The QJLQ Story (Final Chapter)
At this time a year ago, this section presented a conversation with historian Eric Fillion, author of a book chronicling the rise and fall of…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Gone But Not Quite Forgotten
In his short lifespan, trumpeter Don Ellis was something of a free-thinker in the jazz world. In the early 1960s, he was part of the…
Something Old, Something: New Big Band Music Reloaded
During the Swing Era, jazz took over the hit parade and laid its claim as the popular music of the time. From the mid-1930s into…
Marketing the Arts in 2020
Five tools to implement today by Kayla van Zon Marketing in our digital age has become more difficult than ever. With consumers getting a plethora…
Summer Music Camps
CAMMAC Jun 28 – Aug. 16 (Harrington, Qc) Held annually in mid-summer on the shores of Lac McDonald in the Laurentians, the Canadian Amateur Musicians…
Richard Wagner’s Epic Parsifal to Open Canadian Opera Company’s Monumental 2020/2021 Season
This is the first Parsifal to be staged in COC history Toronto – For the first time in decades, a fully staged production of Richard…
Singing Valentines! A Memorable Romantic Experience
This Year’s Singing Valentines: 12th Edition includes Serenades and Free Streaming Concert FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE La Scena Musicale presents Singing Valentines! A Memorable Romantic Experience…
Kindred Spirits Orchestra: Finding Symphonic Strength in Diversity
Sometimes a luxury is also a necessity. “Typically, we allocate eight, sometimes nine rehearsals to prepare a concert,” says Kristian Alexander, founding music director of…
The Next MSO Music Director: Looking into the Crystal Ball
And the next music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra is… Unknown. Perhaps even to the committee that was struck in October 2017 to seek…
Tous en chœur autour de Beethoven with the OSCM
Tous en chœur autour de Beethoven with the OSCM The Orchestre symphonique du Conservatoire de la Montérégie (OSCM) this year celebrates the fifth anniversary of…
