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By Michael Vincent on February 23, 2015
Today the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall announced the launch of Phase 1 of its seven-year Massey Hall Revitalization project. The rebirth of one of Canada's flagship arts venues will be completed in two phases, and will cost a total of $135M...
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on February 22, 2015
The most memorable performance of Ein Heldenleben I ever heard was in Washington, D.C. January 24, 1965 with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in a glorious performance. There was an extra-musical dimension to this performance which made it that much more special; Winston Churchill had passed away that morning and Karajan dedicated the performance to his memory. If ever a man had lived a hero’s life, Winston Churchill was surely that man, and watching a German conductor like Karajan, a one-time member of the Nazi party pay tribute to him with this piece engendered in me thoughts and emotions that would last a lifetime...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on February 20, 2015
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(Continue reading)By Arthur Kaptainis on February 19, 2015
New Works from East and West was the well-travelled theme of the New Music Concert Saturday at the Betty Oliphant Theatre. You could certainly tell them apart without a program, even if there were some instances of what sounded like cross-hemispheric dialogue...
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on February 19, 2015
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By Ludwig Van on February 19, 2015
Register | Noun | \ˈre-jə-stər\ | The range of a human voice or a musical instrument. A higher register indicates a higher pitch. For example: a soprano sings in a higher register than a tenor...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on February 18, 2015
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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...
(Continue reading)By Jenna Douglas on February 17, 2015
This week, I'm helping out on a remount production of Semele. I first worked on it in 2012 during my time in the COC Ensemble Studio, and this March, Zhang Huan's Semele is heading to the Brooklyn Academy of Music...
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on February 17, 2015
With one GRAMMY® and two Juno Award nominations under their belts, The Elora Festival Singers have established themselves as one of the finest professional choirs in Canada...
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