John Beckwith | Composer

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Discography
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  • Vinyl Recordings
    • Piece title Performer(s) Album Title Record Label
      Arctic Dances Lawrence Cherney, Paul Helmer River of Fire McGill 85026
      Etudes Jane Coop, piano Jane Coop RCI 553 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (5B)
      Fall Scene and Fair Dance Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra Lethbridge Symphony Assn.L SA 101
      Five Lyrics of the T'ang Dynasty Pierrette Alarie, John Newmark International Service Transcriptions CBC program 148 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (2B)
      do. [nos. 3, 4, 5] Barbara Fei, Nancy Loo The New Image of T'ang Poems Philips 6514 157
      do. Jon Vickers, Richard Woitach Vickers Centrediscs CMC 2185
      Five Pieces for Brass Trio Composers Brass Group Music Gallery Editions M GE 34
      Five Songs from Canadian folk collections (arr.) Maureen Forrester, John Newmark Maureen Forrester CBC SM 77; Sélect CC 15.073 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (2B)
      Four Conceits 1945-8 Malcolm Troup RCI 228 / Music and Musicians of Canada, volume XVI RCA Victor/CBC 228
      Four Love Songs from Canadian folk collections (arr.) [nos. 1, 3,4] Donald Bell CBC SM 111
      do. [complete] John Pepper, John Beckwith Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (3B)
      Keyboard Practice William Aide, John Beckwith, Helena Bowkun, Valerie Weeks Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (5A)
      Music for Dancing [piano duet] Pierre Beaudet, Guy Bourassa RCI 113
      Music for Dancing [orch.] CBC Vancouver Orchestra CBC SM 47 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (2A)
      The Music Room John Newmark International Service Transcriptions CBC program 134
      Novelette Charles Foreman Ballade Centrediscs CMC 1684 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (2B)
      Papineau Toronto Children's Chorus Sing Sea to Sea Centrediscs CMC 2285
      Quartet Orford String Quartet The Orford String Quartet Melbourne SMLP 4038 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (4A)
      Serenade Charles Jordan, Leo Barkin RCI 36
      Sharon Fragments Festival Singers of Toronto Poulenc: Mass in G Capitol ST 6258; Seraphim S 60085
      Six Mobiles [nos. 1, 2, 3] [Rachel Cavalho] Contemporary Canadian Music for Young Pianists, volume II CCM 2
      Suite on Old Tunes [Rachel Cavalho] Contemporary Canadian Music for Young Pianists, volume II CCM 2
      Three Blessings Festival Singers of Canada CBC SM 81; RCI 340; Capitol ST 6323
      Three Motets on Swan's China Elmer Iseler Singers Music at Sharon Melbourne MSLP 4041 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (4B)
      The Trumpets of Summer Festival Singers of Canada The Trumpets of Summer CBC SM 81; RCI 340; Capitol ST 6323 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (3A-B)
      Upper Canadian Hymn Preludes Patrick Wedd Séquence Centrediscs CMC 1784 / Anthology of Canadian Music ACM 26 (4B)
  • CD Recordings
    • Piece title Performer(s) Album Title Record Label
      After-images, after Webern Peter Higham, Danise Ferguson Musicworks 68
      Avowals Benjamin Butterfield, William Aide Avowals Centrediscs CMC CD12907
      The Banks of Newfoundland (arr.) Vancouver Chamber Choir Music to Hear CBC MVCD 1076
      do. Guelph Chamber Choir Songs of the New World IBS 1032
      Blurred Lines Lawrence Beckwith, violin, Vivienne Spiteri, harpsichord Jalsaghar Centrediscs CMCCD 16410
      Circle, with Tangents Colin Tilney, CBC Vancouver Orchestra Circle, with Tangents CBC SMCD 5168
      do. [reissue] Ovation: Music of John Beckwith CBC PSCD 2028-5
      A Concert of Myths Robert Aitken, flute; Hong Kong Symphonietta, cond. Yeh Tsung Ovation: Music of John Beckwith CBC PSCD 2028-5
      Eight Miniatures from the Allen Ash Manuscript Gisèle Dalbec, Michel Szczesniak Bow and Ivory Summit SCD 6717
      Etudes Jane Coop John Beckwith Centrediscs CMC CD 5897
      Farewell to Nova Scotia (arr.) Elmer Iseler Singers The Maple Leaf Forever Opening Day ODR 9314
      do. Vancouver Chamber Choir Music to Hear CBC MVCD 1076
      do. Guelph Chamber Choir Songs of the New World IBS 1032
      Five Lyrics of the T'ang Dynasty Albert Greer, Karen Rymal My Life's Delight Cedar Island C101 CD96
      do. Jon Vickers, Richard Woitach Vickers Centrediscs CMC CD 6398
      For Starters Hannaford Street Silver Band, Toronto Symphony Orch. Ovation: Music of John Beckwith CBC PSCD 2028-5
      Four Love Songs from Canadian folk collections (arr.) [complete] Donald Bell, Charles Foreman Donald Bell & Charles Foreman Unical UC CD 9101
      A Game of Bowls University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble Rondino U of Toronto
      Halifax (Humbert, arr.) Oriana Women's Choir Be Thou My Vision WRCB-8072
      Harp of David Vancouver Chamber Choir Vancouver Chamber Choir Centrediscs CMC CD 3790
      Houses in Heaven Carolynne Godin, Elmer Iseler Singers The Maple Leaf Forever Opening Day ODR 9314
      I Love to Dance (arr.) Nos. 2,3 Kathryn Domoney, Teri Dunn, William Aide Avowals Centrediscs CMC CD12907
      Keyboard Practice William Aide, John Beckwith, Helena Bowkun, Valerie Weeks John Beckwith Centrediscs CMC CD 5897
      Lines Overlapping Kirk Elliott, banjo, Vivienne Spiteri, harpsichord Jalsaghar Centrediscs CMCCD 16410
      Music for Dancing [piano duet] Satoko Hojo, Miguel Sosa Music for Piano Four Hands BCS Graphix JN 22373
      do. (4 mov'ts only) Thomas Yee, Maureen Volk Centaur CRC 3018
      The Music Room Yoko Hirota Small is Beautiful Phoenix PHC 95252
      Novelette Charles Foreman Ballade Centrediscs CMC CD 1684
      On the Other Hand...: Four Quartertone Studies Vivie' Vinçente the door in the wall...instrumentS d'illusion? Isidorart
      Papineau (No. 1, "La Vill' de Toronto," only) Canadian Children's Opera Chorus Dandelion Parachutes WRC 86710 (CCOC 0293)
      Quartet Orford String Quartet John Beckwith Centrediscs CMC CD 5897
      do. (excerpt only) Paul Meyer Qt Masterpieces from the Music Gallery MGCD 001; CD 131
      Ringaround Charlene Wallace, lever harp, Vivienne Spiteri, harpsichord Jalsaghar Centrediscs CMCCD 16410
      Round and Round Hamilton Philharmonic Orch., cond. Victor Feldbrill Ovation: Music of John Beckwith CBC PSCD 2028-5
      Six songs to poems by e. e. cummings Doug MacNaughton, William Aide Avowals Centrediscs CMC CD12907
      Stacey Monica Whicher, Stephen Ralls Canadian Composers Portraits John Beckwith Centrediscs CMCCD 9102
      do. Teri Dunn, William Aide Avowals Centrediscs CMC CD 12907
      do. Monica Whicher, Stephen Ralls Our Own Songs Marquis 81381
      Suite on Old Tunes Elaine Keillor Canadian Compositions for Young Pianists Studea Musica BR 1336
      Synthetic Trios Therese Costes, Connie Gitlin, Delores Kay-Hee Canadian Composers Portraits John Beckwith Centrediscs CMC CD 9102
      Taking a Stand Canadian Brass Canadian Composers Portraits John Beckwith Centrediscs CMCCD 9102
      Three songs to poems by Miriam Waddington Kathryn Domoney, William Aide Avowals Centrediscs CMC CD12907
      The Trumpets of Summer Festival Singers of Canada, Harold Burke, Mary Morrison, Patricia Rideout, Donald Bartle, Alexander Gray Canadian Composers Portraits John Beckwith Centrediscs CMCCD 9102
      Upper Canadian Hymn Preludes Patrick Wedd John Beckwith Centrediscs CMC CD 5897
      Young Man from Canada (arr.) Nos.1,3,4,5 Benjamin Butterfield, William Aide Avowals Centrediscs CMC CD12907 4








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