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By Michael Vincent on January 14, 2015
Tonight marks the Canadian Opera Company’s Season Launch Event ushering in a new season, and a number of exciting new initiatives for Canada's premiere opera company.
Musical Toronto’s opera expert, Neil Crory will be on hand to cover the event, and also discuss the news with COC General Director, Alexander Neef.
Until then, here is a brief overview as well as the entire press release reprinted below...
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By Member on January 14, 2015
Are you an advanced amateur musician looking for an opportunity to connect with other musicians who share your passion? The TSM Community Academy invites you to play and sing for pleasure and push your abilities to a new level, while spending a week with artists of the Toronto Summer Music Festival. The Community Academy offers advanced amateur musicians a unique opportunity to hone their skills and take part in Toronto’s premier summer classical music festival. Participants will enjoy access to all mainstage TSM Festival Concerts, lectures, and events (Aug 2-9) and the program includes the possibility of a performance onstage at Walter Hall...
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By Michael Vincent on January 13, 2015
Musical Toronto’s weekly Critic’s Picks are a fully curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week. Of course this is not to say we are the provocateurs of taste, but simply seek to provide a good weekly summary. For a look at the full breadth of what’s available in and around Toronto, check out the comprehensive concert listings from our friends at Wholenote Magazine...
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By Michael Vincent on January 13, 2015
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By Neil Crory on January 11, 2015
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By Colin Eatock on January 10, 2015
The Juilliard String Quartet played at the Jane Mallet Theatre on Thursday evening – bringing with them a chilly program for a chilly January night. The program was part of Music Toronto’s Contemporary Classics series...
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By Michael Vincent on January 9, 2015
In honour of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, the Allegri Quartet organized a massive ensemble of 150 string players to perform Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings in London’s Trafalgar Square last night. By all accounts it was an extraordinary and moving tribute...
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By Michael Vincent on January 9, 2015
Meet Neil Harbisson, a 31 year old colour blind artist from Camden, London who suffers from achromatopsia, a rare condition which means he can only see in black and white. He claims he can now 'hear' colours after having an 'eyeborg' antenna implanted into his skull. After wearing the "electronic eye" for over 10 years, the he uses it to picks up colour frequencies through a camera and transforms them into sound vibrations.
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By Tyler Versluis on January 8, 2015
January starts off slow with contemporary music features, but by the end of the month we’re rolling with a handful of exciting experiences. January’s concert recommendations include orchestra concerts, intimate solo recitals, an amassing army of flutes, and Cellophone(?!)...
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By Paul E. Robinson on January 8, 2015
Andris Nelsons is only 36 but already he has emerged as one of the leading conductors of his generation. After an extensive search he was chosen to head the Boston Symphony, one of the world’s finest orchestras. He recently concluded his tenure as music director of the City of Birmingham Orchestra – Simon Rattle’s old band until he went to Berlin – and he is in demand at the Met and virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. This new DVD finds him on the podium in front of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and this remarkable orchestra has never sounded better...
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