SCHMOPERA | Gorilla Opera: The Act of Spontaneous Performance

By Jenna Douglas on January 5, 2015

CD Review | Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim - Artistry of the Highest Order

By Paul E. Robinson on January 2, 2015

Music-lovers fortunate enough to have got a ticket for the recital given by Argerich and Barenboim in Berlin this past April must still be smiling ear to ear. This was truly a historic occasion and one of the great musical events of anybody’s lifetime. Argerich is 73 and Barenboim is 72 and each of them has long since been established as one of the foremost performers of their generation. And on the evidence of this recording their artistry has never been better...

WHO'S WHO | Oakville Chamber Orchestra

By Member on January 2, 2015

2014/15 marks the 31st season of the Oakville Chamber Orchestra, originally known as the Oakville Chamber Ensemble. Founded in 1984 as a group of amateur string players, this musical group has steadily grown in size, aspirations and quality into its current form. The core of the orchestra is that of string players, with professional section leaders, augmented by wind, brass and percussion players, allowing for the presentation of a large musical repertoire by masters of all periods. While the number of musicians changes according to the needs of the music performed, the basic raison d’être remains as amateur musicians presenting the music they love in a smaller, more intimate chamber setting....