To support front line artists in this unprecedented time, and to foster reflections on that time from our musical community, Little Chamber Music has created the Isolation Commissions.
For $200, donors got to choose an artist to film a 4min video of themselves performing at home, something that reflects the impact our extraordinary social situation is having on their artistic practice. It might be an improvisation, a favourite piece, a work that brings comfort, a work in progress….that was up to the artist.
The Isolation Commissions are now complete, all 130 videos can be found below.
Isolation Commission #1
Mark Takeshi McGregor, commissioned by Jennifer Butler and Michael Begg
Isolation Commission #3
Eric Schwarzhoff, commissioned by Olga Volkoff
Isolation Commission #5
Marin Patenaude
Isolation Commission #7
Patsy Klein
Isolation Commission #9
Wesley Hardisty, commissioned by Paula Jardine and Calvin Cairns
Isolation Commission #11
Marina Hasselberg, commissioned by Melanie McPhail
Isolation Commission #13
Tony Wilson, commissioned by the Doctor Fishbreath Fund in memory of Elizabeth Fischer
Isolation Commission #15
Robyn Jacob and George Rahi, commissioned by Marie Lopes and Karen Bartlett.
Isolation Commission #17
John Oliver, commissioned by Richard Carswell
Isolation Commission #19
Cameron Wilson, commissioned by Kanako Abe and Kathy Greenberg
Isolation Commission #21
Kristy-Lee Audette, commissioned by Mathew Good
Isolation Commission #23
Leslie Uyeda, commissioned by Kathryn Cernauskas
Isolation Commission #25
Colin MacDonald, commissioned by Zeke Norton
Isolation Commission #27
Marc Destrubé, commissioned by Val Geddes
Isolation Commission #29
commissioned by friends and family in honour of Ailsa Zaenker’s birthday
Isolation Commission #31
Anna Pietrzak and Carl Petersson, commissioned by friends and family in honour of Ailsa Zaenker’s birthday
Isolation Commission #33
Anna Levy, commissioned by Kathryn Cernauskas
Isolation Commission #35
Jenny Andersen, commissioned by Cynthia Toze In Memory of Philip Toze
Isolation Commission #37
Mark D’Angelo, commissioned by Jennifer Cowley
Isolation Commission #39
Les Dala, commissioned by Lois Klassen
Isolation Commission #41
Homegoing Brass Band, commissioned with donations from Annelisa Pedersen, Shana White and Anonymous
Isolation Commission #43
Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #45
Sarah Wheeler, commissioned by Yvette Gray
Isolation Commission #47
Cinematech, Jillian Lebeck and Victor Noriega, commissioned by Jean Lytwyn
Isolation Commission #49
Martin Fisk, commissioned by the Copland Family
Isolation Commission #51
Matthew Ariaratnam, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #53
Nick Apivor, commissioned by Bob Poutt
Isolation Commission #55
David Sikula, commissioned by Dave Grant
Isolation Commission #57
Kristian Alexandrov and Shannon Gaye, commissioned by Jane Hayes
Isolation Commission #59
Miles Black, commissioned by Jaki and Adrian Chantler, Claire Weeks and Peter Wing
Isolation Commission #61
Cameron Wilson, commissioned by Little Chamber Music in Memory of Wallace Leung
Isolation Commission #63
Thomas Beckman, commissioned by Vida Morkunas
Isolation Commission #65
Josh Zubot, commissioned by Mark Halpern and Michelle Alman
Isolation Commission #67
Nancy Tam, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #69
Viviane Houle, commissioned by Fiona Lam
Isolation Commission #71
Skye Brooks, commissioned by the Doctor Fishbreath Fund
Isolation Commission #73
Earle Peach, commissioned by Wesley Skakun
Isolation Commission #75
Susan Aylard, commissioned by Grant Charles
Isolation Commission #77
Rebecca Blair, commissioned by Leah Macfadyen
Isolation Commission #79
Laurence Mollerup, commissioned by Greg and Karen Sheldon
Isolation Commission #81
Jeremy Berkman, commissioned by Don Harder and Laurie Townsend
Isolation Commission #83
Rosemary O’Connor, commissioned by Anna Levy
Isolation Commission #85
Gabriel Dharmoo, commissioned by Jan Gates, James Benson and Anonymous
Isolation Commission #87
Jeremy Vint, commissioned by Marilyn Bowering
Isolation Commission #89
Nikki Carter, commissioned by Jim Flight
Isolation Commission #91
Itamar Erez, commissioned through general donations
Isolation Commission #93
Alex Mah, performed by Sasha Schaepe, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #95
Robin Streb, commissioned by Patty Osborne in memory of Hans-Karl Piltz
Isolation Commission #97
Cassia Streb, commissioned by Patty Osborne in memory of Hans-Karl Piltz
Isolation Commission #99
Rosanne Wieringa, commissioned by Nancy Pow and Katie Lore
Isolation Commission #101
Russell Wallace with Emily M Cheung and Sam Dabrusin, commissioned by Marissa Bender
Isolation Commission #103
Tom Wherrett
Isolation Commission #105
Manticore Kiss, commissioned by Marc Destrubé
Isolation Commission #107
Dory Hayley, commissioned by Tom Woods and Lydia Lovison
Isolation Commission #109
Chloe Meyers, commissioned by José Verstappen
Alexander Weimann, commissioned by Sarah Ballantyne and Nou Dadoun
Isolation Commission #111
Karmen Doucette, commissioned by Christopher Williams
Isolation Commission #113
Meaghan Williams, commissioned by Bob Altwein
Isolation Commission #115
Mark Beaty, commissioned by Caroline Harvey in memory of Susan Pond
Isolation Commission #117
Malcolm Aiken, commissioned by Marissa Bender
Isolation Commission #119
Elysian Trio, commissioned by Suzanne Kwok
Isolation Commission #121
Pharis and Jason Romero, commissioned by Hans Brede
Isolation Commission #123
The Pandemic Therapy Trio
Isolation Commission #125
Andromeda Monk, commissioned by Elliot Langford
Isolation Commission #127
Erin Marks, commissioned by Annie Yang
Isolation Commission #129
Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa
Isolation Commission #2
Petunia, commissioned by Marc Lindy and Nan Capogna
Isolation Commission #4
Elspeth Tremblay, commissioned by Zeke Norton
Isolation Commission #6
John Korsrud, commissioned by Analee Weinberger for her friend Marc
Isolation Commission #8
Fabiana Katz, commissioned by Janet Becker
Isolation Commission #10
Alexander and Jimin Dobson, commissioned by Maureen Thompson
Isolation Commission #12
Stephen Smith, commissioned by Don Harder
Isolation Commission #14
Genevieve MacKay, commissioned by Fraser Robinson and Elizabeth Allan
Isolation Commission #16
Min Jee Yoon, commissioned by Paolo Bortolussi and Dorothy Chang
Isolation Commission #18
Tina Chang, commissioned by John Bolton/Opus 59 Films
Isolation Commission #20
Cole Schmidt, commissioned by the Doctor Fishbreath Fund in memory of Elizabeth Fischer
Isolation Commission #22
Peggy Lee, commissioned by Mark Scivier
Isolation Commission #24
Kathryn Cernauskas, commissioned by Kathleen Speakman
Isolation Commission #26
Meredith Bates, commissioned by Jeremy Berkman
Isolation Commission #28
Elisa Thorn
Isolation Commission #30
Evelyn Creaser-rumley, commissioned by friends and family in honour of Ailsa Zaenker’s birthday
Isolation Commission #32
The Meeks Duo, commissioned by friends and family in honour of Ailsa Zaenker’s birthday
Isolation Commission #34
Brenda Fedoruk, commissioned by Claudia Morawetz on behalf of the Capilano Flute Choir
Isolation Commission #36
Lauris Davis, commissioned by donations from Melanie Covey, Harry Jennings and Susanne Oulette
Isolation Commission #36
Dory Hayley
Isolation Commission #40
Jennifer Scott and Rene Worst, commissioned by Eric Dexter
Isolation Commission #42
Nicole Linaksita, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #44 Elexa Langset,
commissioned by Janie MacKay
Isolation Commission #46
Heather Pawsey
Isolation Commission #48
Aaron Graham, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #50
Adrian Verdejo, commissioned by Kelly and Jordan Nobles
Isolation Commission #52
Amy Stephen, commissioned by Jude and Ben Platzer, Claire Weeks and Peter Wing, and Naomi and Rob Taylor
Isolation Commission #54
Mark Takeshi McGregor, commissioned by Christiana Bratiotis
Isolation Commission #56
Ken Cormier, commissioned by friends and family in honour of Ailsa Zaenker’s birthday, May 1, 2020.
Isolation Commission #58
Liam Hockley, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #60
Ted Littlemore as @MilaDramatic, commissioned by Lynn Eyton
Isolation Commission #62
Les Dala, commissioned by Karen Noel-Bentley in Memory of Natasha
Isolation Commission #64
Saina Khaledi and Ali Sajjadi, commissioned by Chris Dewhurst
Isolation Commission #66
Jesse Zubot, commissioned by Mark Halpern and Michelle Alman
Isolation Commission #68
Julia Chien, commissioned by Music on Main
Isolation Commission #70
Eve Egoyan, commissioned by Little Chamber Music
Isolation Commission #72
Emma Postl, commissioned by Nick Anderson
Isolation Commission #74
Johanna Hauser, commissioned by Rika Uto
Isolation Commission #76
Liam Bender and Toby Snelgrove, commissioned by Nevah Eyton and Meg Ferris
Isolation Commission #78
Shannon Gaye and Kristian Alexandrov, commissioned by Jane Hayes
Isolation Commission #80
The Quarantettes, commissioned by Judy Tait
Isolation Commission #82
Emad Armoush, commissioned by Jim Flight
Isolation Commission #84
Ellen Marple, commissioned by Jennifer Wilshire
Isolation Commission #86
Mark Haney, commissioned by Kathleen Speakman
Isolation Commission #88
Rebecca Whitling, commissioned by Elizabeth Bell
Isolation Commission #90
Gail Noonan with Lael Whitehead, commissioned by Liam Bender and Toby Snelgrove
Isolation Commission #92
Elliot Langford, commissioned in memory of Derek Spragg
Isolation Commission #94
Colin MacDonald, commissioned by Sylvia Norton
Isolation Commission #96
Tawnya Popoff, commissioned in memory of Hans-Karl Piltz
Isolation Commission #98
Alejandro Ochoa, commissioned by Dory Hayley
Isolation Commission #100
Heather Pawsey
Isolation Commission #102
James Meger, commissioned by Pat and Mike Bolton
Isolation Commission #104
Heather Hay, commissioned by Ana Harland
Happy Birthday Tom!
Isolation Commission #106
Rick Maddocks, commissioned by Caroline Harvey in memory of Susan Pond
Isolation Commission #108
Frédérik Robert and Beth Orson, commissioned by Martha Lou Henley
Isolation Commission #110
Vivian Chen, commissioned by Music Friends
Isolation Commission #112
Veda Hille, commissioned by Caroline Harvey in memory of Susan Pond
Isolation Commission #114
Dai-Lin Hsieh, commissioned by Kathryn Allison
Isolation Commission #116
Freya, commissioned by John Aitken
Isolation Commission #118
Michael Vaughn and Shin-Jun, commissioned by Fiona Lam
Dedicated to the victims of the Nova Scotia shootings
Isolation Commission #120
Lauris Davis, commissioned by Patrick Mahaux
Isolation Commission #122
Jen Hodge, commissioned by Dusty Kelly
Isolation Commission #124
Erin Marks and Frédérik Robert
Isolation Commission #126
Terri Hron, commissioned by Anthony Morgan
Isolation Commission #128
Ida Nilsen and Mark Haney, commissioned by Ellen Marple
Isolation Commission #130
François Houle, commissioned by Carol Yaple and Richard Klasa
Isolation Commissioners
Aleesa Sutton
Ana Harland
Analee Weinberger
Anita Zaenker
Anna Levy
Anna-May McKellar
Anne Clark
Annelisa Pedersen
Annie Yang
Anonymous (9)
Anthony Morgan
Arlene Higgs
Barry Honda
Bette Cosar
Beverly Richmond
Bob Altwein
Bob Poutt
Carol Yaple
Caroline Harvey
Christiana Bratiotis
Chris Dewhurst
Christopher Williams
Claire Talbot
Claire Weeks and Peter Wing
Claudia Morawetz
Cynthia Toze
Dana Godard
Dave Grant
Diane Kadota
Don Harder
Don Harder and Laurie Townsend
Donald Blake
Dory Hayley
Dr. Fishbreath
Dusty Kelly
Elizabeth Bell
Ellen Marple
EnChor
Eric Dexter
Fiona Lam
Fraser Robinson and Elizabeth Allan
Garnet and Nancy Wolchok
Grant Charles
Greg and Karen Sheldon
Hans Brede
Harry Jennings
Ida Nilsen and Mark Haney
Jaki and Adrian Chantler
James Benson
Jan Gates
Jane Hayes
Janet Becker
Janet Kidnie
Janie MacKay
Jean Lytwyn
Jennifer Butler and Michael Begg
Jennifer Cowley
Jennifer Wilshire
Jeremy Berkman
Jim Flight
John Aitken
John Bolton – Opus 59 films
Jordan and Kelly Nobles
José Verstappen
Jude and Ben Platzer
Judy Tait
Julia Chien
Kanako Abe
Karen Bartlett
Karen Noel-Bentley
Karl Zaenker
Kathleen Speakman
Kathryn Allison
Kathryn Cernauskas
Kathy Greenberg
Katie Lore and Nancy Pow
Katie Marteinsson
Kim Goodman
Laura Marks
Leah Macfadyen
Les and Roz Dala
Liam Bender
Linda Williams
Lisa Cay Miller
Lois Klassen
Lynn Eyton
Marc Destrubé
Marc Lindy and Nan Capogna
Marie Lopes
Marilyn Bowering
Marissa Bender
Mark McGregor
Mark Scivier
Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz
Martha Lou Henley
Mary and Neil Crouch
Mary Locke
Mathew Good
Maureen Thompson
Melanie Covey
Melanie McPhail
Michelle Alman and Mark Halpern
Morna Edmundson
Music Friends
Music on Main
Naomi Taylor
Nevah Eyton and Meg Ferris
Nick Anderson
Olga Volkoff
Paolo Bortolussi and Dorothy Chang
Paula Gelmon
Patricia and Mike Bolton
Patricia Hodgins
Patrick Mahaux
Patty Osborne
Paul Birch
Paula Jardine
Pete Chamberlain
Peter Zaenker
Ralph Piche
Richard Carswell
Rika Uto
Sandra Phillips
Sarah Ballantyne and Nou Dadoun
Shana White
Sharon McIntee Birrell
Sue Fife
Susan MacKechnie
Susanne Oulette
Suzanne Kwok
Sylvia Norton
Ted Cragg
The Copland Family
Toby Snelgrove
Tom Woods and Lydia Lovison
Val Geddes
Vida Morkunas
Walter Quan
Wayne Gatley
Wesley Skakun
William Bender and Toby Snelgrove
Yvette Gray
Zeke Norton
Artists Commissioned
Aaron Graham
Adrian Verdejo
Alejandro Ochoa
Alex Mah
Alexander and Jimin Dobson
Alexander Weimann
Amy Stephen
Anna Levy
Anna Pietrzak and Carl Petersson
Beth Orson
Brenda Fedoruk
Cameron Wilson
Cassia Streb
Chloe Meyers
Cole Schmidt
Colin MacDonald
Dave Sikula
Dory Hayley
Earle Peach
Elexa Langset
Elisa Thorn
Ellen Marple
Elliot Langford
Elspeth Tremblay
Elysian Trio
Emad Armoush
Emma Postl
Eric Schwarzhoff
Erin Marks
Eve Egoyan
Evelyn Creaser-rumley
Fabiana Katz
François Houle
Frederik Robert
Freya
Gabriel Dharmoo
Gail Noonan
Genevieve MacKay
Heather Hay
Heather Pawsey
Homegoing Brass Band
Ida Nilsen
Itamar Erez
James Meger
Jen Hodge
Jennifer Scott and Rene Worst
Jenny Andersen
Jeremy Berkman
Jeremy Vint
Jesse Zubot
Jillian Lebeck and Victor Noriega
Johanna Hauser
John Korsrud
John Oliver
Josh Zubot
Julia Chien
Karmen Doucette
Kathryn Cernauskas
Ken Cormier
Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi
Kristian Alexandrov and Shannon Gaye
Kristy-Lee Audette
Laurence Mollerup
Lauris Davis
Les Dala
Les Dala and Mireille Lebel
Leslie Uyeda
Liam Bender
Liam Hockley
Manticore Kiss
Marc Destrubé
Marin Patenaude
Marina Hasselberg
Mark D’Angelo
Mark Beaty
Mark Haney
Mark McGregor
Martin Fisk
Matthew Ariaratnam
Meaghan Williams
Meredith Bates
Michael Vaughn and Shin Jung Nam
Miles Black
Min-Jee Yoon
Nancy Tam
Nick Apivor
Nicole Linaksita
Nikki Carter
Pandemic Therapy Trio
Patsy Klein
Peggy Lee
Petunia
Pharis and Jason Romero
Rachel Iwaasa
Rebecca Blair
Rebecca Whitling
Rick Maddocks
Robin Streb
Roisin Adams
Robyn Jacob and George Rahi
Roseanne Wieringa
Rosemary O’Connor
Russel Wallace
Saina Khaledi
Sarah Wheeler
Skye Brooks
Stephen Smith
Susan Aylard
Tawnya Popoff
Ted Littlemore
The Meeks Duo, Clare Yuan and Scott Meek
Terri Hron
The Quarantettes
Thomas Beckman
Tina Chang
Tony Wilson
Veda Hille
Vivian Chen
Viviane Houle
Wesley Hardisty