CD Review | Rock Echoes (Leaf Music, 2024)
On Rock Echoes, Kristan Toczko offers harp arrangements of famous rock songs. The experience may only be worthwhile for rock fans willing to forgive the limitations of the harp.
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CD Review | Voyages (Atma Classique, 2024)
This Juno Award-winning pianist just won’t stop. Philip Chiu’s Voyages is another incredible release that’s sure to wow solo piano enthusiasts.
CD Review | Opus 961 (Dreyer Gaido, 2024)
On Aug. 4, 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut shook half the city, destroying three hospitals and the homes of 300,000 people.
CAMMAC: The Summer Music Camp Experience
What Guylaine Lemaire found as artistic director of CAMMAC was a musical environment that fostered new passions and forged lifetime friendships like no other.
CD Review | Graupner: Intégrale des sonates pour violon et clavecin (Atma Classique, 2023)
As the AKOYA duo specializes in under-appreciated early baroque music, it only makes sense that they’re exploring Graupner’s violin and harpsichord sonatas on their latest album.
Long & McQuade: A ‘Second Roaring ’20s’
With only a book about business and the help of drummer Jack McQuade, Jack Long opened his first music store at the edge of York Village, on the second floor of a Carlton Street home.
Highlights | Canadian Albums and Festivals Blossom with the Spring
We’re setting our eyes (and ears) on albums and festivals that will blossom this spring.
Highlights | UMG and Warner Music Layoffs, Canadians Win International Opera Competitions
Off the back of numerous music industry layoffs in 2023, Universal Music Group and Atlantic Music Group have announced their own rounds of job cutting.
Highlights | 2024-2025 Season Announcements Continue, Universities Legally Challenge Quebec
2024-2025 season announcements continue, Apple may be fined over $700 million CAD for allegedly stifling Spotify, and Concordia and McGill University are legally challenging the Quebec government over tuition increases.
Highlights | Canadian Ensembles Announce 2024-2025 Seasons
Many Canadian ensembles, from Club musical de Québec and Sinfonia Toronto to Vancouver Opera and Ensemble ArtChoral, are announcing their upcoming 2024-2025 seasons.
