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Les traductions pour les articles avant l\u2019automne 2013 ne sont pas disponibles pour le moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To some people, Peter-Anthony Togni<\/strong> is a classical composer. To others, he\u2019s a jazz pianist or a church organist. And to many others, he\u2019s known as a radio announcer for the CBC. The Pembroke, Ont., native, who currently calls Halifax home, has built a multifaceted career through his ability to be many things to many people.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s fronted [ok as is] his own Peter Togni Trio, a combo (with Jamie Gatti<\/strong> on bass and Tom Roach<\/strong> on drums) with a Modern Jazz Quartet-influenced sound. \u201cWe do a lot of jazz riffing on classical music,\u201d he says. \u201cBach, Greig, the Beatles, even country tunes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At the other end of the spectrum, there\u2019s Sanctuary, his classical trio \u2014 an unusual instrumental combination that consists of Togni on organ, cellist Christopher Both on cello and Jeff Reilly<\/strong> playing bass clarinet. With this trio he\u2019s toured from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia, and all the way to Shanghai. \u201cSome of what we play are improvisations on Gregorian chants,\u201d he says. \u201cAbout half of our rep is my own music, and I do transcriptions for the trio. The underlying theme for Sanctuary is modality and chant.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Togni studied organ and composition at the University of British Columbia, and at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, where he won first prize in composition and studied organ and improvisation with Jean Langlais. Drawing on his various musical activities, he likes to mix things up, composing a kind of music that\u2019s uniquely tailored to his interests and talents. For instance, there\u2019s his choral composition Lamentations of Jeremiah<\/em>, for bass clarinet and choir. (The work was recently released on a compact disc on the ECM label.) \u201cThat piece came out of my deep relationship with Toronto\u2019s Elmer Iseler Singers and with Jeff Riley,\u201d says Togni. \u201cJeff wanted me to write a piece for bass clarinet and choir. There\u2019s a lot of virtuoso playing, and about 30 percent of it is improvised. The choir is like a Greek chorus and the bass clarinet is the voice of Jeremiah.\u201d Then there\u2019s Lux Aeterna<\/em>, for choir and Indonesian gamelan, which was recently premiered at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. And there\u2019s Illuminations<\/em>, for bass clarinet and string orchestra, which earned him a Juno nomination in 2006 as best classical composition, for a recording by Sanctuary.<\/p>\n

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Togni\u2019s style could be described as eclectic or even postmodern, yet if there\u2019s a common thread connecting much of his music, it\u2019s his fascination with liturgy and ritual. \u201cI feel called to write music that voices my faith,\u201d he says, warming to the subject of what motivates him to compose. \u201cI\u2019ve written non-sacred works but I would say they always have a sacramental underpinning. I draw from the Catholic tradition and also Buddhist and Russian Orthodox traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And how does Togni\u2019s work at the CBC \u2014 where he\u2019s currently the host of the Radio 2 show \u201cWeekender\u201d \u2014 fit in to the mix? \u201cI\u2019ve done an inordinate amount of listening,\u201d he replies. \u201cAlso, when you talk about music and have to present it to people, you have to really get inside it. For me, broadcasting is very important \u2014 it\u2019s part of who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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