PRIMER | Toronto Public Library To Host Symposium On Black Opera With Jessye Norman
By Robin Roger on February 12, 2019
As part of a week of celebrations with soprano Jessye Norman, winner of the 12th Glenn Gould Prize, this symposium will trace the struggles of artists of African origin to enter the operatic world.
INTERVIEW | Pay Attention Toronto, Rob Kapilow Is Here To Teach Us How To Listen
By Robin Roger on October 28, 2018
How conductor, composer, commentator and author Rob Kapilow reveals the inner workings of music in a way that anyone can understand.
FEATURE | Diary Of A First Time Page Turner
Ludwig Van writer Robin Roger shares her first-hand experience as a novice page turner, which she learns, requires timing, dexterity, grip accuracy, visual acuity and eye-tracking and even good balance.
FEATURE | The Toronto Summer Music Festival: A Buzz of Learning Communities
Following a fantastic opening week of the TSMF, Artistic Director Jonathan Crow chats about the community of highly committed music learners, and equally engaged music teachers at the TSMF Community Academy.
GUIDE | The Ludwig Van Guide To Summer Reading Part 2
Back by popular demand! Part two of our special on classical music summer reading with a special focus on Lenny Bernstein At 100.
GUIDE | The Ludwig Van Guide To Summer Reading Part 1
Mini-reviews of several of the best books on Bernstein, released for the Centenary and also from years prior.
THE SCOOP | Toronto Summer Music Festival Season To Be Inspired By The Great War
TSMF 2018 will explore a breadth of musical perspectives, past and present, through works by Brahms, Messiaen, Ravel, Shostakovich, as well as music from today’s composers including Chan Ka Nin, Steve Reich, Kinan Azmeh, Abigail Richardson Schulte, and Tim Corlis.
MAJOR CHORDS | We Don't Mean To Alarm You But The Piano Six Super Group Is Back
The Next Generation of Piano Six is the best possible example of what goes around comes around.