RECORD KEEPING | Soprano Layla Claire's Debut Album A Hit And Miss Affair
By Paul E. Robinson on May 30, 2017
Soprano Layla Claire's album debut features many fine performances, but it is not without a few quibbles.
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By Paul E. Robinson on May 30, 2017
Soprano Layla Claire's album debut features many fine performances, but it is not without a few quibbles.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on May 28, 2017
Bang on a Can All-Stars prove they are still up for anything.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on May 27, 2017
The concert program at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday may have been a bit of a mishmash, but conductor laureate Sir Andrew Davis showed he can use any score as his guide to gracefully sculpt the sound of the TSO.
(Continue reading)By Joshua Denenberg on May 26, 2017
Engineered by Cecilia String Quartet cellist Rachel Desoer, her and the quartet deserve praise for putting the spotlight on female representation in new music.
(Continue reading)By Joshua Denenberg on May 25, 2017
Night one of the RCM’s 21C Festival kicks off with a fascinating program of works performed by the COC Orchestra.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 23, 2017
This has been an important year of recognition for Canadian composers, thanks in part to projects like the NACO's "Life Reflected" featuring works by Zosha Di Castri, Jocelyn Morlock, Nicole Lizée, and John Estacio.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 22, 2017
Against the Grain's La bohème (the show that started it all) is as fresh as ever, with a new cast and a new sense of hyper-local immediacy.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on May 18, 2017
With Spring comes a bittersweet time of sad goodbyes followed by new beginnings for the COC Ensemble Studio Artists.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 16, 2017
The Emerson String Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new release featuring repertoire never before recorded by the quartet.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on May 13, 2017
The Toronto Consort and an excellent cast of guests introduced us to a peculiar operatic take on Helen on Friday night, in the first of three concert performances of Helen of Troy.
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