Composer's Notebook

To make a connection between a concert of Eastern European orchestral music and Hamilton’s Black community’s history is a tenuous, but ...

I spoke with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director, Gemma New about the Intimate and Interactive concert which was...

We went last night (March 17, 2018) to hear the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra play to a full house at First Ontario Centre aka the Gr...

I did something yesterday afternoon that I've never done before. I left a COC performance at the interval. In this production, the com...

Percy Grainger was collecting English folksongs in the early years of the 20th century with his phonograph. He recorded mostly older people...

Some music is just delightful. This is one of those pieces. It’s uplifting and playful although it’s a serious work. Oh, and it...

Lots of musicians and classical music fans make a point of visiting places where famous composers lived and worked. Mozart’s homes in S...