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Keeping it together in the age of distance

By Arthur Kaptainis on 8 April 2021 Choral

“We were quite precise about the two metres,” Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor of the Choir of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, said about the recording sessions last November – at the height of the second COVID wave in Montreal – dedicated to a new album on the ATMA label aptly titled Distance. “Which is hard, because that is two metres on every side.” Nonetheless, the 24 professionals who make up the highly regarded ensemble managed to keep their distance in the pews (there would not have been enough space in the choir stalls) and maintain an appropriately high…

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Today’s Streams: Dec. 30th

By La Scena Musicale Team on 30 December 2020 Chamber Music, Choral, Classical Music, Opera

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This feature will run until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. The Orchestre de chambre de la Montérégie – Holiday Season Concert Nicolas Ellis and l’Orchestre de chambre de la Montérégie The Orchestre de chambre de la Montérégie, under the musical direction of Nicolas Ellis, accompanied by dancers from the École supérieure de ballet du Québec, are pleased to share their first webcast production. This initiative allows the organization to pursue its mission of providing access to music and the performing arts to a greater number of…

Today’s Streams: Dec. 21st

By La Scena Musicale Team on 21 December 2020 Choral, Classical Music, Contemporary, Opera

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. Bayerische Staatsoper presents Camille Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël Ailyn Pérez, Tara Erraught, Okka von der Damerau, Benjamin Bernheim and Etienne Dupuis sing Camille Saint-Saëns’s rarely performed Oratorio de Noël. Antonello Manacorda conducts. For more information, click here. Stile Antico at Wigmore Hall A seasonal programme in which the acclaimed vocal ensemble Stile Antico performs Christmas music from the Spanish Golden Age. For more information, click here. Essential Opera presents December Essential Opera presents December, a new opera by Monica Pearce.…

Today’s Streams: Dec. 15th

By La Scena Musicale Team on 15 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. The OSM Celebrates the Holidays with Vivaldi and Handel The OSM invites you to celebrate a glorious holiday season with works by two Baroque masters, performed by splendid vocal soloists Anna-Sophie Neher, Stéphanie Manias and Julie Boulianne, and the OSM Chorus and musicians led by Quebec conductor Bernard Labadie. Share in the exuberant joy of Vivaldi’s famous Gloria and be transported by the excitement of the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah! For more information, visit www.osm.ca/…

Today’s Streams: Dec. 14th

By Newswire on 14 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Opera

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. Met Opera Streams: Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila Starring Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Laurent Naouri, Elchin Azizov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. From October 20, 2018. For more information, visit www.metopera.org Messiah/Complex Premièring this December, the multi-award-winning innovative team at Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) is proud to present a bold, virtual interpretation of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by and in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), and co-directed by Joel Ivany, the Founding Artistic…

Brott Music Festival Launches Online Streaming Platform

By Newswire on 9 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music

Hamilton, Ontario – Boris Brott and the Brott Music Festival are pleased to announce that this December, they will launch ‘Brott To You’, an online video streaming platform where audiences can experience the magic of the Brott Music Festival from the comfort and safety of home. Most industries have taken a major hit due to the COVID 19 pandemic, but the arts are one of the most affected. Without any way to safely hold in-person concerts, music organizations have had to innovate, finding ways to safely share their gifts with the community and create performance opportunities for many partnering…

Today’s Streams: December 8th

By La Scena Musicale Team on 8 December 2020 Choral, Classical Music, Opera

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will run from now until January 1, 2021. Orchestre Classique de Montréal presents Handel’s Messiah (read about it here!) Conducted by Boris Brott (Xavier Brossard-Ménard will conduct Part 1), with soprano Elizabeth Polese, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, tenor Marcel d’Entremont, baritone Hugo Laporte and l’Ensemble Les Rugissants. The webcast starts at 7:30 and will be available through Dec. 22 at www.orchestre.ca. The Metropolitan Opera presents John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Starring Sasha Cooke, Thomas Glenn, Gerald Finley, Richard Paul Fink, and Eric Owens, conducted by Alan Gilbert. From November 8, 2008. The stream…

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Choral Singing in the Age of Anxiety

By Justin Bernard on 6 November 2020 Choral, Classical Music, Vocal

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 of people participating is limited. To recap: private and public gatherings were banned until Oct. 28, except in places of worship or at funerals, where a maximum of 25 people were allowed. Public demonstrations were also permitted, so long as the two-metre rule was applied and masks were worn. “We would like as many artists as possible to continue working,” said Premier François Legault in a press briefing. “Whether broadcasting or recording, obviously following hygiene…

The Elora Singers Have Got It Covered

By Arthur Kaptainis on 6 November 2020 Choral, Vocal

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 concert by the Elora Singers, will be available online for all to see and hear starting Nov. 14. The title is suited to both our troubled times and a program including Layton’s Letter to Canadians, a tribute to the late NDP leader by Jeff Enns, a member of the bass section. “It is optimistic and hopeful music,” says Mark Vuorinen, artistic director and conductor of the Ontario-based choir. “The piece is a setting of those wonderful words [Layton]…

The National Youth Virtual Choir of Canada Releases its First Video

By Newswire on 29 October 2020 Choral, Classical Music

Choral Canada is pleased to announce that our very first National Youth Virtual Choir of Canada video has been released. This unique and emotional video includes alumni of the National Youth Choir of Canada performing in breathtaking landscapes from across our country. They are performing the piece “All Of Us” from “Considering Matthew Shepard” composed by Craig Hella Johnson. The 2020 Conductor is Dr. Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The 2020 Apprentice Conductor is Thomas Burton. The audiovisual editor and producer for the video is William Duffy. Choral Canada is the National Arts Service Organization (NASO) for the Canadian choral arts sector. We…

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