Mystical, hypnotic, meditative music by Frank Horvat played by Christina Petrowska Quilico

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More Rivers (Solo piano suite by Frank Horvat; Navona Records NV6689)
live performance from the Canadian Music Centre

“The set comprises seven pieces constructed with overlapping looping textures evoking water: murmuring, babbling, racing or gently flowing. A number of the movements are calm and meditative reflecting in the composer’s words ‘a spiritual sentiment,’ but there are also dynamic and forceful moments reminding us of the power of water. Petrowska Quilico rises to all the challenges, making even the most intricate passages sound effortless and natural.”
– David Olds, The WholeNote, February-March 2025

“As Frank says in the notes “some rivers are long, some are short, some have rapids, and some have calm water”. But all but the most benighted rivers flow and these pieces evoke natural streams; clean, pure and life giving. Played with great virtuosity, discipline and control by Christina it’s a very pleasant way to spend 65 minutes.” – John Gilks, Operaramblings

“Gorgeous new record…healing meditative calm…I think you’ll find that is just the state of mind you get when you immerse yourself in this new music, these new rivers…More Rivers.”
– Paolo Pietropaolo, CBC Radio 2’s In Concert, Record of the Week

“As a conduit for his [Horvat’s] music, Petrowska Quilico shows herself to be as adroit an interpreter as she was for Southam when the performances on More Rivers feel very much as if his sensibility is speaking through her. Let's not forget that there's an environmental dimension to the project too, with both composer and interpreter keenly aware of the impact of climate change on the planet's oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers. That's certainly one of the things worth reflecting upon as the album's beguiling music floods the listening space.” – Textura, January 2025
CHRISTINA PETROWSKA QUILICO, C.M., OOnt, FRSC, was appointed to the Order of Canada “for her celebrated career as a classical and contemporary pianist, and for championing Canadian music”. She was appointed to the Royal Society of Canada “the country’s highest honor an individual can achieve in the Arts, Social Sciences”. Her “astonishing contribution to musical life in Canada, particularly her teaching and advocacy of Canadian and women composers,” earned her the treasured Oskar Morawetz Prize in 2023, with the jury asserting, “She is legend.” The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation named her” one of “Canada’s 25 best classical pianists and and inducted her into CBC’s “In Concert Hall of Fame”. Four of her 60 CDs have earned JUNO Awards nominations including Glass Houses Revisited by Ann Southam. Solo concerts and performances of 53 concertos with orchestra have taken her across the U.S. and Canada, as well as to Taiwan, the Middle East, France, England, Germany, Greece.. Her recent CDs have landed on four best-of- lists in Canada and abroad and “Vintage Americana” was one of the winners in the classical category of the Global Music Awards. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music in New York and performed in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln, Centre, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Halls, garnering superlatives from the New York Times, “an extraordinary talent with phenomenal ability….dazzling virtuosity”
Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada. Horvat’s work is exquisitely eventful and almost insidiously effective (WholeNote Magazine), he has made the tricky musical leap that allows him to pursue a niche of his own (Edmonton Journal). He ignores boundaries and isn’t afraid to mix politics with art (Ludwig van).

As a multi-genre composer, his music is emotional and intense. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical). Frank explores a wide array of themes in his music, ranging from love and the environment to mental health and social justice issues. He gives his audiences time and space to reflect in this fast-paced world. His compositions tell deeply personal stories while giving audiences sanctuary to ponder their own.

His works have been featured on over twenty albums on labels including ATMA Classique, Azul Music, Leaf Music, and Centrediscs. He has received commissions from around the world, including from David Jalbert, Protection International, Sinfonia Toronto, and the Vancouver Bach Choir. His compositions have premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, feature film, art galleries, and the airwave.







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