Music

Daniel Janke studio


Scores for most of the following are available at the Canadian Music Centre score library.


Cinco Puntos Cardinales CD

Recording released on CentreDiscs, March, 2011

Contemporary dance work scored for male chorus and solo violin, Lima, Peru, 2002.
Choreographer Yvonne von Mollendorff
Also available on iTunes

Listen:

Reacción Featuring Mark Fewer – violin

Para Leer En Forma Interrogativa Featuring Coro in Limine – male chorus

Listen to an interview with Daniel Janke.


String Quartet No. 2, River

Commissioned by the Bozzini String Quartet
Premiered in February, 2011

How People Got Fire

National Film Board of Canada, 2009, 14:00 min. Watch/Listen


Vernacular No. 1 For Orchestra

A miniature – 3:00. Commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 2008. Scores for this music are available at the
Canadian Music Centre score library.


Northern Town

CBC television mini-series, 2006
Directed by Gary Burns; Story editor Don McKellar
Purchase online, six episodes, 1 Disc

Listen to music excerpts:
Northern Town Theme
He's Talking to the Birds
Call Me


String Quartet No. 1

Commissioned by the Penderecki String Quartet, 2005. Recording released on CentreDiscs Launch Pad CMCCD-13308

Also available on iTunes.
Listen
:

String Quartet No.1

Miniatures For Chamber Orchestra

Composed for Nouvel Ensemble Modern du Quebec, 2004.


Main Road

Commissioned by the Evergreen Club Gamelan Ensemble, 2003.
Recording released on Artifact Music ART-034.
Distributed by CentreDiscs
Also available on iTunes.


Touch

Short film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, da da kamera, 2001;
Composer Daniel Janke

Listen to excerpts:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3


Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu

Bruce Cockburn, 1999.
Review


In A Room

CD, 1995

Featuring Daniel Janke, George Koller, Rick Lazar, Hugh Marsh, Ron Allen, John Goldsmith.

Review

Purchase at CentreDiscs
Also available on iTunes.

Listen:
Liminalism
Hoedown Zone


Big Dance

CD, 1990 Featuring Holly Cole, Daniel Janke, George Koller, Perry White, Mark Kelso.
Finalist – Casby Award

Review

Purchase at CentreDiscs
Also available on iTunes.

Listen:
Naomi
Big Sky


Daniel Janke

Debut recording, 1984 Featuring Daniel Janke, Michel Donato, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Jim Hiillman

Available on iTunes:

Listen:
Foreign Policy and the Price of Rice
28 Days in One Hour


Listen to a recording of Betty Janke (né Weppler) circa. 1952