03:24
• 8 Victims of Eagles 08:18
• 9 Dialectics 06:03
• 10 Journey Through Night: Paean at Dusk 05:09
• 11 Vigil At Midnight 05:01
• 12 Journey Through Night: Fanfare at Dawn 05:43
• Total Runtime 01:08:44

Info for Journey Through Night: Canadian Music for String Quartet

Passionate about chamber music, the Toronto-based Odin Quartet represents the diversity and the promise of youth in Canada. Named after the one-eyed Norse god, seeker of knowledge and holder of the wisdom of the world, the Odin Quartet explores the role of classical music in modern-day storytelling. Since 2015, the ensemble is also dedicated to making classical music accessible to new generations of listeners, by promoting modern Canadian compositions, including those of cellist Samuel Bisson, alongside classical music literature.

Odin Quartet

Odin Quartet
Born in early 2015 on the Philosopher's Walk in downtown Toronto, the Odin Quartet unites four musicians who represent the diversity that Canada takes pride in. Violinist, Alex Toskov, is originally from Belgrade, Serbia. Tanya Charles Iveniuk, also a violinist, grew up in Hamilton, Ontario with roots in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Veronica Lee, born in South Korea, is a violist from LaSalle, Ontario. French-Canadian cellist and composer, Samuel Bisson, hails from Ottawa, Ontario. In June 2015, the Odin Quartet was selected to be one of the few ensembles to participate in the Luminato Festival's epic production of R Murray Schafer's, Apocalypsis. Through this, the Quartet had the opportunity not only of being mentored by the award-winning Afiara and Cecilia Quartets, but were also invited to collaborate with them on outreach and performances shortly thereafter. Since then, the Odin Quartet has been frequent performers of the Ottawa Valley Music Festival, Barrie Concert Series, Guelph Connections, Music in the Atrium, Music at Mount Pleasant, and Music Niagara. The Quartet, which takes its name from the one-eyed Norse deity, aims to promote modern Canadian compositions in addition to collaborating with other musicians and artists of other disciplines.

The Odin String Quartet has served as the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra's Ensemble- in-Residence since September 2017. In 2018, the ensemble premiered a new piece by Samuel Bisson, entitled EPITAPH foratonality, which featured the Quartet as soloists with the Scarborough Philharmonic, conducted by Ronald Royer. Collaborations have included artists such as Atis Bankas (violin), Victoria Kogan (piano), Raffi Altounian (guitar), Carmen Romero (flamenco dancer), Christopher Kelk (actor, storyteller), the Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Spectrum Music. In 2019, the ensemble celebrated the inaugural concert of its Drying Ink series, performances dedicated to the premiere of new, Canadian works written for the Quartet. Currently, they look forward to incoming compositions from their Lockdown Lullabies call for scores. This project, initiated in May of 2020, aims to inspire composers, worldwide, to continue to create and stay in positive spirits during the challenging times related to the COVID-19 health crisis.

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