Date Composed:2013Composer:Heidi ChanPremiere Performance:November 22, 2013 This piece depicts four mountain-climbers as they compete to climb up the rocky face of a large mountain. As each climber takes a step, pieces of rock fall around them, and their journey becomes more treacherous and intense. Although each...
Date Composed:2004Composer:Heidi ChanArrangement:Heidi ChanPremiere Performance:October 16, 2004 - Hart House TheatreRecording Title:Kiro CD This piece incorporates various structural principles of the Karnatic (South Indian) rhythmic system into the taiko idiom. The solos are played over a fixed 5-beat cycle (Khanda tala). ...
Date Composed:2006Composer:Heidi ChanArrangement:Heidi ChanPremiere Performance:October 13, 2007 - Al Green Theatre This song imagines a procession of the gods of nature as they stroll across the sky. The slow, steady rhythms represent the wide, sweeping steps of the gods as they assemble for a special occasion....
Date Composed:2003Composer:Heidi ChanArrangement:Heidi ChanPremiere Performance:Friday, November 13, 2003 - Brigantine Room, Harbourfont CentreRecording Title:Kiro CD This piece is based on the idea of using and combining simple rhythms to create driving grooves. It is intended to convey the movements of small animals and insects in a...