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FRANK HORVAT: COMPOSER RELEASES TWO NEW RECORDINGS – “FROM OBLIVION TO HOPE,” WITH THE ODIN QUARTET, AND “A VILLAGE OF LANDSCAPES,”, WITH SÉBASTIEN MALETTE ON BASSOON, AS DIGITAL DOWNLOADS …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on May 20, 2023 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Let’s talk about the two recordings that you have recently released, but let’s do them one at a time. First, with From Oblivion to Hope which is performed by Odin Quartet, why exactly does the composition matter to … Continue reading →

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ROBERT CLARK YATES: THE ARTIST DISCUSSES HIS NEW SHOW AT HAMILTON’S YOU ME GALLERY AND BEING AN ARTIST IN OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD……. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 21, 2023 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your current exhibition at the You Me Gallery.  ROBERT CLARK YATES:  Well, first of all, the gallery is located at 330 James Street North in Hamilton, and … Continue reading →

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MAHABHARATA, AT THE SHAW FESTIVAL, AS A PROFOUND EXPERIENCE: THE ARTS AND CONNECTIONS ON A PERSONAL NOTE

Posted on March 17, 2023 by strecker

First things first: Do not, do not, do not miss Mahabharata, Parts 1 and 2, now at the Shaw Festival until March 26. Of course, you might read Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling by Carole Satyamurti, in which this production is … Continue reading →

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MARSHALL PYNKOSKI: OPERA ATELIER’S CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DISCUSSES HANDEL’S THE RESURRECTION DUE AT KOERNER HALL ON APRIL 6, 8, & 9…… A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 16, 2023 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Your production of The Resurrection was already presented digitally in 2021, so what reasons have you for recommending the upcoming live performance? MARSHALL PYNKOSKI: In the broadest sense, we believe there is no comparison between a film performance … Continue reading →

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VERY SPECIAL MUSIC ON 25 CDS: FAVORITE RECENT LISTENS – THEIR PERSONAL IMPACT AND CONNECTION

Posted on December 10, 2022 by strecker

Posted on December 10, 2022 by strecker 1)FAIRUZ: ALMAHABA – A voice full of horizon and instinctive understanding.  I wrote a poem about her decades ago that hardly even reached her a nuanced profundity. A few weeks ago, a young cashier, Serena, from Lebanon, … Continue reading →

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MARK RYALL ON HIS NEW BOOK “RUN DAUGHTER, RUN FATHER” …..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 30, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please give us a brief autobiography, some stuff about yourself that is relevant to this book. MARK RYALL: I recently retired from fifteen years at Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, where I taught economics and coached cross country running and … Continue reading →

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ALLEN KAEJA, CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF KAEJA D’DANCE, ON HIS CREATION I AM THE CHILD OF… IN A WORLD PREMIERE DOUBLE-BILL PROGRAM WITH HIS WIFE KAREN’S NEW PIECE TOUCHX WHICH PREMIERE AT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE THEATRE NOVEMBER 11-13, 2022…. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 20, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your newest work. For instance, what exactly is it and why does it exist? How is it new? ALLEN KAEJA: My newest work, I am the Child … Continue reading →

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BRUNO GUILLORE: ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DISCUSSES ONTARIO PREMIERE OF HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY’S DOUBLE BILL DOUBLE MURDER, ON STAGE OCT 27-29 AT 7:30PM AT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE’S FLECK DANCE THEATRE

Posted on October 19, 2022 by strecker

Photo by by Alexander KurovPhoto by by Todd MacdonaldPhoto by by Todd Macdonald JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your newest work. For instance, what exactly is it and why does it exist? How is it … Continue reading →

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TIM CORLIS AND THE ELMER ISELER SINGERS PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE OF THE COMPOSER’S NEW WORK “OM SAHA NĀVAVATU” ON OCTOBER 22, 4PM AT EGLINTON ST. GEORGE’S UNITED CHURCH IN TORONTO…… A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 14, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: You are known, among other reasons, for your interest in the meditative and restorative power of music, so I wonder how this interest is in evidence in your new work OM SAHA NĀVAVATU. TIMOTHY CORLIS: The words “OM … Continue reading →

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MARSHALL PYNKOSKI, FOUNDING CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF OPERA ATELIER, ON THE COMPANY’S RETURN TO THE ELGIN THEATRE WITH PURCELL’S DIDO AND AENEAS, “THE GREATEST OPERA WRITTEN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE”….. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 6, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: You have told us that Dido and Aeneas is “Opera Atelier’s most internationally-acclaimed production” and I’d love to know more. First, which of the international venues and audiences provided you with especially memorable experiences, ones that still remain … Continue reading →

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