{"id":33377,"date":"2016-01-20T15:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T20:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=33377"},"modified":"2016-01-20T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T20:53:44","slug":"33377","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/01\/20\/33377\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Hilarious Twitter Banter Erupts Between Against The Grain and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33379\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33379 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Joel_and_jeff2.jpg\" alt=\"Joel_and_jeff2\" width=\"770\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Joel_and_jeff2.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Joel_and_jeff2-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Melanson (TSO) and Joel Ivany (AtG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joel Ivany, Artistic Director of Against the Grain Theatre, and TSO CEO Jeff Melanson had a little fun via Twitter this week. \u00a0Ivany appeared as a co-host on the TSO&#8217;s radio show,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/2015\/03\/27\/the-scoop-tso-introduce-new-radio-show-and-podcast-on-the-new-classical-fm\/\">Sunday Night With The TSO<\/a>\u00a0with Melanson on the New Classical 96.3 FM this past Sunday to talk about their collaboration on Mozart&#8217;s Requiem, which opens\u00a0tomorrow Jan 21, and runs through Saturday the 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>To help get the word out, \u00a0Joel Ivany\u00a0sent this tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am guest co-host w <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSOSundayNight?src=hash\">#TSOSundayNight<\/a> at 8pm! Most anticipated duo since: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JGdO7FnUdd\">https:\/\/t.co\/JGdO7FnUdd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qJmDajsKCW\">pic.twitter.com\/qJmDajsKCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel Ivany (@joelivany) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\/status\/688840789187792896\">January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\">@joelivany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoSymphony\">@TorontoSymphony<\/a> one of you IS much taller than the other. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayNightWithTheTSO?src=hash\">#SundayNightWithTheTSO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1nTB0irAHi\">pic.twitter.com\/1nTB0irAHi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miriam Khalil (@SongbirdKhalil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SongbirdKhalil\/status\/688849226734764033\">January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then a few more joined in&#8230;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catekustanczy\">@catekustanczy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\">@joelivany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoSymphony\">@TorontoSymphony<\/a> Just discovered this raw footage of them in between takes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5vTxF7ZHY\">pic.twitter.com\/b5vTxF7ZHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caroline M\u00e1rkos (@CarolineMarkos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarolineMarkos\/status\/688871255311683584\">January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\">@joelivany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoSymphony\">@TorontoSymphony<\/a> we kind of see you guys are more <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DukesOfHazard?src=hash\">#DukesOfHazard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/15IWxVUYIE\">pic.twitter.com\/15IWxVUYIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Against the Grain (@AtGtheatre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtGtheatre\/status\/688868171844087810\">January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtGtheatre\">@AtGtheatre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\">@joelivany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoSymphony\">@TorontoSymphony<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USYe22voZm\">pic.twitter.com\/USYe22voZm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Morreale (@18mrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/18mrm\/status\/688869334618370049\">January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarolineMarkos\">@CarolineMarkos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\">@joelivany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoSymphony\">@TorontoSymphony<\/a> maybe more&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ritzy?src=hash\">#ritzy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nETDgErGZU\">pic.twitter.com\/nETDgErGZU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catherine Kustanczy (@catekustanczy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catekustanczy\/status\/688867749418905600\">January 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catekustanczy\">@catekustanczy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelivany\">@joelivany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffMelanson\">@JeffMelanson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoSymphony\">@TorontoSymphony<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarskyAndHutch?src=hash\">#StarskyAndHutch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DynamicDuo?src=hash\">#DynamicDuo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NailedIt?src=hash\">#NailedIt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FCvpnIwhQS\">pic.twitter.com\/FCvpnIwhQS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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