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"It's a fascinating CD. The intellectual content is there should one wish to delve into it but the music is welcoming purely as music, gradually insinuating itself into the consciousness as it is heard. Take your time getting to know it: the rewards for the patient listener are manifold."
- Robert Jordan, Opus - OPUS
"The wonderful young Canadian virtuoso violinist Jasper Wood continues his trailblazing ways...Wood's dedication to modern music is laudable."
- Larry Beckwith, Wholenote - Disc of the Month, October 2004 - WHOLENOTE
"Two things make this disc by the outstanding young Canadian a must-hear. Wood has it all. He makes music with strength and interpretative flair, but he has also picked music that allows him to shine and to make the Canadian composer whose work he's chosen shine with him."
- Bill Rankin, Edmonton Journal - EDMONTON JOURNAL
"The performances from Wood and Riley are of a very high standard, full of drama and expressiveness. Wood especially is to be applauded for his devotion to contemporary Canadian music. He throws himself into these performances and makes this a very exciting and passionate recording."
- Larry Beckwith, Wholenote
- WHOLENOTE
"Generally dark and dissonant in textures, [these works] leave room for haunting melodies that scream as much as they breathe. Jasper Wood has a velvety, non-aggressive tone that can still convey violence as well as humour, which isn't a luxury in this demanding repertoire."
- René Bricault, La Scena Musicale - LA SCENA MUSICALE
Discography
A Child's Cry from Izieu (Centrediscs CMCCD 12807)
The Great Square of Pegasus (Centrediscs CMCCD 10004)
13 Canadian Caprices (Analekta FL 23149)
The Music of Stravinsky (Endeavour Classics END 1010)
Violin and piano works of Bartok (Endeavour Classics END 1014)
Violin and piano works of Charles Ives (Endeavour Classics END 1015)
The Music of Saint-Saens (Disques Pelleas CD 0110)
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Bio
Jasper Wood was born into a musical family of six brothers and sisters in Moncton, New Brunswick and gave his first public performance at the age of five. Since then he has captured the hearts of music lovers everywhere with his "thrilling virtuosity" (The Strad) and his "sweet tunefulness edged in melancholy" (Washington Post).
Jasper Wood made his solo orchestral debut in 1987 with Symphony Nova Scotia under the baton of Georg Tintner. Since then he has established a flourishing reputation through his frequent performances with many of North America's top orchestras. He has performed with Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo, Winnipeg, Victoria, Newfoundland, Bay Atlantic, and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra to list a few. Mr. Wood continues to impress with his dazzling recitals and chamber music concerts which have taken him all over the world.
Mr. Wood holds a master of music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with David and Linda Cerone. An acclaimed competition winner, Jasper Wood has won numerous prizes and awards in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He can be heard frequently on National Public Radio in the United States, and CBC/SRC Radio in Canada. He has recorded numerous CD's for Endeavour Classics, Analekta, Disques Pelleas, and Naxos. His most recent CD was released in May 2006 with pianist David Riley on the Endeavour Classics label and contains the violin/piano works of Bela Bartok, and Contrasts for violin, piano and clarinet with the principle clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra Ricardo Morales. He has also recorded music videos for the Bravo! television network. In 2007 Jasper Wood was featured in a one hour nationally broadcast documentary and performance video, produced by Mozus Productions and DreamStreet Pictures, entitled "the Maritime Violin of Jasper Wood".
Mr. Wood has been awarded both the Sylva Gelber Award and the Virginia Parker Prize, two of the most distinguished prizes awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Jasper Wood is a professor of violin at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. For more information on Mr. Wood please visit his website at www.jasperwood.net
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