Monthly Archives: February 2019

JOHN HOLLAND: BARITONE-MUSICOLOGIST IN DON GIOVANNI MARCH 2 AT BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE EXPLAINS, “SOMETIMES OUR LARGEST GROWTH AS ARTISTS COMES FROM WHAT OTHERS WOULD PERCEIVE AS FAILURE. MUSICIANS TAKE CHANCES, AND WHILE THEY DON’T ALWAYS TURN OUT THE WAY WE WANT, INVARIABLY THEY INFORM US MORE ABOUT OURSELVES AS MUSICIANS, AND HELP US REFINE OUR CRAFT” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 17, 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? JOHN HOLLAND: This year has been … Continue reading →

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MIREILLE ASSELIN: SOPRANO FEATURED AT ROM ON FEBRUARY 21 EXPLAINS, “I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO REVISITING ANGEL SPEAKS WITH OPERA ATELIER AND TAFELMUSIK…. A PROJECT UNLIKE ANY OTHER I’VE PARTICIPATED IN – PART RECITAL, PART DRAMATIC CANTATA, PART DANCE – AND ME NOT ONLY A PERFORMER BUT ALSO A COLLABORATOR…IT’S A FASCINATING, FORMAT-BENDING HOUR OF MUSICAL THEATRE.

Posted on February 15, 2019 by strecker

Photo: 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? MIREILLE ASSELIN: It’s … Continue reading →

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BARBARA HANNIGAN & THE TORONTO SYMPHONY: SOME THOUGHTS ON A VERY SPECIAL CONCERT

Posted on February 14, 2019 by strecker

  It was one of the saddest days in my life. And yet, there I sat, front row, for a Toronto Symphony concert conducted and often sung by Barbara Hannigan at Roy Thompson Hall, laughing with deep delight through much … Continue reading →

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EIMEAR ARKINS: MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, SINGER AND DANCER FROM COUNTY CLARE, WITH DEBUT ALBUM, WHAT’S NEXT? EXPLAINS: “RECORDING FORCES YOU TO REALLY LISTEN TO YOURSELF IN A WAY THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE DONE BEFORE…. I SOON REALIZED THAT PERFECTION IS NOT AN ATTAINABLE GOAL AND THERE COMES A POINT WHERE YOU HAVE TO SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 11, 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? EIMEAR ARKINS: In June 2018, I … Continue reading →

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ALISON MACKAY: TAFELMUSIK’S DOUBLE BASSIST AND CREATIVE FORCE EXPLAINS HER MULTIMEDIA CREATION OF FEBRUARY 21 TO 24: “WE ARE PREPARING NOW FOR A REVIVAL OF OUR TALES OF TWO CITIES CONCERT, IN WHICH WE TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN BACH’S CITY OF LEIPZIG AND THE SYRIAN CITY OF DAMASCUS IN THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY, CONJURING UP TWO COFFEEHOUSES WHICH ARE TRANSFORMED THROUGH THE MAGIC OF IMAGES AND MUSIC,”…A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 8, 2019 by strecker

Photo by Sian Richards. Tafelmusik’s double bassist since 1979, Alison Mackay, retires as a core orchestra member at the end of the current season. Her immersive multimedia fusion of Saxon and Arabic music, Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee … Continue reading →

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PATRICK JORDAN: VIOLIST WITH TAFELMUSIK AND THE EYBLER QUARTET SUMMARIZES: “MOST DAYS I LIKE HOW IT FEELS TO PLAY THE INSTRUMENT. I REALLY ENJOY THE DETECTIVE WORK IN FINDING NEW PIECES AND MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HISTORICAL FIGURES AND THEIR WORK. I IIKE BEING ON STAGE AND GETTING DOSES OF BOTH HUMILITY AND THE ADRENALINE IN LIVE PERFORMANCE. I LIKE PRODUCING LASTING DOCUMENTS THROUGH RECORDING. I ENJOY PASSING ALONG TO OTHER ARTISTS SOME OF WHAT I’VE ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS.”… A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 4, 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? PATRICK JORDAN: There are several on … Continue reading →

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PAULA BOCHNAK: TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN DANCER AND SINGER EXPLAINS “IT’S IMPORTANT TO STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR ROOTS, WHETHER IT BE IN THE FORM OF ART, LANGUAGE, FOOD, FAMILY TRADITIONS OR OTHERS…… WITH MOST OF MY FAMILY LIVING OVERSEAS IN UKRAINE, TO ME MUSIC AND DANCE IS ONE WAY I AM ABLE TO FEEL CONNECTED TO A BIGGER FAMILY AND PROUDLY DEFINE WHO I AM.”…..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 2, 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? PAULA BOCHNAK: Being part of a … Continue reading →

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