As a composer, Jesse Dietschi is keenly interested in creating music that blurs the lines between contemporary classical and modern jazz. As an Artistic Producer for Toronto’s Spectrum Music concert series, he created works for a variety of ensembles.
Paper Men by Jesse Dietschi
Text: Paper Men to Air Hopes and Fears by Robert Francis
Premiered at Spectrum Music’s Your Wish is Our Concert (April 2015)
Erin Cooper Gay- Soprano
Peter Lutek- Contralto clarinet
Dan Morphy- marimba
Jamie Drake- vibraphone, glockenspiel
Daffodils by Jesse Dietschi
Text: I Wander Lonely as a Butterfly (William Wordsworth)
Premiered at Spectrum Music’s Love, Loneliness, and the Spaces Between (Feb 2014)
Jessica Stuart- vocals, koto
Ben Dietschi- saxophones
Aline Homzy- violin
Andrew Downing- bass
Nick Fraser- drums