Monthly Archives: July 2022

SAEUNN THORSTEINSDÓTTIR: ICELAND- BORN CELLIST AT TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL EXPLAINS “IT TAKES COURAGE, VULNERABILITY, A DEEP CONVICTION, INTUITION, AND UNDERSTANDING TO GO BEYOND THE NOTES ON THE PAGE AND TO BARE YOUR HEART ON STAGE FOR A GROUP OF STRANGERS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, ARE JET LAGGED AND YOUR CONTACT LENSES ARE DRYING OUT”…..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on July 16, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your work in the arts. For instance, how do you yourself describe it as a significant experience in your life and why exactly do you labour to … Continue reading →

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BENJAMIN APPL: BARITONE, TO SING SCHUBERT’S DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN JULY 11 AT TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL, RECALLS “IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, I STAYED MAYBE 20-30 DAYS A YEAR AT MY HOME, IN MY OWN BED. I LIVE OUT OF A SUITCASE, A LIFE WHICH I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED WHEN I WAS IN BANKING.” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS 

Posted on July 8, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your work in the arts. For instance, how do you yourself describe it as a significant experience in your life and why exactly do you labour to … Continue reading →

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SHEILA MURRAY: AUTHOR OF NEW NOVEL “FINDING EDWARD” (CORMORANT BOOKS) EXPLAINS “THE BOOK ASKS, “WHY IS WHITE CANADIAN HISTORY WRITTEN, AND CELEBRATED, WHEN WHAT BLACKS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IS DISMISSED, OR HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW?” ……: A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on July 7, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your new book. For instance, what exactly is it and why does it exist? SHEILA MURRAY: Finding Edward is a book about two mixed-race men, one born … Continue reading →

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NICOLAS NAMORADZE: GEORGIAN-BORN PIANIST AND COMPOSER IN SOLO RECITAL OF BACH, RACHMANINOFF, AND HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS, AT TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC 2022, IS “SOON LAUNCHING A NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM ON MUSIC AND THE MIND, IN ASSOCIATION WITH IDAGIO, THE WORLD’S LEADING CLASSICAL MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on July 5, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your work in the arts. For instance, how do you yourself describe it as a significant experience in your life and why exactly do you labour to … Continue reading →

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AFARIN MANSOURI: AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER, LIBRETTIST AND MUSICOLOGIST, WITH NEW OPERA ZULEYKHA AT TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL ON JULY 13, DECLARES “PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO AUTHENTICITY AND INTEGRITY” …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on July 5, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your work in the arts. For instance, how do you yourself describe it as a significant experience in your life and why exactly do you labor to … Continue reading →

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