INTERVIEW | Director Amy Lane On The Canadian Opera Company’s Roméo Et Juliette

By Anya Wassenberg on September 9, 2025

Amy Lane directs the Canadian Opera Company's production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, bringing the romantic tragedy back to the company after more than 30 years.

INTERVIEW | Artist Leslie Ting Combines Classical Violin & Multimedia In A Performance About Self-Discovery

By Anya Wassenberg on September 5, 2025

What Brings You In is based on the life and experiences of Leslie Ting, who made the leap from practicing optometrist to a musical career.

INTERVIEW | Co-Curator & Festival Producer Tanveer Alam Talks About The Common Ground Dance Festival 2025

By Anya Wassenberg on September 4, 2025

Toronto's Common Ground Dance Festival features a weekend of free performances and interactive activities with one principle: dance is for everyone.

INTERVIEW | Artistic Director Edwin Huizinga Talks About SweetWater Music Festival 2025

By Anya Wassenberg on September 2, 2025

The SweetWater Music Festival, September 16 to 21, has been showcasing Canadian and international musicians for more than two decades.

INTERVIEW | Composer Frank Horvat Talks About The Banff Suite

By Anya Wassenberg on August 29, 2025

Composer Frank Horvat’s upcoming release The Banff Suite is a love letter to the Canadian Rockies, celebrating a variety of landscapes from lakes to mountain tops.

INTERVIEW | Canadian Composer Gayle Young & American Synth Specialist Robert Wheeler: From Grimsby To Milan

By Anya Wassenberg on August 28, 2025

Canadian composer, instrument inventor, and performer Gayle Young, and synth wizard Robert Wheeler have teamed up for a new release, From Grimsby To Milan.

INTERVIEW | Violinist Yolanda Bruno Talks About Dear Jeanne, The Album’s Inspiration, And The Immortal Serafin

By Anya Wassenberg on August 27, 2025

Violinist Yolanda Bruno usually performs on a Venetian instrument made in 1737, but, it’s another Venetian violin, and its former owner, who is the focus of her upcoming release, Dear Jeanne.

INTERVIEW | Neoclassical Improvisation: Pianist & Composer Huguette Lavigne Talks About Let Go, Fly Far

By Anya Wassenberg on August 26, 2025

INTERVIEW | Cellist Daniel Hamin Go Releases His Debut Album Arirang

By Anya Wassenberg on August 20, 2025

Cellist Daniel Hamin Go turned to music in the wake of a tragedy. The result is an atmospheric album about love, loss, and survival.

INTERVIEW | OCAD University’s Philippe Blanchard & Lawrence Wiliford Of The Canadian Art Song Project Talk About The Piece Atop His Pate

By Anya Wassenberg on August 15, 2025

The Canadian Art Song Project and OCAD University have teamed up on an animation project that combines art song and Canadian hockey history: The Piece Atop His Pate.