Tag Archives: Scaramella

DANIEL CABENA: WITH SCARAMELLA IN VIVALDI’S CHAMBER CANTATAS ON APRIL 6, A “COUNTERTENOR OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY” EXPLAINS, “THESE CANTATAS ARE SECULAR – MOSTLY ABOUT LOVE AND ITS, LET’S SAY, UPS AND DOWNS – ESPECIALLY ITS DOWNS!” …A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS (Tickets at www.scaramella.ca/ticket%20order.pdf)

Posted on March 31, 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? DANIEL CABENA: I’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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ELINOR FREY: CELLIST JOINS SCARAMELLA FOR CONCERT ON JANUARY 12 AND EXPLAINS: “I’VE BECOME A BIT OF AN INSTRUMENT JUNKIE AND I HAVE 6 CELLO OR GAMBA-LIKE INSTRUMENTS, BUT I LIVE IN A QUITE SMALL APARTMENT (WITH NO STORAGE CLOSET) WITH MY BOYFRIEND. IT GETS TO FEEL A BIT CROWDED.” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 3, 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? ELINOR FREY: I’m working on two … Continue reading →

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JOSEPHINE VAN LIER: BAROQUE SPECIALIST, NEXT WITH SCARAMELLA ON APRIL 7 IN TORONTO, COMMENTS: “TOO OFTEN DO I SEE A KIND OF “PROTECTIONISM” IN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND IN MUSICIANS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE ONE BIG COMMUNITY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, PROMOTING EACH OTHER, ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER. INSTEAD MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS DON’T WANT TO ENGAGE WITH AND PROMOTE OTHERS, AND WE ALL LOSE!” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 24, 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? JOSEPHINE VAN LIER: Cellist, baroque cellist, viola da gambist, founder and artistic director … Continue reading →

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ELIZABETH RUMSEY ON TREBLE VIOL JOINS SCARAMELLA JANUARY 27 IN TORONTO AND HERE EXPLAINS “TO HAVE MUSIC AS A PROFESSION MEANS THAT IT BECOMES A LENS THROUGH WHICH YOU SEE EVERYTHING ELSE…. AND BY TRAINING YOURSELF TO LISTEN, YOU ENSURE THAT YOU CAN ONLY SHUT IT OFF WITH DIFFICULTY. BACKGROUND MUSIC IN A RESTAURANT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO, HOWEVER BAD IT IS.” …A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 21, 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? ELIZABETH RUMSEY: Ensemble musician; my instrument is the Viola da Gamba in all … Continue reading →

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AN INTERVIEW WITH JOËLLE MORTON, MUCH-TRAVELLED VIOL PLAYER, PERIOD MUSIC SPECIALIST, SCHOLAR, EDUCATOR AND FOUNDER OF SCARAMELLA IN TORONTO

Posted on December 28, 2014 by strecker

James Strecker: To begin, thank you so much for Scaramella’s recent Hamilton concert of music by William Lawes, in the series created by Hammer Baroque. It was a night of revelations and of constant musical surprises and one certainly had … Continue reading →

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