Monthly Archives: May 2018

ALEX PANGMAN: HIGHLY RESPECTED JAZZ SINGER WITH TREASURED CHOPS – AND ALSO A DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT – EXCLAIMS “FOR A JAZZ SINGER, I SURE LOVE SINGING COUNTRY MUSIC WITH MY HUSBAND! I REALLY LOVED IT WHEN ONE REVIEWER CALLED ME A SINGER, AND NOT JUST A JAZZ SINGER” …. A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on May 31, 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? ALEX PANGMAN: Oh man, this question is the hardest!!! I always find summing … Continue reading →

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DAVID FALLIS: WITH MONTEVERDI’S MASTERPIECE ORFEO, UPCOMING IN CONCERT FROM MAY 25-27, TORONTO CONSORT’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DAVID FALLIS STATES “FOR MY MONEY, MONTEVERDI IS ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY COMPOSERS, AS DARING TODAY AS HE MUST HAVE SOUNDED IN THE 17TH CENTURY. I GET GREAT PLEASURE OUT OF WORKING ON HIS MUSIC” …A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on May 22, 2018 by strecker

Photo by Paul Orenstein, digital work by Ross Duffin, background by Gerrit Dou (17th century, Dutch) The Toronto Consort presents Monteverdi’s masterpiece Orfeo, in concert, as David Fallis’ final production in his role of Artistic Director. Running for three shows: … Continue reading →

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DANIELA NARDI: SINGER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WHO TACKLES MYTHS SURROUNDING ITALIAN-CANADIAN WOMEN WITH BEYOND BELLA, EXPLAINS “THE MANDATE OF SALONE DI CULTURA IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE IN CANADA WHILE LOOKING BEYOND AND/OR SHATTERING STEREOTYPES. ITS GOAL IS TO EXPLORE AND EXPRESS ITALIAN CULTURE, BRING TRADITIONS FORWARD INTO THE PRESENT, AND ALLOW THEM TO MINGLE AND EVOLVE, WHILE NURTURING CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE.” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on May 11, 2018 by strecker

Beyond Bella, the seventh edition of the Salone di Cultura. Celebrating Italian-Canadian women artists and creators, takes place at 7 PM on Friday June 8 at Toronto’s 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. Tickets, at https://salonedicultura.eventbrite.ca include … Continue reading →

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NJO KONG KIE: COMPOSER OF PICNIC IN THE CEMETERY AT CANADIAN STAGE BERKELEY STREET THEATRE UNTIL MAY 6TH EXPLAINS “WITH PICNIC IN THE CEMETERY, WHERE THE PREMISE IS ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, THE PIECE IS BUILT LIKE WE WERE CHILDREN PLAYING IN OUR TENTS, WITH INSTINCTS AND IMAGINATION MORE SO THAN LOGIC AND REASONING, SO IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO NOT OVERTHINK THE WORK DURING THE PERFORMANCE. YOU CAN ANALYZE WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE AFTERWARDS IF YOU WANT.” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on May 3, 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? NJO KONG KIE: A picnic and ping-pong enthusiast, Njo Kong Kie is also … Continue reading →

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KATARZYNA SĄDEJ: POLISH-CANADIAN MEZZO-SOPRANO HAS PRESENTED OPERA IN LIMOUSINES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, SUNG FOR GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ, SUNG FOR BONOBOS, AND MADE IMPORTANT DEBUTS AT LA OPERA AND CARNEGIE HALL, NOW DECLARES “EACH MAJOR DEBUT IS LIKE A GIANT, GIANT, GIANT GLASS OF WINE CELEBRATING ALL THOSE HOURS IN THE PRACTICE ROOM, AND COACHING, AND STUDYING YOUR WORDS, AND MEMORIZING, AND THEN MEMORIZING SOME MORE…. AND THEN RE-MEMORIZING!” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on May 1, 2018 by strecker

Photo portrait by Carlos Botero, Colombia 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? KATARZYNA SĄDEJ: Polish-Canadian Mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sadej has … Continue reading →

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