Music releases

Released

Saturday, January 1, 2000

Producers

Elizabeth Clark and Sandy Thacker

Studio Eleven (CBC)

Big Mossy is a five movement geographically inspired orchestral composition for chamber orchestra. It depicts a journey from Hudson Bay, up throught the river systems to Big Mossy (Lake Winnipeg's most northerly point) and on up the Winnipeg River to Lake of the Woods.

Contributors:
Greg Lowe Composer

Featured quartet: 
Flute: Laurel Ridd
Violin: Gwen Hoebig
Cello: Arkady Tesarczyk 
Bass Clarinet: Lori Freewater

Orchestra:
Oboe: Doug Bairstow
Horn: Larry Vine
Horn: Ken Strahl
Trumpet: Brian Sykora
Violins: Boyd Mackenzie, Sara Serban, Jennifer Glass, Alison Mah-poy 
Violas: Susanne McKegney, Lisa Moody
Cello: Tom Watrous
Bass: Paul Negelberg

This work was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's New Music radio program Two New Hours.

Recorded at CBC Manitoba's Studio Eleven by Norm Lussier and Joe Dudych

Produced by Elizabeth Clark and Sandy Thacker for the producer of Two New Hours, David Yeager.

For score and parts contact CBC Music Library in Toronto