The artists acknowledge that the lands and waters of British Columbia are the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'A Left Coast,' is a heartfelt playlist dedicated to British Columbia, Canada, which the artists consider home.
Performer Biography
Pianist Erika Switzer's performances have been praised by The New York Times as 'precise and lucid,' and by Le Monde as 'one of the best collaborative pianists I have ever heard.'
Recording & Production
The album was recorded in June 2022 at the Roy Barnett Recital Hall at the UBC School of Music in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Performer Biography
Erika Switzer co-founded Sparks & Wiry Cries, an organization that curates opportunities for song creators and performers, commissions new works, and publishes The Art Song Magazine.
Performer Biography
Baritone Tyler Duncan has performed with leading orchestras worldwide, including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's core is formed by poems by Jan Zwicky, whose words linked the performers' personal and musical partnership, their love of German Lied, and their desire to tell stories about British Columbia's natural beauty.
