Broadcast - Mini-Music - The Musical Images in Emily Carr's Painting as Heard by Composer Jean Coulthard

This Mini-Music series takes a look at the creative process of music, revealing some of what to listen for and to look for behind the scenes. Joins us as we explore concepts of musical imagery, performance practice, critical listening, opera staging and production.

Discover the music that fills the canvases of Canadian artist Emily Carr's landscape paintings of the Western woods she so loved. Finding inspiration in Carr's own words and the music of Canadian composer Jean Coulthard, we will discover the sound that fills the visual, the kinaesthesia, taste, sight, smell and sense of place that are integral to our experience of listening.