The Vancouver Sun calls it,
“A masterpiece of creative invention…“
Stuart Derdeyn, 5 things to know about Music for Self-Isolation
“…these are distinct, lonesome miniatures, capturing the thoughts, hopes, and exhaustions of a difficult time. Contrary to the title, this is music against social isolation. Now that the recording has arrived, we can give them the ovation they deserve.”
Samuel Rogers, A Closer Listen
“The album reminds us that music is among the most mysterious and highest order of human skills.”
Andrew Timar, The WholeNote Magazine
– Suzy Klein, Essential Classics
WholeNote: Album Recording Gets in Under the Wire at Roy Thomson Hall
(Feb 2021, pages 8-9)
CBC Radio’s Fresh Air
April 18, 2020: Errol Nazareth‘s segment on CBC’s Fresh Air about Frank Horvat’s Music for Self-Isolation project featuring performances by Bones Lam (viola) and Gordon Fantini (bassoon).
Just listen and let the music take you within yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
Allan J. Cronin, New Music Buff
- Etienne Plante interviews Frank Horvat on Quid Novi about Music for Self-Isolation Interview Part 1 28:11
- Etienne Plante interviews Frank Horvat on Quid Novi about Music for Self-Isolation Interview Part 2 28:27
- Etienne Plante interviews Frank Horvat on Quid Novi about Music for Self-Isolation Interview Part 3 29:47
The Summer 2020 Lockdown issue of the UK’s The Horn Player Magazine featured the sheet music for the Music for Self-Isolation – French Horn piece.
“They showcase pretty much every instrument, giving them their own individual stage. The project then went global.”
– Jack Pepper, Scala Radio, Classical Music for Modern Life
“They are nice little pieces… a contemporary document and musical remnant of the pandemic.“
Remy Franck, Pizzicato
The Music for Self-Isolation project was featured in The WholeNote.
For media inquires contact Lisa Horvat.