Monthly Archives: June 2019

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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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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