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WRITER TO WRITER ON ANIMAL RIGHTS, SONG LYRICS, AND CREATIVITY IN THE ARTS: AUTHOR VALERIE HARMS INTERVIEWS JAMES STRECKER ON HIS THREE NEW BOOKS

Posted on January 12, 2019 by strecker

Valerie Harms is the author of 10 books and lives in Bozeman, Montana. See www.valerieharms.com She will soon be interviewed by James Strecker for this blog. VALERIE HARMS: What made you bring out such a diverse collection books at this … Continue reading →

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MARCO CERA OF TAFELMUSIK ON HIS CREATION THE HARLEQUIN SALON RUNNING JANUARY 16-20. HE COMMENTS: “I THINK THAT EVERY PROJECT COMES AT THE RIGHT TIME. KEEP YOUR PROJECTS IN THE DRAWER, KEEP THINKING ABOUT THEM, KEEP WORKING ON THEM, AND ONE DAY THE RIGHT MOMENT WILL COME, THE RIGHT OCCASION WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 4, 2019 by strecker

Marco Cera is the Tafelmusik oboist and visual artist behind the creation of The Harlequin Salon, which takes place Jan 16 through 20. JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about a project that you have been working on. Why does it … Continue reading →

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ELINOR FREY: CELLIST JOINS SCARAMELLA FOR CONCERT ON JANUARY 12 AND EXPLAINS: “I’VE BECOME A BIT OF AN INSTRUMENT JUNKIE AND I HAVE 6 CELLO OR GAMBA-LIKE INSTRUMENTS, BUT I LIVE IN A QUITE SMALL APARTMENT (WITH NO STORAGE CLOSET) WITH MY BOYFRIEND. IT GETS TO FEEL A BIT CROWDED.” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 3, 2019 by strecker

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? ELINOR FREY: I’m working on two … Continue reading →

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GINA MONACO: WRITER, EDITOR, MUSICIAN EXPLAINS: “PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL AT 59 YEARS OLD. …..THE WORK REALLY CHALLENGES ME TO KNOW MYSELF MORE –TO BE MORE REAL. JUST WHEN I THINK I KNOW MYSELF, SOMETHING POPS UP IN THE WORK THAT TAKES ME IN A NEW PERSONAL DIRECTION.” A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEWS WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on December 16, 2018 by strecker

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? GINA MONACO: I’d like to talk … Continue reading →

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STACIE DUNLOP: SOPRANO AND PASSIONATE PROMOTER OF CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE, WHOSE TEACHING IS INFLUENCED BY HER ROY HART TRAINING WHICH IS BENEFICIAL FOR “ANY PERSON, SINGER OR NON-SINGER, ACTOR, POET, DANCER, PERFORMANCE ARTIST, SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD PAST STRUGGLES WITH THEIR VOICE…ANYONE…EVERYONE”…..A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on December 13, 2018 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: I understand you’ll be going back and forth to France over the next 3 years to participate in a program called the Advanced Pedagogic Group at the Centre Artistique International Roy Hart. To begin, what is the history … Continue reading →

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FRANK HORVAT: “FOR THOSE WHO DIED TRYING” – COMPOSER’S NEW CD ON ATMA, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY “THE MURDER OR DISAPPEARANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN THAILAND,” EXPLAINS, “THE 35-MOVEMENT STRING QUARTET HONOURS EACH VICTIM”…..A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on November 8, 2018 by strecker

  Photo by Anita Zvonar Composer Frank Horvat is known for compositions that tell deeply personal stories. For Those Who Died Trying is the world premier recording of The Thailand HRDs, Horvat’s 35-movement work performed by the Mivos Quartet, to … Continue reading →

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A WEEK OF REST IN LONDON (HA!) WITH SUPERB FRENCH VEGAN CUISINE AT CAFÉ FORTY ONE, PLUS INFINITE RICHES OF ART AND MUSIC AND THEATRE – AND WITH ONLY ONE DAY OF RAIN

Posted on October 23, 2018 by strecker

FRIDAY: Inauspicious beginning to a much-needed sanity break and rest. One hour to Pearson International with half the world on the highway going home on the Friday night of a holiday weekend and half the world going somewhere else. Night … Continue reading →

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ONCE MIRANDA AND NOW PROSPERO: TWO VISITS TO THE 2018 STRATFORD FESTIVAL’S THE TEMPEST

Posted on September 9, 2018 by strecker

William Hutt as Prospero and Martha Henry as Miranda in 1962 Martha Henry’s Prospero gazes down from the upper level of the Stratford Festival stage as we enter the auditorium to witness Shakespeare’s assumed last play, The Tempest. We are … Continue reading →

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RANEE LEE: JAZZ VOCALIST APPEARING AT TORONTO SUMMER FESTIVAL OF MUSIC ON AUGUST 2 AT KOERNER HALL EXPLAINS “I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT WE ARE PREDESTINED TO CULTIVATE OUR GIFTS AND, IN MY CASE, MUSIC, I BELIEVE, CHOSE ME!” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on July 24, 2018 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? RANEE LEE: I do what is in me to do. Music connects, offering … Continue reading →

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TIM CORLIS: COMPOSER OF SOUNDING THUNDER: THE SONG OF FRANCIS PEGAHMAGABOW, AT TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL ON JULY 23, REMEMBERS, “THE BIGGEST TURNING POINT IN MY LIFE WAS WHEN I MADE A DECISION TO MEDITATE REGULARLY AND DEVOTE MY ARTISTIC TIME TO WRITING MUSIC THAT SPEAKS FROM THE HEART” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on July 19, 2018 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? TIM CORLIS: My work, as a composer, singer, and choral director, has often … Continue reading →

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