Classical Music 101: What Does A Conductor Do?
By John Terauds on June 17, 2019
Timekeeper, herder, tastemaker, cheerleader and scold. Those are the five primary jobs of a conductor. He or she is where the musical buck stops.
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By John Terauds on June 17, 2019
Timekeeper, herder, tastemaker, cheerleader and scold. Those are the five primary jobs of a conductor. He or she is where the musical buck stops.
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Nearly every instrument in an orchestra has changed over the past three centuries. Some differences are obvious, others more subtle.
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How being in tune is really a combination of traditions and habits which changes throughout history.
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An evolutionary sketch of how the orchestra came to be, from 16th-century consorts to the modern orchestra we know today.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on October 23, 2018
Christina Petrowska Quilico latest look at the solo piano music of the late Ann Southam, serves as more of a historical record than something to savour.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on September 10, 2018
In honour of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 15, musicians across Canada are raising awareness with a continuous webcast of concerts inspired by around mental illness.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on August 4, 2018
Heartwarming, but is it deserved? Critic John Terauds wrestles with the dilemma of obligatory standing ovations at the close of the Toronto Summer Music Festival.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on August 1, 2018
Husband and wife piano duo Angela Cheng Alvin Chow presented a muddled program that contributed to a muddled result at the Toronto Summer Music Festival.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on July 31, 2018
Jonathan Crow and Philip Chiu leave a full house clamouring for more in a program celebrating the legacy of legendary 20th-century violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on July 20, 2018
Despite Toronto Summer Music Festival's impossible pairing of Appalachian Spring, and L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), the result was a satisfying night of music and theatre.
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