Music for Self-Isolation Press

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The Vancouver Sun calls it,

“A masterpiece of creative invention…“

Stuart Derdeyn, 5 things to know about Music for Self-Isolation
Top Classical Album 2021 - CBC Music
Ludwig van Toronto - YEAR IN REVIEW
“The results are mournful, thoughtful, joyful – expressing the range of emotions the pandemic has evoked.”
Music for Self-Isolation Documentary Film
May 21, 2021: Music for Self-Isolation Documentary premiere on Gramophone. “…thought-provoking and moving documentary…in which artists open up about and share their experiences, hopes and fears of life during the global pandemic.” The film was also featured on The Strad. Find out more about the film.

The Toronto Star calls it,

“…an extraordinary new…album“

William Littler, Hold the accordion jokes: the maligned instrument is featured on the new disc ‘Music for Self-Isolation’
Hold the accordion jokes: the maligned instrument is featured on the new disc ‘Music for Self-Isolation’ by William Littler
CBC In Concert’s Record of the Week: “Truly a record of our times. There is a sense of loss and shared spirit in this music. It is saying, we might not be able to be together but let’s BE together.” – Paolo Pietropaolo

“…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
Audrey Good performs Music for Self-Isolation – Horn on Gramophone’s Video of the Day

“The album reminds us that music is among the most mysterious and highest order of human skills.”

Andrew Timar, The WholeNote Magazine
“It takes a special skill to be able to create a whole atmosphere in a work that is just 2 minutes long. I really liked that.”
– 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).

CBC Radio

Just listen and let the music take you within yourself. You won’t be disappointed.

Allan J. Cronin, New Music Buff
Radio-Canada May 20, 2021: Report about music creation in pandemics including an interview with Professor Louis Brouillette about the Music for Self-Isolation project
Radio-Canada May 26, 2021: Performance of three tracks off the Music for Self-Isolation album
January 30, 2021: Post-concert Opera Revue interview with Danie Friesen and Claire Harris
  1. Etienne Plante interviews Frank Horvat on Quid Novi about Music for Self-Isolation Interview Part 1 28:11
  2. Etienne Plante interviews Frank Horvat on Quid Novi about Music for Self-Isolation Interview Part 2 28:27
  3. Etienne Plante interviews Frank Horvat on Quid Novi about Music for Self-Isolation Interview Part 3 29:47
The Horn Player Magazine


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.

Sarah Baker from Classical Post interviews Frank Horvat

“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
Lisa Tahara performs Music for Self-Isolation – Piano

“They are nice little pieces… a contemporary document and musical remnant of the pandemic.“

Remy Franck, Pizzicato
The WholeNote Magazine

The Music for Self-Isolation project was featured in The WholeNote.

April 15, 2020: Song Talk Radio interviewed Frank Horvat about the Music for Self-Isolation project.

For media inquires contact Lisa Horvat.

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