If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
FEATURE | No More Whispers: Opera’s Reckoning With Racism
By Brian Chang on June 24, 2020
At the beginning of June, an unnamed group of people started an Instagram account called Opera is Racist to spark a conversation in the industry — and it's working.
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FEATURE | How a Tragic Fire Brought A Toronto Community Together Through Music
By Brian Chang on March 7, 2019
In the midst of a catastrophic fire and water leak, kids who live in Toronto's St James Town neighbourhood have had a musical home called "Reaching Out Through Music". This is their story.
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PRIMER | The Orpheus Choir Of Toronto Know How To Celebrate International Women’s Day
By Brian Chang on March 5, 2019
The Orpheus Choir of Toronto has taken the theme of International Women’s Day wholeheartedly and channelled it into four brand new compositions by female composers with words from female authors.
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SCRUTINY | TSO Gets Sentimental With A Silver Screen 'Casablanca'
By Brian Chang on February 16, 2019
Casablanca’s has not been lost to history. The film and its music continue to stand the test of time, 77 years later, with every bit of sentimentality intact.
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THE SCOOP | Sir Andrew Davis Gets A Surprise Birthday Serenade At The TSO (Video)
By Brian Chang on February 2, 2019
Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Sir Andrew Davis receives a surprise 75th birthday serenade with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir secretly in attendance.
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THE SCOOP | Musicians Tackle Homelessness With Musical Acts of Kindness
By Brian Chang on January 29, 2019
Toronto's classical music community comes together to help combat the harsh realities of homelessness with Musical Acts of Kindness.
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PRIMER | The TSO's Star Wars Episode IV — "I’m already getting chills thinking about it”
By Brian Chang on January 21, 2019
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra begins a brave, bold, box-office-smashing foray into the live film concert format of the Star Wars Universe.
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SCRUTINY | Damien Sneed And Friends Captivate For “We Shall Overcome”
By Brian Chang on January 14, 2019
Damien Sneed's “We Shall Overcome" wins us over with a refreshingly exuberant concert full of life.
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PRIMER | Damien Sneed Brings 'We Shall Overcome' To Toronto
By Brian Chang on January 9, 2019
In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, pianist Damien Sneed brings the Toronto Mass Choir and a cohort of gospel soloists to Koerner Hall for the only Canadian stop on a 36-city tour.
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PRIMER | Kids, Everywhere! Organizing The Toronto Children’s Chorus
By Brian Chang on December 13, 2018
A chat with the artistic team behind the Toronto Children’s Chorus about how they handle coordinating an enormous choir of over 450 kids.
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