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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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ELISA CITTERIO: THE VIOLINIST AND NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR OF TAFELMUSIK STATES, “MUSIC CHANGES US AND ACCOMPANIES US IN EVERY CRUCIAL MOMENT OF OUR LIVES. MUSIC IS COMMUNICATION, IT’S A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE WITH THE ABILITY TO CROSS PHYSICAL OR MENTAL BOUNDARIES.”….A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS….SEE/HEAR TAFELMUSIK’S FOUR WEDDINGS, A FUNERAL, AND A CORONATION NOVEMBER 29 TO DECEMBER 3

Posted on November 28, 2017 by strecker

Photo by Monica Cordiviola 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? ELISA CITTERIO: My many years of study and my … Continue reading →

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KARINA GAUVIN: A SOPRANO CONSIDERED “ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICES IN THE BUSINESS” SINGS HANDEL AND VIVALDI IN TAFELMUSIK’S “THE BAROQUE DIVA” FROM MARCH 23 TO 26, 2017 AT KOERNER HALL: A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 17, 2017 by strecker

Photo by Michael Slobodian James Strecker: What important beliefs do you express in your work? Karina Gauvin: Staying true to the composer’s wishes and paying special attention to style. Style defines every era in music, and I try to mould … Continue reading →

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TAFELMUSIK CHAMBER CHOIR TURNS 35 WITH HANDEL, STEFFANI, LULLY, RAMEAU, AND ZELENKA IN A VERY SPECIAL CONCERT AND –IT’S THEIR DOING- A VERY HIGH AUDIENCE IN RESPONSE

Posted on November 9, 2016 by strecker

I’m not aware of any debate in Ottawa concerning the legalization of Toronto’s Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. To be sure, there is much documented evidence confirming that any experience of this uniquely exhilarating band of players does indeed lead to scoring … Continue reading →

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