Toby Johnston-Stewart - Cathedral After Dark (2026) [Official Digital Download]

(Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS) Composer Toby Johnston-Stewart presents Cathedral After Dark, a live recording captured on September 12, 2025, at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC, a space known for its vast, resonant acoustic. Performed by Jillian Forster Fair (piano), the Emily Carr String Quartet (Müge Büyükçelen-Badel, violin 1; Cory Balzer, violin 2; Mieka Michaux, viola; Alasdair Money, cello) and Bruce Meikle (double bass), the album is released through Leaf Music Distribution. Conceived as a continuous musical narrative, the recording unfolds as an immersive journey, extending beyond the format of a standard concert presentation.

Johnston-Stewart avoids traditional structural divisions, shaping Cathedral After Dark as a continuous sequence of interconnected atmospheres moving from restrained, intimate passages to expansive climaxes that fully engage the acoustic space. The piano shapes the harmonic and expressive direction, moving between intimacy and breadth, while the string quartet brings precision and subtlety to the work’s evolving textures. The double bass provides a grounded, resonant foundation, reinforcing the music’s darker and more expansive sonorities. Recorded during a late-night performance, the album captures the interaction between musicians and environment, where reverberation and spatial depth become integral to the listening experience.

TRACKLIST

1. Toby Johnston-Stewart - After Dark (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
2. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Obscured Horizon: I. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
3. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Obscured Horizon: II. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
4. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Deception Pass (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
5. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Anchors (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
6. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Our Broken Shores (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
7. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Ten Years (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
8. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Of Many Minds (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
9. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Finite (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
10. Jillian Forster - Through and Through (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
11. Toby Johnston-Stewart - In Between Time (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
12. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Continuum (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
13. Toby Johnston-Stewart - In Waves (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
14. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Haunts: I. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
15. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Haunts: II. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
16. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Haunts: III. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
17. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Haunts: IV. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
18. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Haunts: V. — (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)
19. Toby Johnston-Stewart - Contemplation (Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, 9/12/2025)



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