By Michael Vincent on December 12, 2016
The Toronto Arts Council is raising alarm bells after the Toronto 2017 Budget (released Dec. 6) recommended a $0 increase in arts funding for 2017.
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By Robin Roger on November 2, 2016
When I arrived early for the COC Opera Chorus Sing-Along, several opera lovers were already occupying the benches around the perimeter of the Four Seasons Box Office, chatting about their opera going experiences, their singing backgrounds, nervously asking each other whether they’d done this before, whether they’d had voice lessons, and pre-emptively asserting their lack of ability....
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By Ludwig Van on October 11, 2016
The International Resource Centre for Performing Artists is a dedicated service organization for Musical Artists. It was incorporated in 1985 to support freelance performers in the music field to make the transition from student to professional and to assist them to reach their goals at various stages in their careers.
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By Michael Vincent on October 5, 2016
The Royal Conservatory of Music has announced two massive donations by Michael and Sonja Koerner and James and Louise Temerty, capping off an unprecedented four-year goal of raising $40 million towards of the Growing Greatness campaign.
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By Ludwig Van on October 3, 2016
Music TORONTO began in 1971 as the music program of Toronto Arts Productions, continued as Music at the Centre and CentreStage Music, and became Music TORONTO in 1987...
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By Ludwig Van on September 24, 2016
The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by artistic director Lydia Adams for the past 19 years, is a 20-voice professional choral ensemble based in Toronto. Founded by the late Dr Elmer Iseler in 1979, the Singers have built an enviable reputation throughout Canada, the United States and internationally through concerts, broadcasts and recordings — performing repertoire that spans 500 years, with a focus on Canadian composers.
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By Michael Vincent on September 15, 2016
Rockport Music has announced musician, educator and administrator Barry Shiffman as the new Artistic Director Designate, effective September 2017.
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By Ludwig Van on September 13, 2016
Now in its 22nd Anniversary Season, Off Centre Music Salon began as an attempt to find the magical, inclusive atmosphere of the Viennese and Parisian Salons of the 19th-Century.
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By Ludwig Van on August 29, 2016
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is praised by patrons and media alike for the emotional intensity of its performances, and for its grand symphonic sound and clarity of expression. The Choir continues to be dedicated, since its founding in 1894, to engaging audiences with the power of great choral music performed live.
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By Tyler Versluis on July 14, 2016
Five Minutes is a new weekly series that seeks to pry into Toronto’s best composers' creative practice.
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