Learning to Fall

The Reviewers Say:
Performing Arts:
When one of Canada’s foremost young composers links up with an outstanding Canadian chamber ensemble [namely…The Penderecki String quartet],…the musical accord is instantaneous and provocative… Anne-Marie Donovan gives a stellar performance,…her rich, warm voice tenderly melding with the changing flow of the string ensemble. The University of Manitoba Singers adroitly handle the complexities of Buhr’s Ritchot Mass; a moving 4-part piece dedicated to the community that suffered the devastating effects of Manitoba’s 1997 floods. The ambience of St. Norbert’s Trappist Monastery (Manitoba) seems to heighten the superb acoustical presence of the performances on disc. Highly recommended. - John Sutherland

Opus:
Composer Glenn Buhr has enjoyed considerable success, and far beyond his native Winnipeg. [This] disc shows off the breadth and richness of Buhr’s compositions…and provides a forum for one of Canada’s finest string quartets, the Penderecki. [This CD also]…features a note by Buhr; it is lucid and full of delightful descriptive passages that shed[s] considerable light on his creative process. - Rick MacMillan

Fans of the recording say:
"This CD confirms that Buhr, together with Mozetich, are the best living Canadian composers."
- Vladimir H, Toronto ON

"Buhr is a national treasure. Excellent album!"
- Gordon R, Winnipeg MB

"Excellent! Please give us more Glenn Buhr. Canada needs his music more than ever."
- Charles V, Ottawa ON

"Very nice, particularly since it is devoted to one of my favourite Canadian composers."
- Don M, Ottawa ON

"Beautiful CD; Great location for a recording. Having been there myself."
- Rebecca L, Toronto ON

"Very inspiring music and I love the high quality of the recording! Very beautiful!"
- Daniel P, Montreal QC