John Rea

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Recordings

vinyl

SPI 51 and -STER 1.3: electronic music (1969). Album entitled “Electronic Essays”
Also includes works by István Anhalt and Pauline Oliveros.
(Marathon Music Inc, MS 2211; Toronto 1971).

Reception and Offering Music: The York Winds
(Melbourne Records, SMLP 4040; Waterloo (Ontario) 1980).

Hommage à Vasarely: McGill Symphony Orchestra, directed by Uri Mayer
(McGill University Records, Stereo 81013; Montreal 1981).

Médiator: Les Evénements du Neuf—John Rea, soloist
(Radio-Canada International, RCI-570; Montreal 1983).

Com-possession: (McGill University Records, Stereo 83019; Montreal 1985).

Treppenmusik: SMCQ. Album entitled “Montréal Postmoderne”
(Centredisques, CMC 2085; Toronto 1986). [re-issued, see below]

compact disc

Over Time: Orchestre Métropolitain, directed by Walter Boudreau
(Centredisques, CMC CD 3188; Toronto 1988).

Kubla Khan: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, directed by Lorraine Vaillancourt
(Université de Montréal/Radio-Canada, UNMUS CD-105; 1991)

Pulau Dewata” (orchestration) de Claude Vivier: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
(Université de Montréal/Radio-Canada, UNMUS CD-104; 1992).

Offenes Lied: SMCQ
(Doberman-Yppan/Radio-Canada, DO 135; 1992).

Treppenmusik: SMCQ
(re-issue; Centredisques, WRC8-6807; 1994).

Les Blues d’Orphée: Blue Rider Ensemble
(A&R Records, CDBR01; 1997).

Portrait of a Man in Elysian Fields
(Hommage à Morton Feldman): Barbara Pritchard, pianist,
(album “The View from Here”, Centredisques, CMC-CD6298; 1998).

Plus que la plus que lente: Ex Novo Ensemble (Venice), directed by Claudio Ambrosini
(album “Ouverture”, Velut Luna CVLD 02200; 1999).

Une fleur du mal: Marie-Danielle Parent, soprano, G. Plante, clarinet, C. Best, cello, J. Grégoire, percussion; (album “Histoires extraordinaires”, Riche Lieu/Radio-Canada RIC 2-9958; 1999).

Las Meninas: Richard Raymond, pianist, (album “Passion”, Riche Lieu/Radio-Canada RIC 2-9973; 2001).