Choral Singing in the Age of Anxiety
The new government directives announced on Sept. 28 should not affect choir and orchestra rehearsals so long as safety regulations are respected and the number…
Yearly Archives: 2020
The Elora Singers Have Got It Covered
Twenty-four people in masks. Twenty-five if you count the leader; 29 if you include the string quartet. Unknown location. Sounds mysterious. In fact, Hope & Refuge, a…
Lebrecht’s Album of the Week: Tigran Mansurian – Con anima (ECM New Series)
Just by reviewing this recording I will be accused of taking sides in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, such…
Sounds About Right: The Musician as Recording Engineer
As much as musicians are celebrated for having fashioned this art form called jazz, their efforts would probably have never reached a wider audience if…
Festival Bach Montréal: Hear Concerts Anywhere on New Streaming Platform
The Festival Bach Montréal opens its 2020 proceedings on Nov. 19 in St. Joseph’s Oratory, or in your living room, depending on your point of…
Les Boréades: 25 Years of Making Early Music
The baroque instrumental ensemble Les Boréades is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding by flutist Francis Colpron. But this is a celebration unlike any…
HEC New: Career Options
With all of the uncertainties that young musicians now face in finding work in their field, many have elected to adjust their plans to pursue…
Le Vivier: A House with Many Rooms
Le Vivier is an apt name. It refers both to one of the fathers of contemporary music in Quebec and to a dynamic pool of…
Marc Boucher: Innovation in a time of crisis
While most of the musical world has been at a standstill since March, Marc Boucher has not been short of projects. On the musical scene…
Rihab Chaieb: La Carmencita
Some people say Rihab Chaieb is just right for Carmen. Others go further and say that the Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano is Carmen. Although the title character…
