EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE 'S CAROL ANN WEAVER 1. What are 3 words that describe your music? genre-bending, African-influenced, jazz-inflected 2. Share your major influences and overall style. My major influences have been Medieval and Renaissance music as wells music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven Brahms, Charles Ives , Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok , African jazz, minimalist music including music by Ann Southam, Meredith Monk , Laurie Anderson and Philip Glass, as well as jazz/folk/roots music.  My current style reflects all of this, fusing many of these sounds together. 3. What are you working on now?  I am working on a multi-media piece, Earth Voices, to be premiered at Mennonite/s Writing Conference in California, March 2015, pairing earth-themed writings with soundscapes and recorded compositions of mine. 4. What piece of advice would you give your younger you today? Listen to music at least 200 years old.  Assume this is your only sound....