Oct. 4, 1986 The Calgary Herald by Eric Dawson
Reprinted with the express permission of "Calgary Herald Group Inc.", a CanWest Partnership

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The first concert in the series Thursday at Singer Hall was strongly weighted toward large-scale works by two prominent Canadian composers, Oskar Morawetz and Murray Schafer.

Morawetz's Concerto for Harp and Chamber Orchestra is a massive piece roughly 25 minutes in length and hugely ambitious in its expressive range. Far from restricting himself to the gentle wash of sound one usually expects from a harp, Morawetz compels his soloist to respond vigorously to the wit and drama of a richly colored score.

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