New Album Flying high Coming THIS FALL!

What if the sounds of everyday life became an orchestra?

Orchestra of Sound is a new instrumental album by Paul Snider created from sounds recorded across Canada and beyond. Ocean waves, mountain rocks, wheat fields, bridges, recycled objects, and handmade instruments are transformed into cinematic musical compositions that reveal the hidden music all around us.

After a decade of building instruments from recycled materials and creating innovative musical theatre productions, Orchestra of Sound brings together hundreds of recorded sounds into a unique listening experience unlike any traditional orchestra.

Release Date: November 1, 2026

Sneak Peak

Featured Track: The Sounds of Canada

Created from recordings gathered during a cross-Canada journey in an EV, this composition weaves together sounds from coast to coast, transforming familiar Canadian environments into an orchestral soundscape. What began as a piano theme became a complex sound orchestration using sounds from Rocky Mountain rocks, Prairie wheat fields, East Coast lobster traps, and many more sounds

Hear HOW SoundS BecAme Music

Here are samples of 8 of the 63 sounds that make up this composition...

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Add in 55 more sounds

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Quantize for rhythm, clean and tune sounds, and weave together into composition

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Final composition

There are over 150 similar sounds transformed into music for the upcoming album

Want to hear more? Explore the Sounds page

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Orchestra of Sound's new album Flying High is the culmination of several years of recording, composing, and experimentation. Following acclaimed performances at the Vancouver and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Paul Snider transformed the music from his live multimedia theatre production into a dedicated album release.

Each composition began as a simple musical idea, often captured during walks, travels, or quiet moments of inspiration. These melodies were then developed using an extraordinary palette of sounds gathered across Canada and beyond—from ocean waves and wheat fields to bridges, recycled objects, and handmade instruments built from reclaimed materials.

Every sound was carefully recorded, shaped, tuned, and woven into the music, creating compositions that blur the line between environmental soundscape and orchestra. The project was then entrusted to Vancouver-based mastering engineer Kurt Von Hahn for final mastering. Kurt is an award-winning artist who brings decades of experience and a finely tuned ear to the final stage of the Orchestra of Sound album, helping prepare it for audiences worldwide.

The result is a unique instrumental album that invites listeners to hear the world differently and discover the music hidden within everyday life.