The Hard Rubber Orchestra is a jazz band led by composer and trumpeter John Korsrud in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1990, it has a shifting membership of 15-30 musicians. It is known for spotlighting work by contemporary composers and won the Alcan Performing Arts Award in 2004.
The Hard Rubber Orchestra was founded in 1990 by John Korsrud. It had instrumentation similar to a big band, but the music was "an unholy mashup of minimalism, free jazz, noise, and funk".[1]
In 1992, a non-profit "Hard Rubber Music Society" was created as a vehicle for funding the orchestra. It operates with a mix of private donations, city funding, and Canada Council grants.[2][3]
Notable commissionsedit
The Hard Rubber Orchestra is characteristically open to new music. It has commissioned over 40 works from 30 contemporary jazz and classical composers.[4] Here are some highlights.
John Korsrud, Giorgio Magnanensi, and Brad Turner contributed original compositions to the February 2005 multidisciplinary theatre piece, Enter/Exit.[5][6]
Ice Age 2010, where the Hard Rubber Orchestra played pieces by Peter Hannan, Brad Turner, Tony Wilson, and Bill Runge, while dancers and ice skaters performed on a hockey rink, was part of the Cultural Olympiad festival which accompanied the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[7]
Linda Bouchard, and Scott Good (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence), contributed compositions to the Hard Rubber Orchestra's 20th-anniversary concert on May 14, 2011.[1]
Kenny Wheeler composed a 30-minute piece, which the orchestra premiered in Vancouver on October 19, 2013. The orchestra was joined by trumpeter Mike Herriott, singer Christine Duncan, and trombonist Hugh Fraser as conductor.[8]
Awardsedit
In 2004, the Hard Rubber Orchestra won the C$60,000 Alcan Performing Arts Award. This funded their February 2005 work, Enter/Exit, a multidisciplinary theatre piece featuring compositions by John Korsrud, Giorgio Magnanensi, and Brad Turner. Videographers HoneyBee Visuals, set designer Andreas Kahre, and director Kim Collier also contributed.[5]
^ abVarty, Alexander (8 November 2010). "Hard Rubber Orchestra celebrates 20 years with its greatest hits". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^"Hard Rubber New Music Society". Hard Rubber Orchestra. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^Andrews, Marke (27 June 2013). "Vancouver-based Hard Rubber Orchestra embraces tough challenges". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^"Hard Rubber Orchestra". Hard Rubber Orchestra. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ abSmith, Janet (4 March 2004). "Prize Lets Rubber Stretch Out". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^Varty, Alexander (24 February 2005). "Hard Rubber Enters a Rave New World". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^Varty, Alexander (17 March 2010). "The Hard Rubber Orchestra's Ice Age 2010 hits the rink with athletes". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^Varty, Alexander (30 October 2013). "Hard Rubber Orchestra fetes composer Kenny Wheeler". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^"Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 31, 2023.
External linksedit
"Hard Rubber Orchestra". Hard Rubber Orchestra. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
"Hard Rubber New Music Society". Hard Rubber Orchestra. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
Couture, François. "Artist Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
April 12, 2024
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