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Thursday, November 27, 2014

A tale of two composers

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Once upon a time, in the years before the First World War, two musicians, sometimes together and sometimes apart, travelled throughout Hung...
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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Classical and Popular Concerts are Two Different Things

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Is there a way to attract a wider public to classical concerts? Much has been written about Bandur Brönnimann's response to a Jonny Gr...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Have you 30 minutes? You owe it to yourself to listen to this!

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Are you a musician or serious music lover? If you don't know this piece and have 30 minutes you owe it to yourself to listen. I have l...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Enigma Variations, Grieg Piano Concerto at the Brott Festival

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It was to be a special occasion, a concert in honour of the Maestro's and pianist's birthdays, each ending with a 0 (zero). So we ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Roberto Devereux at the COC

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We saw Roberto Devereux at the Four Seasons Centre last night (Tues. April 29) and, in the immortal words of Jerry Lee Lewis there was a ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Hercules in America at the COC

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I was wondering how celebrated Stage Director Peter Sellars would make three hours of Baroque opera engaging. The answer is, he couldn'...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater with a Cast of Hundreds

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I went last night to hear a mixed program presented by the Mohawk College Community Choir who were joined by members of Fanshawe Chorus Lond...