Heard on this recording:
Christopher Antila, conductor
Kayleigh LeBlanc, vocals
Brieana Cuyler, vocals
Kevin McIntosh, vocals
Michael Lepock, vocals
Afendi Yusuf, clarinet
Esther Wheaton, oboe, english horn, vocals
Aiden Kleer, horn
Miranda Canonico, trumpet
Tyler Cairns, trombone
Sanja Brankovic, marimba, glockenspiel
Andrew Mellanby, piano
Taryn Chaykowski, viola
Miriam Stewart-Kroeker, cello
Matthew Donnelly, string bass
Without whom:
CRA, AM, RS, RD, RW, PH, EJ, B&JW, LW, KL, BC, KM, ML, AY, AK, MC, TC, TC, MSK, MD, SB, LM, NL, the oboes, MM, AR, JM, NV, NK, AL, JdD, RG, BA, SG, KGE, JM, and especially Linda Catlin Smith.
This album owes a musical debt to: Sam Amidon, Teitur, Nico Muhly, Anathallo, and (inveitably) Owen Pallett.
“Tandava/Lasya” features text inspired by Owen Pallett’s castoff Heartland lyrics, “Clementine” references songs of the same title by both The Decemberists and Elliott Smith, “The Angel of Death” was inspired by Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, “Psyche’s Sister” by C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces, and almost everything was in some way inspired by the writing found at the blog Said the Gramophone.
