Anna Höstman (born 1972 in Port Hardy, British Columbia) is a Canadian composer. She currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Höstman studied with John Celona, Christopher Butterfield, Gordon Mumma at the University of Victoria and Gary Kulesha at the University of Toronto.
From 2005-2008 she was Composer-in-Residence with the Victoria Symphony.[1] and she has since written 6 pieces for the orchestra, including a flute concerto for Mark McGregor.
Höstman has written music for film, including the music for From Harling Point, a National Film Board of Canada documentary about a Chinese cemetery in BC, directed by Ling Chiu.[2]
Höstman's opera, What time is it now? was based on an original libretto by P.K. Page, performed by the Victoria Symphony and recorded by CBC Radio. It is a chamber opera for three singers and six players about a woman with dementia.[3]
Höstman's large-scale work, Nuyamł-ił Kulhulmx (Singing the Earth): 11 Pieces about a Place, makes use of historical and contemporary sources in four languages (Nuxalk, Norwegian, English and Japanese) in the creation of an artistic response to the isolated landscape and culture of Bella Coola. The piece was made in collaboration with Dylan Robinson, Marion Newman, Patrick Nickelson and was performed by Continuum Ensemble. It was performed again in 2019 by the Victoria Symphony.[4]
Höstman has also collaborated with the Quatuor Bozzini, and her piece Slanted Birds appears on their CD, À chacun sa miniature.[5]
Höstman also interviews Canadian composers for TEMPO, and has so far interviewed Linda Catlin Smith and Christopher Butterfield.
Recognition edit
In 2013, Höstman won the Toronto Emerging Composers' Award[6]
In 2021, Höstman was nominated for a Juno Award for Classical Composition of the year for Harbour.[7]
List of selected works edit
Opera edit
- What time is it now? for 3 vocal soloists, 6 players (2006)
Orchestra edit
- Drømde mik en drøm i nat (2013)
- Emily’s Piece (2011)
- Snow Variations (2009)
- Trace the Gold Sun, flute concerto (2008)
Chamber music edit
- tributary, for violin, bass clarinet and piano (2018)
- Float (2017)
- Fog (2015)
- Lehtiä (2014)
Instrumental solo edit
- Vines and Shadows, harpsichord (2016)
- Water Walking, violin (2016) written for Mira Benjamin
- Harbour, piano (2016)
Writing edit
- Höstman, A. (2017). 'My garden is not pristine': an interview with Linda Catlin Smith. Tempo, 71(280), 8-20. doi:10.1017/S0040298217000055
- Höstman, A. (2017). My world as I remember it: an interview with Christopher Butterfield. Tempo, 71(282), 6-17. doi:10.1017/S0040298217000572
- Höstman, A. (2016). Tuber, rhizome, tendril and corm: on the music of Martin Arnold. Tempo, 70(277), 16–33. doi:10.1017/S0040298216000164
References edit
- ^ "Victoria festival takes symphony to the people". 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2018-07-28 – via PressReader.
- ^ Canada, National Film Board of, From Harling Point, retrieved 2018-07-28
- ^ "What time is it now? A one-act chamber opera in 11 songs | Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique Canadienne". www.musiccentre.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "New Music Festival - Singing the Earth". Victoria Symphony Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "À chacun sa miniature (Bozzini Quartet) — Quatuor Bozzini — string quartet". quatuorbozzini.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "Anna Höstman wins Toronto Emerging Composer Award - Ludwig van Toronto". Ludwig van Toronto. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "The Weeknd leads the 2021 Juno Awards nominations with six nods - eTalk". 2021-03-09.