Lullaby. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra: "A Concert for New York" (2013). 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards nominee for Classical Recording of the Year.Purchase.
"...gentle textures and flowing themes occasionally yield surprising harmonic turns and briskly changing meters." —Allan Kozinn, New York Times, on Lullaby
"...a work of quiet rapture and refined sensibility...elegant concision..." —Jack Sullivan, American Record Guide, on Lullaby
"...the most impressive music I have heard from Rival..." —Mark Morris, Edmonton Journal, on L'Aube
WHAT'S NEW
JUL 2022—Watch excerpts of all five movements from the world premiere of my Violin Concerto "All'ombra de' cipressi" (under the shadow of the cypresses) performed by Marc Djokic & Sinfonia Toronto led by Nurhan Arman.
MAR 2021—I've completed Nature Rhythms I for piano trio, a work inspired by the empirical study of semi-periodic rhythms occurring in nature: jellyfish, swaying branches, drifting clouds, falling raindrops. Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio for Ottawa Chamberfest with the support of the Ontario Arts Council.