Review: The Verbier Festival (July 26–29, 2016)
Verbier, Switzerland July 22 – August 7, 2016 For 23 years, Artistic Director Martin T:son Engstroem has curated the Verbier Festival with a dedicated commitment…
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SummerScape 2016 Pitches a Big Tent at Bard
OPERA: Mascagni’s IRIS – a dark, neglected opus by Puccini’s friend and rival; plus CABARET: Music, Mischief, and Oddball Chic at the House of Whimsy…
Review: Orchestre de la Francophonie (July 28)
For their 15th anniversary season, the Orchestre de la Francophonie participated in Les Concerts Populaires for a celebration of French music that placed foundational Quebec…
Opera Saratoga: Singing at the Springs
Nestled in the Adirondack foothills near the headstreams of the Hudson River, the City of Saratoga Springs in upstate New York was once the dowager…
Review: Les Concerts Populaires (July 8 and 12)
Established from an initiative by Mayor Jean Drapeau 52 years ago, Les Concerts Populaires de Montreal strives to present high-quality classical music to Montreal citizens.…
Cartel 2016: New Music Presenters Conference (Montreal, June 1–5)
Instigated two years ago under the name Cartel Montreal, this initiative enabled new music presenters both in North America and Europe to meet for a…
“When you sing, I can’t die, I live forever” Lila Downs at the FIJM
Lila Downs performed last Saturday night at the Métropolis theatre for the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Close to 2,000 fans gathered to see the singer-songwriter…
Concert Review: Orford Music Festival, Poulenc & Gounod
ORFORD – Orford Musique, as the festival in the Eastern Townships now calls itself, got under way Friday night, almost a month after it started. The educational…
“Mozart was born in New Orleans!” Paquito D’Rivera at FMCM Review
“The most beautiful piece written for the clarinet is Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major and we did a study on it at the Louisiana…
Concert Review: The Mixed Magic of Impromptu Improvisation
Spirits were running high during the final bows at the FMCM’s opening night last Thursday, June 9 at Pollack Hall, but opinions were mixed. The…
