The Music
Jupiter,Christopher Kovarik
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To evoke the largest of the planets and the supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Christopher Kovarik turned to the titans of Western music. After a grandiose introduction, his Jupiterbegins with a passacaglia in the style of Rameau, and proceeds in a postmodern romp through music history, referencing the music of Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. It culminates in a roaring climax invoking the god of thunder, with a nod to John Williams. |
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CHRISTOPHER KOVARIK is a Vancouver based composer. He holds degrees from the universities of Windsor and British Columbia. His works have been commissioned, workshopped, and performed by groups such as the Windsor Symphony, the Arditti Quartet, the Ad Mare Wind Quintet, the Tempest Flute Ensemble, the Turning Point Ensemble, and the Vancouver Symphony. His Hymn Preludes have been performed across North America by organist David Palmer, and his Sonata for flute and piano across Western Canada by Tiresias. He is also a composer of choral music (sacred and secular), which he publishes though Flying Buttress Music. |
Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa
