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STEPHEN SITARSKI: CONCERTMASTER-VIOLINIST PRESENTS HIS ‘MUSIC & WELLNESS: A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE’ AND EXPLORES DEPRESSION, A MUSICIAN’S LIFE, THE HEALING EFFECT OF MUSIC, AND MUCH ELSE, IN AN INFORMATIVE, INSIGHTFUL, AND MOVING TALK – AND WITH BACH SELECTIONS TOO! – .AT THE BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY…A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on November 2, 2019 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Your presentation is titled Music and Wellness, so, to begin, what do you want people to learn as a result of hearing you? STEPHEN SITARSKI: Mostly I just want to start a discussion about mental health. It is … Continue reading →

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MIREILLE ASSELIN: ZERLINA IN OPERA ATELIER’S DON GIOVANNI (OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 9) EXPLAINS : “ZERLINA CAN BE FLIRTATIOUS, SHE CAN BE DEFIANT, SHE CAN BE SEXY, SHE CAN BE GENUINE AND SWEET… SHE HAS STRONG FEELINGS, SHE HATES BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO, SHE FEELS LIKE SHE DESERVES A GOOD LIFE AND IS WILLING TO BEND CERTAIN SCRUPLES TO GET THERE.”…. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY CREATIVE LIFE?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: This fall you are singing the character of Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for Opera Atelier after doing the role in Paris not long before. You have said that Zerlina is one of your favourite roles, so first … Continue reading →

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ROBERTO CAMPANELLA: CO-CHOREOGRAPHER OF PROARTEDANZA’S PREMIERE OF THE 9TH! NOVEMBER 6-9 AT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE’S FLECK DANCE THEATRE (AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE OSCAR-WINNING, THE SHAPE OF WATER) REMEMBERS HIS MAJOR TURNING POINT – “WHEN I STOPPED CREATING FOR THE EXPERTS.” …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 21, 2019 by strecker

  JS: How did doing these projects change you as a person and as a creator? RC: In every creation there’s a personal discovery, but especially in The 9th, probably due to the scale of popularity of this monumental music … Continue reading →

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NATHAN KEOUGHAN: BARITONE STARS AS PINK IN TORONTO PREMIERE OF ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: THE OPERA, AT MERIDIAN HALL NOVEMBER 13–23 AND EXPLAINS “PINK’S EMOTIONAL SPECTRUM IS HUGE, FROM PLAYING A COMFORTABLY NUMB PSYCHOSIS TO A FASCIST MURDERING DICTATOR”….A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 19, 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? NATHAN KEOUGHAN: The project I am … Continue reading →

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CHRISTIANNE ULLMARK: DANCER-CHOREOGRAPHER IN FALL FOR DANCE NORTH OCTOBER 2-6 IN TORONTO EXPLAINS “I REALLY LOVE FACILITATING A SPACE FOR OTHERS TO EXPLORE IDEAS AND BRING TO LIFE VISIONS IN MY MIND. FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT MIGHT BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE HOW MUCH AWARENESS OF THE WHOLE SELF THAT IS REQUIRED OF THE DANCER TO CARRY OUT IMPROVISED TASKS INSIDE OF A CHOREOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE.” A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 19, 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? CHRISTIANNE ULLMARK: At the moment, I … Continue reading →

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GREG HARRISON: MUSICIAN-COMPOSER FOR HUMAN BODY EXPRESSION’S RESONANCE SEPT 26-28 EXPLAINS, “I TEND TO POUR A LOT OF DEEP, GUTTURAL EMOTION INTO MY WORK. THAT’S PROBABLY WHY IT’S USUALLY HEAVY, AGGRESSIVE, BUT HAS AN EMOTIONAL STORY.” …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 9, 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? GREG HARRISON: I am currently working … Continue reading →

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ALEX PANGMAN – WHAT’S HAPPENING? … “I HAVE NOW SUNG THIS UNRECORDED CONNEE BOSWELL SONG INTO A MICROPHONE, RECORDED FOR POSTERITY. IT WAS RECORDED IN ONE ROOM WITH NO BAFFLES, IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT CONNIE WOULD HAVE RECORDED. IT TOOK ME OVER A YEAR TO PLUCK UP THE NERVE TO RECORD THIS SONG: I WANTED IT TO BE JUST PERFECT.”

Posted on September 8, 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? ALEX PANGMAN: My upcoming … Continue reading →

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GIULIA MILLANTA – WHAT’S NEXT? …MULTI-LANGUAGE SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITARIST ABOUT TO TOUR EUROPE AND NORTH EAST UNITED STATES, WORKING ON A NEW RECORD TO BE RELEASED IN 2020, AND STILL TOURING BEHIND 6TH RECORD RELEASED IN JUNE OF 2018.

Posted on September 5, 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? GIULIA MILLANTA: My 6th … Continue reading →

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STACIE DUNLOP – WHAT’S NEXT? SOPRANO’S WORK IN PROGRESS REIMAGINES VIVIER’S ICONIC LONELY CHILD FOR ENSEMBLE OF 8 PLAYERS, 2 CIRCUS ARTISTS AND HERSELF WEAVING STORY AND CHOREOGRAPHY BOTH ‘ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR,’ PLUS ON SEPTEMBER 21 WITH THE HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC SINGING ABBY RICHARDSON-SCHULTE AND THE SIBELIUS LUONNOTAR

Posted on August 28, 2019 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your recent completed projects or the ones you are actively working on. What is each one, why is it, and how was/is it done? STACIE DUNLOP: This … Continue reading →

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VINCE HO: CHINESE-CANADIAN COMPOSER, DESCRIBED AS “BRILLIANT AND COMPELLING” (NEW YORK TIMES), EXPLAINS, “BEING THAT I AM BICULTURAL, I’VE BEEN EXPLORING THE DICHOTOMIES BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN CREATIVE PROCESSES AND THEIR ART FORMS. FROM THIS JOURNEY, MY MUSICAL LANGUAGE HAS EVOLVED INTO BECOMING A CONFLUENCE OF THE TWO WORLDS. THUS, MY CONCERTO FOR ZHONGRUAN AND CHINESE ORCHESTRA IS IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY IN FINDING NEW WAYS OF EXPLORING AND EXPRESSING MY BICULTURAL IDENTITY IN MUSICAL FORM.” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on August 19, 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? VINCE HO: The works I’ve recently … Continue reading →

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