REMOTE | Darren Hicks ‘Be Radical In Your Niceness'

By Michael Zarathus-Cook on August 4, 2020

The TSO’s Associate Principal Bassoonist Darren Hicks talks about weaponizing empathy, LEGO, and other observations gleaned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

REMOTE | Camille Watts ‘Musicians Are Especially Gregarious Creatures’

By Michael Zarathus-Cook on July 16, 2020

TSO flutist and solo piccoloist Camille Watts shares what's getting her through the long drought of no live music in the latest edition of REMOTE.

REMOTE | Morgan Davison ‘It’s Absolutely Okay To Take A Break From My Dream Life For A While’

By Michael Zarathus-Cook on May 18, 2020

Bassoonist and social media star Morgan Davis talks about taking a break to recuperate during the lockdown in this edition of REMOTE.

REMOTE | Marco Cera: ‘My Goal Is To Create Music That Will Witness This Period Of Isolation’

By Michael Zarathus-Cook on May 12, 2020

Tafelmusik oboist and multi-instrumentalist Marco Cera talks about the skill sets of the new normal, and creating music in trying circumstances.

PRIMER | Tafelmusik Is Bringing Back The Oldies, Along With A Shiny New Commission

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on January 10, 2020

Members of Tafelmusik talk about bringing back the wind band, or Harmonie, in music by Mozart, Beethoven and Rossini, and a world premiere by Toronto composer Cecilia Livingston.

INTERVIEW: Sarah Jeffrey Talks About Taking On The Strauss Oboe Concerto With The TSO

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on September 24, 2019

Soloist Sarah Jeffrey talks about her upcoming concerts with the TSO playing the challenging Strauss Oboe Concerto.

SCRUTINY | Blythwood Winds Shows Off Five Female Composers On The Rise

By Sara Schabas on June 12, 2017

It is no secret there is a crisis surrounding gender balance in classical music composition. But in Toronto’s Heliconian Hall Saturday night, the scales were tipped, at least temporarily.

Q&A | 28 Questions for Sir James Galway

By Michael Vincent on October 20, 2014

Nicknamed “The Man With the Golden Flute”, Sir James Galway is one of the most accomplished flautists in world. He has performed for Presidents, Popes, Emperors and Queens, and shared the stage with entertainers including Liza Minnelli and B. B. King, Pink Floyd and Jessye Norman. With over 70 recordings and 30 million albums sold, Sir James is a force to be reckoned with. In September 2014, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Gramophone, and this fall, in celebration of Sir James’ 75th birthday, Sony Classical released The James Galway Complete RCA Album Collection, a 71-CD and 2-DVD collection. He has been honoured twice by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with The OBE in 1979 and again in 2001 with a Knighthood for his services to music. Most recently, Sir James has released an online series of lessons geared for flute students and music lovers available here.

Second prized oboe ripped-off in Montreal

By Michael Vincent on August 20, 2014

Just In: Prized Oboe Stolen in Montreal

By Michael Vincent on July 30, 2014