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ADRIANNE PIECZONKA: CELEBRATED SOPRANO OPENS TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL JULY 11, OBSERVES: “I HAVE BEEN SINGING PROFESSIONALLY NOW FOR 31 YEARS AND TO KEEP SINGING DECADE AFTER DECADE IS NOT SO EASY. TO HAVE A LONG CAREER IN THE OPERA BUSINESS IS HAPPENING LESS AND LESS, AND MANY SINGERS FIND THAT AFTER 10-15 YEARS, THEIR CAREERS ARE OVER, WHICH IS VERY SAD…A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? ADRIANNE PIECZONKA: I recently sang The … Continue reading
MARYEM TOLLAR: EGYPTIAN-CANADIAN VOCALIST IS WIDELY-ACTIVE (TAFELMUSIK, CBC’S LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE, WINNIPEG SYMPHONY IN CHRISTOS HATZIS’ “SYN-PHONIA – MIGRATION PATTERNS”) AND DECLARES “I HAVE TO REALLY FEEL THAT I CAN EXPRESS THE MUSIC IN AN AUTHENTIC WAY THAT IS RESPECTFUL TO THE TRADITIONS OR THE COMPOSERS” ….. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? MARYEM TOLLAR: I recently finished making … Continue reading
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Tagged "Cairo Moon", Al Qahwa, Little Mosque on the Parairie, Maryem Tollar, Tafelmusik
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LIBBY DAVIES: AUTHOR OF “OUTSIDE IN: A POLITICAL MEMOIR” – AND AFTER 4O YEARS AS AN ACTIVIST AND POLITICIAN – DECLARES: “THERE’S A COMMON PERCEPTION IN OUR SOCIETY THAT WE SUBSIDIZE THE ARTS, BUT I ALWAYS HAVE THOUGHT THAT IT’S REALLY THE OTHER WAY AROUND, THAT ARTISTS SUBSIDIZE SOCIETY IN SO MANY WAYS – FINANCIALLY, PERSONALLY, THROUGH THEIR WORK AND EFFORT. SOCIETY IS INDEBTED TO THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY FOR WHAT IT GIVES US SO GENEROUSLY.” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? LIBBY DAVIES: I can’t quite believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Politics, Libby Davies, NDP, Outside In: A Political Memoir, the arts, Vancouver
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NJO KONG KIE: COMPOSER-PIANIST-PERFORMER ON HIS NEW WORK AT CANSTAGE “I SWALLOWED A MOON MADE OF IRON” – “I AM CHALLENGING MYSELF TO RESPOND TO XU LIZHI’S WORDS IN MULTIPLE WAYS, WHETHER THROUGH SETTING THE TEXT TO MUSIC, DISCOVERING WHAT MY VOICE WANTS TO DO, OR HOW MY BODY WANTS TO RESPOND TO THE POETRY”. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? NJO KONG KIE: I have … Continue reading
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RON KENNELL: ACTOR-WRITER, NOW AT 2019 STRATFORD FESTIVAL (IN HENRY VIII AND NATHAN THE WISE), EXPLAINS “MY MIND EXPLODES WITH IDEAS. I AM A STRANGER IN MY OWN DREAMSCAPES AND IN THEM I SPEAK IN LANGUAGES I DON’T EVEN KNOW. I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT IT ALL BUT I DON’T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING WHILE I AM HOLED UP IN MY ATTIC. IT IS A JOYOUS PROBLEM; A CURSE AND A BLESSING.” …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? RON KENNELL: I have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry VIII, Komagatu Mara, Nathan the Wise, Ron Kennell, Stratford Festival
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ALEXANDER DOBSON: “THE PIECE HAS MANY LAYERS THAT ARE REVEALED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING” SAYS BARITONE APPEARING IN “AGAINST NATURE,” JAMES KUDELKA’S BLEND OF MOVEMENT AND VOICE, AT THE CITADEL: ROSS CENTRE FOR DANCE, 304 PARLIAMENT STREET, TORONTO, MAY 22-25, MAY 29-JUNE 1, 8PM…A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? ALEXANDER DOBSON: The project that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Against Nature, Alexander Dobson, Citadel + Compagnie, James Kudelka
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STEPHEN SITARSKI: VIOLINIST/CONCERTMASTER, WHO PERFORMS PROKOFIEV’S 2ND VIOLIN CONCERTO ON APRIL 27 WITH HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC, EXPLAINS, “SINCE PROKOFIEV WAS NOT A VIOLINIST (HE WAS A VERY FINE PIANIST), MUCH OF THE VIRTUOSIC PASSAGEWORK IS NOT IDIOMATIC FOR A VIOLINIST. SO, I WAS FORCED TO BE A REAL PROBLEM SOLVER AND HAD TO PUSH MYSELF TO ‘THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX’. MANY OF MY SOLUTIONS FOR SOME OF THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES TOOK MONTHS TO DEVELOP” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? STEPHEN SITARSKI: I’m currently preparing to … Continue reading
HEATHER DALE: CELTIC SINGER-SONGWRITER DESCRIBES 20TH CD: “SPHERE FOCUSES ON STORIES OF WOMEN BREAKING FREE FROM SILENCE — THEY FIND THEIR OWN POWER, THEIR OWN VOICE….: LAYERING THE OLD WITH THE NEW MAKES ME FEEL CONNECTED TO MY CELTIC ROOTS, EVEN AS I’M LIVING MY LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
Photo by Bruce Zinger JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? HEATHER DALE: … Continue reading
CLAUDETTE LANGUEDOC: AUTHOR OF COURAGE AND COMPLICITY EXPLAINS, “I FELT DEEPLY ASHAMED OF JUST BEING WHITE… THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM ROUTINELY USED SHAME TO SUBJUGATE THEIR STUDENTS, SO PERHAPS IT IS USEFUL FOR MY WRITING THAT I FELT THIS WAY.” …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? CLAUDETTE LANGUEDOC: The book I have … Continue reading