To be commissioned to write a piece for an orchestra is objectively a pretty big deal. There are so many … More
Author: chrissivak
Interplay 2019: Alouette Meets Her Maker
The Vancouver Chamber Choir’s Interplay workshops are something you should be attending if you’re into choral music and you’re a … More
I will miss The Vancouver Peace Choir
I may have gone to University to study music, but in so many more ways the Vancouver Peace Choir is … More
Patrick Stewart Bakes A Cake Wins Best Music Video
…and “Festival Favourite” to boot! Our video’s appearance at the second annual Director’s Cut International Film Festival seems to have … More
My Secret Life Working In The Trades
NewMusicBox.org has published a piece I wrote on my secret life working in the trades. It’s not unusual to swing … More
Patrick Stewart Bakes A Cake Hits The Festival Circuit
I’m quite pleased to announce that my collaborative project with The Vandelé Quartet and Kale Beaudry will be screened at … More
A List Of Thanks
Thanks to the quartet – I love that you guys are game for anything. And I love that you made … More
On Your Terrible Taste In Music
There isn’t a person alive whose opinion on music has any weight beyond however much an opinion weighs (I patiently … More
On Why Peter Grimes Is Worth Every Note
I am slightly obsessed with the score for Benji Britten’s Peter Grimes. It does a great many of the things … More
This Awesome Show Is Officially One Month Away
Well, not really – it’s on June 30th which technically makes it about two months away. But I can definitely … More
We Came, We Shot, We Laughed and Had Cake
Our video shoot is now two weeks old and I feel like it was a lifetime ago. In case your … More
The Really Big Shoot
I’m inhabiting a space between a sublime panic and a frantic serenity. For the past few months I’ve been helping … More