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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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ALISON MACKAY OF TAFELMUSIK: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AWARD-WINNING CREATOR OF THE GALILEO PROJECT, HOUSE OF DREAMS (REMOUNTED FEBRUARY 11-15), AND THE UPCOMING J. S. BACH: THE CIRCLE OF CREATION MAY 6-MAY 10).

Posted on January 20, 2015 by strecker

Photo by Sian Richards Alison Mackay is the recipient of the 2013 Betty Webster Award for her contribution to orchestral life in Canada. She has played violone and double bass with Tafelmusik since 1979 and is the creator of a … Continue reading →

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