![]() in terms of musicianship and virtuosity, I’ll put this record up against anything, anywhere.” They have the capability of playing what is some fairly gnarly music, because they’re extraordinary players and they can do anything. “These have only ever been played live, and there’s a very singular reason why we could record them at all: Bill Linwood’s Aventa Ensemble. “Each piece was originally commissioned by a different ensemble in the country over a 20-year span-it’s like I’m doing my own musicology here,” chuckles Butterfield. Performed by longtime musical collaborators Aventa Ensemble, the 70-minute Souvenir (Redshift Records) features four never-before-recorded large chamber pieces. Forget the gold watch: noted composer and longtime School of Music professor Christopher Butterfield is marking his UVic retirement with the March 31 release of his latest album, Souvenir. ![]()
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