Newfoundland, the last province to join Canada (in 1949) is a rugged and beautiful island shaped by the many inlets where tiny fishing villages are huddled. The Newfoundland ballads and shanties that...
In a simple, yet charming style, Kelly Via has set the well-known tune, Arirang along with Gold Grass and Blue Bird to form a suite of three contrasting movements. Arirang, the most familiar Korean fo...
Psalm 126 is a reading heard most frequently at the time of harvest. It is also particularly appropriate for the second Sunday of Advent or the fifth Sunday of Lent. The vocal line is reminiscent of m...
Albisiphonics is a piece for bass flute and piano written for Peter Sheridan on the occasion of his acquiring an Albisiphon Baritono. This rare flute was manufactured c. 1920 and was designed by Albel...
Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, op. 92, created in 1812, was composed entirely without a slow movement. Instead, this famous Allegretto opens with a statement of an A minor chord followed by a rhythmic...
An appropriate way of adding thoughtful and musical reflections about the expansive beauty and grandeur of the United States of America is Kelly Via's lovely two-verse setting of this well-loved tune!
Four movements of American folk tunes in settings for flute choir by Kelly Via. Movements include Wayfaring Stranger, The Bridle and Saddle, Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens, and Fiddle Tunes.
Apollo and Hyacinthus K.38 is the first full, three act opera composed by the eleven-year-old prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, created for his fellow youth at the school of the University of Salzburg...
Written for the Canadian Flute Association for flute choir, this work was inspired by the life of Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989), an Irish-born playwright, who spent much of his life in France. The comp...
Of the six Concertos, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, despite the fact it is composed for string orchestra, is the least like the traditional baroque concerto grosso, in that there is no solo or conce...