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the Honourable Mélanie Joly announced $65,000 in funding for the Orford Music Festival

By Newswire on 17 April 2018 Classical Music, Newswire

Government of Canada supports Orford Music Festival ORFORD, QC, April 17, 2018 /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced $65,000 in funding for the Orford Music Festival. This support, provided through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund, will help the Festival present its 2018 edition from July 6 to August 11. This year’s program will give a prominent place to Japanese culture and will include classical and jazz concerts by world-class and emerging artists. Quotes “We are pleased to support the Orford Music Festival again this year. This renowned event has made a name for itself with first-class performances that showcase true virtuosos and…

CD Review – O GLADSOME LIGHT Sacred Songs, Hymns and Meditations

By Paul E. Robinson on 16 April 2018 Classical Music

O GLADSOME LIGHT Sacred Songs, Hymns and Meditations Holst: Four Songs for Voice and Violin Op. 35. The Heart Worships. Rubbra: Hymn to the Virgin; Variations on a Phrygian Theme for solo violin Op. 105; Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn for solo viola Op. 117, etc. Vaughan Williams: Four Hymns for tenor, piano and viola. Lawrence Wiliford, tenor. Marie Bérard, violin. Keith Hamm, viola. Steven Philcox, piano. Stone Records. Total Time: 58:38 The title of this fine new recording is taken from a poem called “Evening Hymn” by Robert Bridges (1844-1930), which Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) set in 1914 for the unusual combination…

CD Review – Encounters

By Paul E. Robinson on 16 April 2018 Classical Music

ENCOUNTERS Staniland: Phi, Caelestis. Lizée: Keep Driving, I’m Dreaming. Lau: Dark Angels. National Arts Centre Orchestra/Alexander Shelley. Analekta AN2 8871-2 (2 CDs) Total Time: 87:02 Several years ago the National Arts Centre developed a project called Encounters to bring together three composers and three choreographers as part of the commemoration of Canada’s 150th birthday. The three collaborations in the form of an evening of one-act ballets were given their premieres in April, 2017. Ideally, these new dance pieces would have been filmed and released on a DVD so that one could appreciate how the dancing and music fit together. One assumes that raising…

CD Review – DUETS

By Paul E. Robinson on 16 April 2018 Classical Music

DUETS Music by Bizet, Gounod, Boito, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. Rolando Villazón, tenor. Idar Abdrazakov, bass. Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal/Yannick Nézet-Séguin DG 00028947969044 Total Time: 61:22 Villazón and Abdrazakov first crossed paths in 2009 when they worked together at the Met in Lucia di Lammermoor. Of course, for Canadian music-lovers this CD provides another cause for celebration. It is the first recording by the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal (as the OM is identified abroad) on a major international label. It is another indication of Nézet-Séguin’s extraordinary loyalty to the orchestra that gave him his first opportunity. The CD begins with the most famous of…

CD Review – Leningrad Recital II, April 22, 1961

By Paul E. Robinson on 16 April 2018 Classical Music

Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004. Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin Op. 12 No. 1. Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano. Bartok: 6 Hungarian Folk Dances Sz.56. Paganini: Introduction and Variations for solo violin on Nel cor piu non mi sento from Paisiello’s opera La bella molinara. Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor “Devil’s Trill.” Ruggiero Ricci, violin. Martha Argerich, piano Leningrad Recital II, April 22, 1961. DOREMI DHR-8053 Total Time: 81:55 The Toronto-based record company DOREMI has made it one of its missions to celebrate the artistry of Martha Argerich. It…

CMIM 2018 Voice Predictions

By La Scena Musicale Team on 15 April 2018 Art Song, Classical Music, Music Competition, Opera, Vocal

To help navigate the 2018 edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), La Scena listened to all 38 participants to arrive at our prediction of the winners. This year’s contest is split into two divisions, Aria and Art Song. This has made the competition more interesting, with a highly competitive field in each division. Only two singers will participate in both. The 24 singers in the Aria division include highly decorated winners of recent international competitions. Besides the top two, there is a cluster of 13 other singers who stand a chance to reach the podium. This year,…

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Spring Festivals

By Viviane Reid on 15 April 2018 Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Contemporary, Quebec Music, Strings, Vocal

Montreal International Guitar Festival and Competition Again this year, the Montreal International Guitar Festival and Competition promises to be an event to follow. The program involving artists François Fowler, Jesus Serrano Huitron, Emma Rush, Roberto Fabri, Samuel Coyle, Tariq Harb, Jeffrey McFadden and Dave Pilon guarantees a rare spectacle. The festival continues its youth competition in addition to offering many master classes. Concerts start at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The musical cocktail is a mix of musicians of different nationalities. May 25-27, D.B. Clarke Theater. www.guitaremontreal.com 21C Music Festival The 21C Music Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary with…

Bergen Philharmonic Surprises with Berlioz

By Norman Lebrecht on 13 April 2018 Lebrecht Weekly, Orchestral, Romantic

Berlioz: Harold in Italy (Hyperion) The pianist Emanuel Ax remarked the other day that performance quality has risen so high in his lifetime that you hardly ever encounter a sub-standard orchestra. On the evidence of this release Bergen in Norway, the rainiest city on earth, boasts a Philharmonic that could be mistaken on a dull day for one in Berlin. Playing Berlioz, grand master of the art of orchestration, Bergen come through with maximum points in all departments and a deep coherence across the spectrum. My only quibble is why the local engineers record the orchestra at a level so…

Keith Cerny: Calgary Opera’s Bold New CEO

By Gregory Finney on 9 April 2018 Canadian Music, Classical Music, Opera, Vocal

Keith Cerny comes to Calgary with what he describes as a “hybrid” background in classical music and business technology. The accomplished pianist arrived mid-January to start work as the newly appointed general director of Calgary Opera. “The reception has been great,” says Cerny, who left the same position with the Dallas Opera, a company with a larger budget and a bigger mainstage season. “[Calgary] has a lot to offer. It has an extensive track record,” he insists. Two other key factors in deciding to move were a “clear-thinking board” and “one of only three National Emerging Artists Programs.” Although plans…

Festival Classica 2018: A Moveable Feast for Every Musical Taste

By Charles Geyer on 9 April 2018 Classical Music, Popular Music

Get down, get casual, get classical – consider this the cultural mantra for the city of Saint-Lambert this spring from May 25 through June 16, as the eighth annual edition of Festival Classica rolls out with a dazzling and eclectic array of rhythms and sonorities. The festival title promises everything “from Schubert to the Stones.” Yes, that’s Franz Schubert; and yes, that’s the Rolling Stones. Talk about something for everyone. Founder and artistic director Marc Boucher is proud of the annual event’s enormous popularity and dizzying growth over a relatively short span. The festival was conceived in no less august…

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