Quebec Cultural Policy – New Government, New Expectations?
With regard to the development of arts and culture in Quebec, the new CAQ-led government intends to follow the policies tabled earlier this year by…
Browsing: Education
Celebrating a Century of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn with Poetry and Music
PREVIEW: of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at 100, at New York City’s 92nd Street Y, Monday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.; and INTERVIEW: with pianist and conductor Ignat Solzhenitsyn,…
New York City October Surprises: Lang on the High Line, Kallor in the Catacombs
REVIEW: of works by composers David Lang and Gregg Kallor – The Mile-Long Opera by Lang, performed on the High Line; and sketches from The…
Choral Concerts
MONTREAL St. Lawrence Choir As the first concert of the Slava! series, the St. Lawrence Choir will present Slavic music under the direction of Philippe…
Université de Sherbrooke : a Transformation
The École de musique of the Université de Sherbrooke has gotten a makeover to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Thanks to an investment of more than…
Higher Education: New and Noteworthy
Concordia University Concordia’s Department of Music celebrates the Year of the Woman. Key among its celebrations is the hiring of Andrea Young as Artist-in-Residence. Joshua…
U of T Faculty of Music Turns 100: From Humble Beginnings to World Class Institution
The University of Toronto Faculty of Music now boasts one of the largest student bodies of any music school – 896 as of this writing.…
Opéra de Montréal: Building a Community of Opera Lovers
The Opéra de Montréal has been reaching out to a broader audience over the last few years by staging activities for diehard fans and newcomers…
Through the Glimmerglass, 2018 – Reflections of a Turbulent Century
PROFILE/REVIEW: of the 2018 Glimmerglass Festival Season: Silent Night by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell; West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen…
Sun Life’s popular Musical Instrument Lending Library program expands to the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries
ST. JOHN’S, July 31, 2018 /CNW/ – Atlantic Canada continues to expand its musical horizons as the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries has become the latest…
