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KALYA RAMU: JAZZ SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSICIAN EXPLAINS, “CREATIVITY HAS ITS OWN EBB AND FLOW THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT. THIS CAN BE HARD TO DEAL WITH AND MANAGE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S YOUR CAREER. FINDING A BALANCE FOR YOURSELF BETWEEN CREATING ART AND KNOWING WHEN TO REST IS IMPORTANT.” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on April 17, 2021 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? KALYA RAMU: I wrote and recorded a … Continue reading →

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MUSIC AND MEMORIES: LATEST FAVORITE OR NEW CDS – WITH NOTES AND BORROWED QUOTES……PART THREE

Posted on April 10, 2021 by strecker

1.Christmette by Praetorius and performed gloriously by the Gabrielli Singers led by Paul McCresh is one of my go-to CDs whenever I want to feel pure, uncluttered joy, although, ironically, I gave up on both Christianity and Christmas decades ago. … Continue reading →

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SANDRA LARONDE: RED SKY FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF TORONTO’S INDIGENOUS INNOVATORS ON THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND UPCOMING CANADIAN PREMIERE OF NEW FILM….. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on April 5, 2021 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 about your purpose and creations? SANDRA LARONDE: My purpose is to center and … Continue reading →

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MARGARET LINDSAY HOLTON: CREATORS IN THE ARTS AFTER ONE YEAR OF COVID…. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on April 1, 2021 by strecker

  JAMES STRECKER: If, before the COVID crisis, you were asked for 50 words to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you have said about your purpose and creations? MARGARET LINDSAY HOLTON: I’ve been … Continue reading →

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MUSIC AND MEMORIES PART TWO: ESSENTIAL CDS FROM FAIRUZ, FARID EL ATRACHE, MELINA KANA, ALEX PANGMAN

Posted on March 24, 2021 by strecker

*The Fairuz CD Almahaba is a powerful yet finely-realized up-close experience, one that requires the listener’s surrender. Here, surely, is evidence why Fairuz is a legend in the Arabic world. Her vocal embellishments are very difficult to achieve, according to … Continue reading →

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MUSIC AND MEMORIES:  MUST HEAR CDS PART ONE

Posted on March 23, 2021 by strecker

*On the CD Origins, pianist Ivana Gavric inhabits Haydn’s Piano Concerto No, 11 in D as familiar turf of his spirit, as if pianist and composer share not only one joie de vivre, but one joie d’être as well. We … Continue reading →

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ARTIST/WRITER MARK RYALL ON HIS NEW NOVEL AGE-DECODED – “ABOUT THE IMMINENT TSUNAMI OF GENETIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY” – AND HIS PAINTINGS …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 17, 2021 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: You have a new book just published and a number of recent paintings, so please tell us about these projects. Why do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? MARK RYALL: They matter to … Continue reading →

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NATHALIE BONJOUR ON “DIGIDANCE” PRESENTATION OF CRYSTAL PITE’S BODY AND SOUL, AN EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN FILM PREMIERE, PERFORMED BY LEGENDARY PARIS OPERA BALLET – STREAMING ONLINE FEBRUARY 17-23, 2021…A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 11, 2021 by strecker

Tickets & information on Body and Soul and Digidance at harbourfrontcentre.com JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about the creation of Digidance. What is it, why did it need to happen, and how did … Continue reading →

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FIVE POEMS ON THE DEATH OF REGAN RUSSELL James Strecker © 2020, James Strecker

Posted on September 15, 2020 by strecker

I read the last of these now revised poems at the presentation of the Dr. Jean Rumney Award posthumously to Regan Russell on September 14, 2020 at the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA   REGAN BRINGS WATER TO THE PIGS Regan brings water … Continue reading →

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FIVE POEMS FOR REGAN BY JAMES STRECKER presented on Sunday, August 23 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, in memory of his friend, Reagan Russell, for AT WAR FOR ANIMALS NIAGARA

Posted on August 24, 2020 by strecker

I read my new cycle of poems dedicated to my dear friend of over forty years, Regan Russell, titled FIVE POEMS FOR REGAN, at Rally for Regan in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sunday, August 23. The event was sponsored by AT WAR … Continue reading →

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