Chilling Arctic Symphony Meets Spiritual Shaman Concerto in New Centrediscs Release

Chilling Arctic Symphony Meets Spiritual Shaman Concerto in New Centrediscs Release

Striking live recordings of two monumental orchestral works by Canadian composer VincentHo, commissioned by the Winnipeg SymphonyOrchestra (WSO), are brought together on a new release from Centrediscs, available October 13.

The WSO and conductor Alexander Mickelthwate perform The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra, featuring a tour-de-force role for Dame Evelyn Glennie, and Arctic Symphony, Ho's mesmerizing atmospheric musical portrait of the north, co-commissioned by climate change scientist Dr. David Barber of the University of Manitoba. Read more...