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Concert Review | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s shock & awe Verdi Requiem - my/maSCENA
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under Jean-Sébastien Vallée delivered a hugely affecting Verdi Requiem at George Weston Recital Hall. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under Jean-Sébastien Vallée delivered a hugely affecting Verdi Requiem at George Weston Recital Hall.
Michael Measures Prizes: National Youth Orchestra of Canada Announces 2024 Winners
TORONTO, ONTARIO - APRIL 24, 2024: The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) is thrilled to announce the winners of the prestigious 2024 Michael Measures Prizes, awarded in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts. Awarded to only two recipients, these prizes recognize and support the top talent nationwide of young classical musicians
Conductor Sir Andrew Davis, 80, Dies
Sir Andrew Davis, former conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, died of Leukemia on Saturday, at the age of 80. Davis led the TSO for thirteen years, from 1975-1988, making his tenure the third-longest in the orchestra’s history. In 2018, he returned to the orchestra for two years, acting as interim director between Peter Oundjian
The TSO Announces Tour: Celebrates 101 Years with D’Angelo, Gimeno Conducts my/maSCENA
To celebrate Canadian music-making in its 101st year, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), led by Music Director Gustavo Gimeno, will appear at Montreal’s Maison symphonique and Canada's National Arts Centre in Ottawa on May 4 and 5, 2024.
Newswire | Ottawa Chamberfest Announces Its 30th Annual Summer Festival - my/maSCENA
OTTAWA, April 17, 2024 — Ottawa’s own internationally-acclaimed chamber music festival celebrates 30 years of changing lives through music this summer! Ottawa Chamberfest will celebrate its past and look towards the future with electrifying performances from legendary artists and treasured friends, as well as the emerging artists they champion. From July 25 – August 8,
La Scena Musicale Announces the Launch of the 2024 Choir Guide: Celebrating Choral Music - my/maSCENA
Montreal, Quebec - April 17, 2024. La Scena Musicale, the renowned music magazine committed to serving the Canadian music community, is pleased to announce the launch of its 2024 Choir Guide. This year marks the 14th edition of this highly anticipated annual event, shining a spotlight on vocal art across Canada. La Scena Musicale's Choir
Newswire | OCM Presents Mozart’s Requiem Sung by Young Voices Under Jacques Lacombe - my/maSCENA
Montreal, April 15, 2024 – The Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) presents Mozart's celebrated Requiem, conducted by Jacques Lacombe, with 150 Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal (PCMR) and four wonderful soloists from the Atelier Lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal. The concert will be presented at the Maison Symphonique on Sunday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m.
Newswire | Amadeus Choir Celebrates 50 Years and Honours Lydia Adams as Conductor Emerita - my/maSCENA
Toronto, ON - April 12, 2023 - In a landmark moment during their golden jubilee celebrations, the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto proudly designates Lydia Adams as Conductor Emerita, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the choir's legacy. Adams, who assumed leadership in 1984, played an instrumental role in transforming the choir into an internationally acclaimed
Weekly Lebrecht | Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian) - my/maSCENA
I was never a fan of viola jokes. Just because the instrument is neither one thing nor the other doesn’t make it any funnier than a mezzo-soprano or a bass-baritone. It is what it is, with benefits. The viola spares you squeaky irritations of a violin and lugubrious growls of a mishandled cello. I like
Concert Review | OSMose: Great Fun for Kids! my/maSCENA
This year’s OSMose at the Maison Symphonique featured a program of excerpts from 13 well-known pieces, most notably Edvard Grieg’s ‘Morning Mood’ from Peer Gynt, “Hedwig’s Theme” from John Williams’ iconic Harry Potter score, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.
Newswire | Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition Announces 2024 Finalists in Strings - my/maSCENA
Brandon, Manitoba – The 47th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition 2024 in Strings: Violin, Viola and Cello, taking place at Brandon University School of Music from May 10-12, 2024, announces that the five selected final string players are: Danielle Greene (violin, NL), Juliana Moroz (cello, MB), Astrid Nakamura (violin, ON), Justin Saulnier (violin, ON) and Tiffany
Review | Mark Fewer Shines in Esprit Orchestra’s Richter and Ligeti Evening - my/maSCENA
To lovers of new music, Esprit Orchestra needs no introduction. Founded in 1983 by conductor Alex Pauk, the orchestra has been at the forefront of presenting existing contemporary classical music repertoire, as well as the commissioning of new works by Canadian composers. Thanks to this 65-member professional orchestra, Toronto music lovers get to discover, and
Editorial (April 2024) - my/maSCENA
Welcome to the April/May 2024 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Tenor Pene Pati is featured on the cover of the English edition, and Canadian playwright Mishka Lavigne is our French-edition cover artist. This issue marks our fifth of six national issues, in our six-issue 28th season. CURRENT ISSUE This issue contains an exciting variety
Joyce El-Khoury & Serouj Kradjian: What They’re Made Of my/maSCENA
El-Khoury and Kradjian have created a program that combines bel canto favourites with a collection of the Lebanese songs she grew up listening to. This repertoire will be completely new to Toronto audiences, and will include the North American première of Les cèdres by Iyad Kanaan.
Spring Festival Guide 2024
Newfoundland Gros Morne Theatre Festival Cow Head, June 1 to September 22 www.theatrenewfoundland.com Nova Scotia Scotia Festival of Music Halifax, May 27 to June 9 www.scotiafestival.com Montréal Festival de la Voix Dorval, Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Salle Pauline Julien, Pierrefonds, March 16 to April 19, www.festivaldelavoix.com Festival de la Voix 11th edition celebrates the beauty, versatility and
Newswire | Musique 3 Femmes, behind Mécénat Musica’s “Prix 3 Femmes”, presents its Digital Opera Now Festival - my/maSCENA
Montréal, March 28 2024 - Since 2018, Montreal opera creation company Musique 3 Femmes has been creating, developing and producing new operas by female composers and librettists. After nearly 6 years of existence, the company has now created 12 new chamber operas. Support for this was provided by the Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes and