The Musical Mind #10: Samuel Andreyev, Composer

In the fall of 2014, I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing Samuel Andreyev for Esprit’s video series, The Musical Mind.

Samuel is introspective and very thoughtful – a poet, painter and, of course, composer. His all-round creativity is something that fuels and inspires him, each element feeding off one another.

In January, his newly composed work, The Flash of the Instant, will be premiered by Esprit. This piece was commissioned by Esprit Orchestra, and is sure to once again push the boundaries of contemporary classical music, a hallmark of Samuel’s compositional prowess.

Please watch this episode of The Musical Mind, to learn more about Samuel’s creative process, and his passion for working with Esprit.

-- Steven Hobé

Upcoming Concert:
the world’s turning, Thursday January 29th @8pm  

Esprit Presents World Premieres of Pieces by 2 Canadian Composers

Rise by Adam Scime for stereophonic orchestra.

With the orchestra split into a unique stereophonic seating arrangement, musical ideas are continually thrown back and forth amongst the musicians.

Rise evolves into pulsing, colourful waves of sound and deep, shimmering textures.

Scime draws inspiration from ancient myths of vast rivers encircling the Earth, and from modern observation and understanding of ocean waves and tides.  

A brand new work by Douglas Schmidt, a Victoria-born Canadian composer living in Germany, is titled Just a Stranger Here Myself -- that, as stated by the composer, “refers to places that I have either visited or lived in. Most particularly since moving to Germany, I often find myself feeling like a stranger.

The odd thing is that when I return to my home country Canada I feel the same way after becoming somewhat acculturated to a German mentality.”

Don't miss Esprit Orchestra's upcoming concert, REVEALED TIME, on Sunday November 23rd!

Check out what Violist Teng Li has been up to...

We are excited that Teng Li will be performing in our upcoming concert, Revealed Time, on Sunday Nov 23rd. Mark it in your calendars!

Here's a recent article published in Inside Toronto about her work with the New Orford String Quartet.

To read, Click Here.