Review | COC’s Orfeo ed Euridice Radiates Simple Beauty with Perfectly-Matched Vocals
How do you make a 90-minute opera with only three characters, staged against a black, white and grey backdrop interesting? That is a challenge the…
Yearly Archives: 2025
Lebrecht Weekly | Walton, Britten, Tippett: Works for piano and orchestra (BIS)
If ever you need proof that the best is the enemy of the merely good, listen no further than pianist Clare Hammond’s new release of…
Newswire | NAC Orchestra Releases Second Volume in Strauss Recording Project
Throughout this project, our composers are encouraged to reflect, critique, embrace, reject or deconstruct Strauss’s language and model. It is an exploration of the notion…
CD Review | Mozart: L’enlèvement du sérail, Florie Valiquette
Mozart: L’enlèvement du sérail Florie Valiquette (Constance), Matthias Vidal (Belmont), Gwendoline Blondeel (Blondine), Enguerrand de Hys (Pédrille), Nicolas Brooymans (Osmin). Chœur et Orchestre de l’Opéra…
CD Review | i love evil, Dory Hayley, Red Shift Records
i love evil Dory Hayley, soprano Red Shift Records, 2025 i love evil is a two-CD set of recordings. The first CD contains Morton Feldman’s…
Newswire | Calgary Philharmonic Announces New Collective Bargaining Agreement
Calgary AB (October 1, 2025) — The Calgary Philharmonic Society, together with the Calgary Philharmonic Players Association (CPPA), and Calgary Musicians Association (Local 547 American…
Newswire | National Arts Centre Orchestra Opens Applications for Resident Conductor and Mentorship Programs
Ottawa, Oct. 6, 2025 — Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) announces a call for applications for its Resident Conductor and Mentorship programs. These flagship…
Newswire | Vancouver Opera Announces Six Emerging Talents for Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program
OCTOBER 3, 2025, VANCOUVER, B.C./ / Traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – Vancouver Opera is thrilled to welcome new and returning participants of the Yulanda M.…
Newswire | UBC School of Music Celebrates 100 Years of the Old Auditorium
Vancouver, BC — The University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Music invites community members to a landmark celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Old…
CD Review | Banff Suite, Frank Horvat; Vicky Chow
Horvat: Banff Suite Vicky Chow, piano Redshift Records, 2025 Frank Horvat’s Banff Suite is a set of eight pieces for solo piano composed during a…
