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Ian Cusson (left) and Cherie Dimaline (right)

Newswire | Canadian Opera Company and National Arts Centre commission Empire of Wild from Ian Cusson and Cherie Dimaline

By Newswire on 29 September 2023 Arts Industry, Newswire, Opera, Toronto

Toronto, September 29 – The Canadian Opera Company (COC) and National Arts Centre (NAC) have officially co-commissioned Empire of Wild, an imaginative and enthralling new mainstage opera from composer Ian Cusson and librettist Cherie Dimaline that centres the Georgian Bay Métis community at the heart of its story. “I am thrilled to be partnering with the National Arts Centre in the creation of this important, contemporary opera,” says COC General Director Perryn Leech. “Empire of Wild embodies years of community-rooted work that the Canadian Opera Company has been doing through regular discourse with its Circle of Artists, and marks a tangible…

Newswire | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces new 23.24 season Community Engagement Team and Activities

By Newswire on 28 September 2023 Arts Industry, Choral, Newswire, Toronto

Toronto, September 25, 2023 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces an exciting array of community events for the 2023/2024 season, led by an all-new Community Engagement team under the artistic direction of Jean-Sébastien Vallée. From free performances to choral workshops, the TMChoir returns this season with both long-time choral favourites and new community endeavours. To facilitate these new ventures, the TMChoir appointed Lesley Emma Bouza as Community Engagement Coordinator and Justin Jalea as Community Engagement Advisor. “This season, I’m excited to explore the diverse communities and identities that intersect within TMChoir and to better understand our choir’s own identity,” says…

Protestors from Erin Craig's September 16 rally (Photo by erincraig11 on Instagram)

Edmonton singer protests choir, cites gender-based discrimination

By Zenith Wolfe on 26 September 2023 Arts Industry, Choral, La Scena Online

In September 2023, the Professional Chamber Choir in Edmonton, AB, fired singer Erin Craig. The board for the choir, also known as Pro Coro, says it’s an issue with their contracting process. But Craig, who went on to protest outside the choir’s first concert of the 2023-2024 season on September 16, believes they were released on the basis of gender discrimination. It’s a controversy that started back in mid-July, when artistic director Michael Zaugg invited Craig to a coffee shop for a private meeting. Though neither Craig nor the board were available to comment on the nature of the meeting,…

Rafael Payare dirige l'OSM dans les "Carmina Burana" de Carl Orff. Photo: Antoine Saito.

Opening concert: After the Virée classique, the OSM returns to the choral repertoire

By Justin Bernard on 12 September 2023 Choral, Orchestral, This Week in Montreal

On Tuesday, September 12, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) launches its 90th season with two musical masterpieces of the 20th century. Kicking off his 3rd season at the helm of the OSM, Rafael Payare conducts Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The programme highlights the Maison symphonique’s great Pierre-Béique, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The first work on the program features an entire movement for solo organ. OSM organist-in-residence Jean-Willy Kunz brings his virtuosity to the fore on the high notes, while soprano Camilla Tilling, alto Rose Naggar-Tremblay, tenor Ladislav Elgr and bass…

Sortilegio: Vampire Opera by Raum-Delorme-Scalia

By Justin Bernard on 1 September 2023 Choral, Classical Music

In a faraway city named Cérulée, a 200-year-old power-hungry vampire has been unleashed and the inhabitants must quickly find a way to neutralize her powers before it’s too late—welcome to the captivating world imagined by Vivianne Delorme, an up-and-coming stage director and producer who is ready to bewitch audiences with her very first opera Sortilegio. Original concept Developing the project took more than 100 hours of research and discussions. During lockdown, inspired by some of her favourite fantasy novels such as Lord of the Rings, Delorme came up with the idea of writing the libretto. “Initially, I wanted to organize…

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Choir Guide 2023

By La Scena Musicale Team on 1 September 2023 Choral, Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent Le Choeur de Rimouski www.choeurderimouski.wordpress.com Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean La Bande Sonore Saguenay www.fb.com/La-Bande-Sonore-448817948495426 National-Capital Choeur Azurythmes www.choeurazurythmes.com Choeur de l’Université Laval www.choeurul.asso.ulaval.ca Choeur de la Cité www.lechoeurdelacite.com Choeur de la Colline www.choeurdelacolline.org Choeur de Québec Choeur du Domaine www.fb.com/lechoeurdudomaine Choeur du musée de la civilisation www.choeurmuseecivilisation.com Choeur du Vallon www.choeurduvallon.com Choeur La Clé des Saisons www.choeurlacledessaisons.org Choeur Les Rhapsodes www.lesrhapsodes.com Chorale l’Odyssée vocale de Vanier www.odysseevocale.com Cœur de Charlesbourg www.coeurdecharlesbourg.com Ensemble de musique sacrée de Québec www.emsq.org Ensemble Polyphonia de Québec www.polyphonia.qc.ca Ensemble vocal Baroquo-Negro www.baroquo-negro.com Ensemble vocal CharleVoix www.ensemblevocalcharlevoix.com Groupe vocal Les Loriots de Cap-Rouge www.lesloriots.ca L’Odyssée Vocale www.odysseevocale.com…

New Releases (September 2023)

By Wah Keung Chan on 1 September 2023 CD and Book Reviews, Opera, Piano, World Music

This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact sales@lascena.org. Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars Kevin Lau Rachel Mercer, cello; Scott St. John, violin; Angela Park, piano Leaf Music LM273; release date Sept. 15, 2023 Kevin Lau: Under A Veil of Stars invites you to explore the spectrum of human emotions and experiences. Across nine captivating tracks, each brimming with its own distinct mood and theme, Kevin Lau’s composition invites you to interpret their profound meaning through the prism of your own unique perspective. This album was recorded in a studio at Western University in London, Ont.,…

Davóne Tines, Photo by Noah Morrison

Fall Highlights: Orchestras, Chamber, Solo

By Eva Stone-Barney on 1 September 2023 Art Song, Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Montreal

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Led by conductor Rafael Payare, the OSM celebrates the orchestra’s 90th anniversary this season, along with the 10th anniversary of the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique. The orchestra will start the year with an electric performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (Sept. 12-14). Payare and OSM concertmaster Andrew Wan will later take the stage to interpret Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Webern’s Passacaglia, and Mozart’s “Haffner’’ Symphony (Oct. 25, 26). Come November, Christoph Eschenbach will conduct Alban Berg’s Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” and Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 (Nov. 8, 9). The orchestra will get in the…

Fall Highlights: Choral Previews

By Eva Stone-Barney on 1 September 2023 Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

Quebec Ensemble ArtChoral Titled A Viennese Evening: Songs, Waltzes, and Romance, and directed by Matthias Maute, the group will perform works by Strauss and Schubert, alongside excerpts of Brahms’s Liebeslieder, Op. 52 and 65 (Sept. 8). www.placedesarts.com/en/producer/ensemble-vocal-arts-québec OSM Chorus Led by conductor Andrew Megill, the OSM Chorus will join the orchestra for several exciting performances this season. The OSM’s 90th season kicks off for the Chorus with Stravinsky’s bombastic The Rite of Spring, conducted by Rafael Payare (Sept. 12-14). Under the baton of Gemma New, the choir will sing as part of September performances of Holst’s The Planets (Sept. 27,…

Jean-Sébastien Vallée (Photo by Nan Melville)

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2023-24 Season: Hear the Passion

By Denise Lai on 1 September 2023 Choral, Classical Music, Toronto

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has big plans for its upcoming 2023-24 season. Artistic Director Jean-Sébastien Vallée’s programming is based on the theme “Human Passion Unleashed.” Vallée explains that this season’s repertoire resonates deeply with the core of human emotions, embracing the full spectrum of passion, intensity, and vulnerability. His choices reflect his vision to forge a connection between the audience and the profound depth of human expression that choral music can convey. TMC’s season opener In Time is a unique immersive experience that combines music and dance, showcasing Toronto dance group Compagnie de la Citadelle. This is complemented by two…

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