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LYNNE RYALL: LANDSCAPE PAINTER PLUS GUITARIST-SINGER IN A FIDDLE GROUP PLUS VIOLA PLAYER IN DUNDAS VALLEY ORCHESTRA DELLA SERA STRINGS, PLUS ART TEACHER PLUS DIGITAL ARCHIVIST FOR RBG EXPLAINS “I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK, PRODUCE A FILM OR ACT- MAYBE I WILL DO SO SOME DAY, BUT RIGHT NOW, I AM TOO BUSY.”..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 5, 2020 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 LYNNE RYALL: I am working on paintings … Continue reading →

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MARGARET ANN FECTEAU AND RUDY D. FECTEAU: MARRIED ARTISTS – AND MUCH ELSE – WORK TOWARD FUTURE JOINT SHOW, AND SHE EXPLAINS ALL, “OFTEN WE WILL DRAW OR PAINT THE SAME SUBJECT, BUT FIND THAT OUR TREATMENTS CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT. AT OTHER TIMES, WE WILL DO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPICS” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 26, 2020 by strecker

Margaret Ann and Rudy Fecteau (holding paintings by activist-artist Renee Sagebear)   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 … Continue reading →

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EVELYN LONG: DIRECTOR / SOUND DESIGNER FOR MANY HAPPIER RETURNS BY CHRISTINE FOSTER AT WOMEN AT PLAYS (S) (FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 8) EXPLAINS: “ON RARE OCCASIONS I GET A JOB WHERE I JUST HAVE TO WEAR ONE HAT (DIRECTOR, STAGE MANAGER, PRODUCER ETC.) BUT USUALLY I AM JUGGLING MANY RESPONSIBILITIES. I’VE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DO MARKETING, SET BUILDING, COSTUME DESIGN, LIGHTING DESIGN AND MANY MORE THINGS TO PUT ON SHOWS.” A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 19, 2020 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 EVELYN LONG: A project I completed recently … Continue reading →

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BEVERLY WILLIAMS: “WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE BECAUSE THEY WERE,” SAYS CHRONICLER OF HER ANCESTRY, WHO ADDS, “SOME 4066 PEOPLE LIVING IN 1354 FAMILY UNITS HELD A PLACE AT THE FAMILY TABLE AND THE SPAN OF TIME REACHES BACK TO THE YEAR 1460 BC…..WE ARE THE ACCUMULATION OF EACH OF OUR ANCESTORS AND THE FUTURE OF EACH OF OUR DESCENDANTS”…..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 17, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one of or more projects that that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? BEVERLY WILLIAMS: “Footsteps Through … Continue reading →

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BOOKS, CDS, DVDS: A PERSONAL HIGHLY RECOMMEDED LIST: PART 3 DVDS

Posted on December 31, 2019 by strecker

… …1.Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World may change your understanding of rock music, of blues, and of jazz. Just as the music of native Indians significantly determined the nature of these genres of music, so it is that … Continue reading →

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BOOKS, CDS, DVDS: A PERSONAL HIGHLY RECOMMEDED LIST – PART 1 BOOKS

Posted on December 30, 2019 by strecker

1.The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells: The earth’s dire future, predicted – and far too much ignored or denied – not too long ago, is now our daily horrifying present tense, one which Wallace-Wells thoroughly details in chapters like Heat … Continue reading →

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BOOKS, CDS, DVDS: A PERSONAL HIGHLY RECOMMEDED LIST – .PART 2 CDS

Posted on December 23, 2019 by strecker

. 1.Visions and Dreams inspired by Rembrandt and Dali with composer pianist Barend Schipper and flutist Jans Prins in the Netherlands is available at www.barendschipper.com. It has for me, after many car rides with the CD, so much to offer … Continue reading →

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HANNA SHYBAYEVA: ON HER NEW RECORDING OF CHAMBER VERSIONS OF BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTI 3 & 4 WITH THE UTRECHT STRING QUARTET AND LUIS CABRERA ON DOUBLE BASS (ON NAXOS) …. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY CREATIVE LIFE WITH JAMES STRECKER

Posted on December 6, 2019 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your recent completed project or the one you are actively working on. What is it, why is it, and how was/is it done? HANNA SHYBAYEVA: My recent … Continue reading →

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RACHEL MERCER: PRINCIPAL CELLIST WITH NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA – OUT SOON, 2 CDS, AN ALBUM OF VIOLIN & CELLO DUOS BY CANADIAN WOMEN WITH HER SISTER AKEMI MERCER-NIEWOEHNER AND A RECORDING OF THE MOSAÏQUE PROJECT WITH PIANO QUARTET ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA – DECLARES “IT HAS SERVED ME WELL (THINKING UP PROJECTS, PLAYING MUSIC, MAKING ALL KINDS OF CONNECTIONS) BUT I’M STILL SOMETIMES SURPRISED BY MY IMAGINATION” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on December 1, 2019 by strecker

Photo by Nikki Wesley Photo by Jeewon Kim 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 … Continue reading →

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CORY KNIGHT: TENOR IN SCHÜTZ’S CHRISTMAS STORY WITH TORONTO CONSORT DECEMBER 13, 14, 15, AND IN HIS INAUGURAL YEAR WITH THE TORONTO CONSORT AS ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE, EXPLAINS,” YOU NEED TO BE A BIT OF A DETECTIVE TO RECONSTRUCT EARLY MUSIC AND EVERY NEW PROJECT BRINGS NEW QUESTIONS AND NEW IDEAS.”…A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on November 28, 2019 by strecker

Photo by Bruce Zinger Photography 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? CORY … Continue reading →

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