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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

Posted on June 29, 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? MARYEM TOLLAR: I recently finished making … 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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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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MARCO CERA OF TAFELMUSIK ON HIS CREATION THE HARLEQUIN SALON RUNNING JANUARY 16-20. HE COMMENTS: “I THINK THAT EVERY PROJECT COMES AT THE RIGHT TIME. KEEP YOUR PROJECTS IN THE DRAWER, KEEP THINKING ABOUT THEM, KEEP WORKING ON THEM, AND ONE DAY THE RIGHT MOMENT WILL COME, THE RIGHT OCCASION WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 4, 2019 by strecker

Marco Cera is the Tafelmusik oboist and visual artist behind the creation of The Harlequin Salon, which takes place Jan 16 through 20. JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about a project that you have been working on. Why does it … Continue reading →

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JEANNE LAMON: BAROQUE VIOLINIST, CONCERTMASTER, CHAMBER MUSICIAN, TEACHER, AND MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITA WHOSE LEADERSHIP TOOK TAFELMUSIK TO INTERNATIONAL STATURE AS ONE OF THE BEST ENSEMBLES IN ITS FIELD, EXPLAINS “CREATIVE WORK IS EXTREMELY PERSONAL AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF DOING IT. SO, YOU CAN’T REALLY POLICE MUSIC MAKING. EVERY MUSICIAN WORTH HIS OR HER SALT HAS A LOT INVESTED IN THEIR CREATIVE WORK. OTHERWISE WE’D ALL BE BANKERS!” A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on April 26, 2018 by strecker

Photo credit Sian Richards. Music Director Emerita Jeanne Lamon joins Tafelmusik as concertmaster for the final all-Beethoven program of the 2017/18 season featuring Bruno Weil as conductor, and Music Director Elisa Citterio as violin soloist. May 3 to 6, 2018 … Continue reading →

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CHARLES DANIELS: MUCH-RECORDED TENOR – APPEARING WITH TAFELMUSIK APRIL 5-8 & 10 – AND A MAJOR SPIRIT OF CONTEMPORARY BAROQUE MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXPLAINS: “MY WORK IS INTENSELY COLLABORATIVE, AND THE SUM OF THE WHOLE SHOULD BE GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE INDIVIDUAL TALENTS (AND EGOS)” … A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 28, 2018 by strecker

Photo by Annelies van der Vegt Tickets are still available for the April 10, 8:00 PM performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts from http://www.tafelmusik.org/concert-calendar JAMES STRECKER: If you were … Continue reading →

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AMANDA FORSYTHE: CELEBRATED SOPRANO WHO JOINS “THE FABULOUS BAROQUE BAND” TAFELMUSIK FOR HANDEL’S ALEXANDER’S FEAST (FEBRUARY 22-25) DISCOVERS “MY KIDS MAKE ME LAUGH LIKE CRAZY, AND THE JOY THEY BRING ME CARRIES OVER TO MY PERFORMANCES.” …A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 21, 2018 by strecker

Concert info at http://www.tafelmusik.org/concert-calendar/concert/handel-alexanders-feast JAMES STRECKER: What important beliefs do you express in or through your work? AMANDA FORSYTHE: I believe that as performers, our most important job is to share our love of the music and create a type … Continue reading →

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ALISON MELVILLE: CELEBRATED RECORDER PLAYER, WHO JOINS TAFELMUSIK FOR ‘A RECORDER ROMP,’ FEBRUARY 8 TO 11, STATES: “SPEED AND GLITTER ARE FUN AND DEFINITELY A PART OF THE CREATIVE PACKAGE, BUT MAKING GOOD MUSIC, OR ART OF ANY KIND, REQUIRES REFLECTION AS WELL AS ACTION, CONTEMPLATION AS WELL AS PRODUCTION…OUR CULTURE IS VERY ‘YANG’ ORIENTED AND COULD REALLY USE A GREATER DOSE OF ‘YIN.’…. A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 1, 2018 by strecker

photo by Colin Savage Concert info: http://www.tafelmusik.org/concert-calendar/concert/recorder-romp 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? ALISON MELVILLE: player and teacher of … Continue reading →

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BUD ROACH: AN INTERVIEW (PART I) WITH AN EARLY MUSIC DYNAMO ABOUT HIS WIDE-RANGING MUSICAL CAREER AND HIS HAMILTON CONCERT SERIES “HAMMER BAROQUE” (TAFELMUSIK COMING ON MAY 25 AND LUTENIST SYLVAIN BERGERON ON MAY 28)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by strecker

James Strecker: I did quite a double take last year on discovering your Hammer Baroque series of musicians and singers all of international stature and just a mile from my home in Hamilton. Why exactly did you initially establish this … 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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