Q&A | 21 Questions for Christos Hatzis

By Michael Vincent on April 22, 2015

Composer Christos Hatzis participates in Musical Toronto's Q&A questionnaire designed to reveal the tastes and aspirations behind the creative mind.

THE SCOOP | Philip Glass Wins 2015 Glenn Gould Prize

By Michael Vincent on April 14, 2015

Composer Philip Glass has been named the 11th recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize.

FEATURE | Remembering Sir John Tavener

By Lawrence Cherney on April 7, 2015

A special guest post by Soundstreams Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney, on his personal memories of composer and friend Sir John Tavener...

ULTIMATE MAVERICK | Interview with Composer Andrew Norman: Video

By Ludwig Van on February 26, 2015

Being a composer in the 21st century is no easy task, and despite composing a work declared by some to be, "the best orchestral work that the 21st century has seen thus far", we learn that a composers process is often rife with internal struggles...

COFFEE BREAK | Fruit or Composer - the Quiz

By Michael Vincent on February 20, 2015

Do you know your Zucchini from your Zorn? Find out with our fun new quiz and test your knowledge.

ULTIMATE MAVERICK | Interview with Composer John Luther Adams: Video

By Ludwig Van on February 19, 2015

FEATURE | David Lang: Whispering Secrets of the Internet Age

By Tyler Versluis on February 18, 2015

From his irreverent early work with Bang on a Can in the late 1980’s, to his more recent appointment as professor of composition at Yale University, David Lang juggles a dual role as an iconoclast and respected new music figure...

ULTIMATE MAVERICK | Interview with Composer Georg Friedrich Haas: Video

By Ludwig Van on February 7, 2015

Kicking off the first a six part video interview series for Musical Toronto called Ultimate Maverick, Canadian composer, Vincent Ho sits down for an exclusive interview with the internationally renowned Austrian composer, Georg Friedrich Haas...

COFFEE BREAK | The Making of a Film Score

By Michael Vincent on January 21, 2015

There is so much that goes into making a film score, from the collaboration between the composer and director, to the recording process. This 13 minute documentary outlines the incredible journey of scoring the three-part CBC documentary, the Great Human Odyssey. Footage includes composer-conductor Darren Fung, the Edmonton Symphony & some truly gorgeous music...

COMMENTARY | Sokolović, Monk Feldman Oddly Perfect for Canadian Opera Company Commission

By Tyler Versluis on January 19, 2015

Last week the Canadian Opera Company revealed a surprising series of commissions from Canadian composers: Barbara Monk Feldman’s Pyramus and Thisbe paired with Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento de Tancredi e Clorinda and Lamento d’Arianna in October and November 2015, Harry Somers’ monumental opera Louis Riel for the 2017-2018 season, and finally a new opera by Serbian-Canadian composer Ana Sokolović for the 2019-20 season...