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La Route des concerts: Paving the Way for Regional Presenters

By Justin Bernard on 8 October 2024 Baroque and Early, Interviews, La Scena Spotlight

Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its network of concert halls across the province and has caught the eye of established musical institutions. Chantal Boulanger, organist and project co-ordinator, admits being surprised by this inexhaustible resource. “We have come to realize that there are many small classical music presenters who are unknown,”she says. “I’m still discovering them, even after working in the field for a long time. By bringing them together, we provide more visibility. “Shortly after we started in Estrie, Laurentides, Beauce-Appalaches, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and Côte-Nord have…

Newsletter | Orchestre de la Francophonie, Journée nationale des peuples autochtones

By Andréanne Venne on 23 June 2023 La Scena Spotlight

Dear readers, This Week’s News First Nations: The Encounter Ordre national du Québec (French) Orchestre de la Francophonie’s New Season (French) Job Offer – La Scena Musicale Fundraising Coordinator 2023-24 From the June Issue Our Summer Festivals Picks Reviews & Articles (La Scena Online) Yuja Wang Dazzles in Rachmaninov with TSO Lebrecht Weekly | Gustav Mahler: 2nd symphony ‘Resurrection’ (Pentatone) Summer Internships La Scena is looking for an Editorial Assistant intern and a Web Programming intern. You can find the job descriptions here. Best regards, Andréanne, newsletter editor

June 17, 2023. Winners of the Cliburn International Junior Competition are from left second place Yifan Wu (China,14), first place Seokyoung Hong (South Korea, 15) and third place Jan Schulmeister (Czechia, 16) at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Tx. (Photo by Ralph Lauer)

Newsletter | Prix d’Europe, Cliburn Junior, Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur

By Andréanne Venne on 19 June 2023 La Scena Spotlight

This Week’s News Finalists Announced for the 2023 Cliburn Junior La Scena Musicale is Looking for Interns (Fall & Winter 2023-24) Soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais Winner of the Prix d’Europe 2023 (French) News from Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (French) Sinfonia Toronto Has Announced Its 2023-2024 Silver Anniversary Season Toronto Summer Music Festival announces TD Free Concert Series details From the June Issue Pierre Lavigne : Autour du clavecin at Centre culturel de Belœil (June 16-17) (French) Our Summer Festivals Picks Reviews & Articles (La Scena Online) TSO with Gimeno and Olafsson: Superb Mozart and Spectacular Berlioz Lebrecht Weekly | Kaija Saariaho: Reconnaissance (Bis) Summer Internships…

Jim and Owen Adams, an Indigenous father/son duo, keep exploring teachings from the Medicine Wheel in Real People Dancing, soon to be enjoyed again in Toronto's Seaton Village neighbourhood. Picture credit: Porch View Dances

Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance: real life dances

By Nathalie de Han on 25 May 2023 Arts Industry, Dance, Indigenous, La Scena Online, La Scena Spotlight, Scena Arts, Theatre, Toronto

Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance returns for its 12th year in Toronto’s historic Seaton Village with the award-winning Porch View Dances: Real People Dancing In Real Spaces. The idea behind the Porch View Dances project is to pair non-professional dancers with professional choreographers. After spending some time rehearsing, the new cast eventually invites neighbors to watch the result, paying what they can. People interested to perform have to answer a short questionnaire about themselves and why they want to be involved but no dance background is required: it’s about creating movement and pleasure. Porch View Dances mingle ordinary lives and artistic expression through dance and…

A moment of Clowns. choreographed by Hofesh Shechter. Picture © Todd MacDonald. With Rachel Fallon, Natalia Gabrielczyk, Hannah Shepherd, Mickaël Frappat, Adam Khazhmuradov, Robinson Cassarino

Toronto Dance: Hofesh Shechter at the Harbourfront Centre

By Nathalie de Han on 23 October 2022 Dance, La Scena Online, La Scena Spotlight, Scena Arts, This Week in Toronto

Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for the opening of the 2022-2023 international contemporary dance series Torque. October 27–29, at Fleck Dance Theatre There is no doubt that universally celebrated choreographer and composer Hofesh Shechter is the prince of the contemporary dance. Raised in Israel, Hofesh Shechter was first introduced to music and folk dance. He later became interested in contemporary dance, under the influence of the great Ohad Naharin and subsequently some European companies (Nederlands Dans Theater, Sadler’s Wells). Established in London since 2008, he now…

Émilie Monnet presents Okinum, her signature show

OKINUM: THE DREAM’S PATH

By Nathalie de Han on 1 October 2022 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Indigenous, La Scena Online, La Scena Spotlight, Scena Arts, Theatre, This Week in Montreal

Émilie Monnet presents Okinum, her signature show. Credit: Clark FergusonBecause her healing process still resonates within her, Émilie Monnet presents a new incarnation of Okinum, her signature show. Espace Go, Oct. 4-22. Finalist for the Prix Michel-Tremblay (2019), finalist for the Grand prix du livre de Montréal (2021), Okinum is autobiographic: “Okinum is dear to me, it is my first play, the birthing of my voice as a theater artist,” confides Émilie Monnet. Inspired by the recurring dream of a giant beaver, Okinum is an intimate reflection on the notion of inner dams, a tribute to the power of dreams…

FTA 2022: Recognizing Change

By Nathalie de Han on 9 April 2022 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Dance, Indigenous, La Scena Online, La Scena Spotlight, Scena Arts, Technology, Theatre

After two long years, the new co-artistic directors of the Festival TransAmériques (FTA), Martine Dennewald and Jessie Mill, announced a renewed international festival will be held in Montreal from May 25 to June 9. The two women, who have crossed paths at various festivals for several years, wanted to build on exchange and dialogue. Well-known to Montreal festivalgoers, Jessie Mill worked as artistic and dramaturgical advisor while Martin Faucher was head of the festival. Martine Dennewald, a born Luxembourger, directed the Festival Theaterformen in Brunswick, Lower Saxony (Germany) for six years. “We have to think about where we are today,…

Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day

By La Scena Musicale Team on 2 February 2022 Classical Music, La Scena Spotlight, Romantic, Vocal

Jewelry You simply can’t go wrong by offering a loved one some jewelry for Valentine’s Day, so here are a few spoils for the occasion, and with a nice musical twist at that: earrings in the shape of inverted treble clefs available from BBS Jewelry Shop for $45; silver or gold rings in the shape of musical clefs made by Heavenly Golden for $50 and up; Victorian-style pieces made out of recycled guitar strings created by Heartstrings Jewelry Shop for prices starting at $100. Music Boxes Handmade music jewelry box by MusicWood at $131 that can be personalized on special…

George Bridgetower

The “Kreutzer” Sonata: Friendhip and Transgression

By Jacqueline Vanasse on 29 January 2021 Classical Music, La Scena Spotlight, Romantic

Much the most admired of Beethoven’s 10 Violin Sonatas is the ninth, which we know as the “Kreutzer.” It could just as logically be called the “Bridgetower,” and might have been so, had an unfortunate disagreement not intervened. George Bridgetower (1778-1860) gave the first performance with the composer at the piano and was probably on track to be the first dedicatee. Our evidence for this is an inscription on the autograph1 by the composer, which can be translated as: “Mulatto sonata composed for the mulatto Bridgetower, great madman and great mulatto composer.” Despite the apparently humourous tone, Beethoven’s admiration for…

Stingray will support National Music Centre with a $525K contribution for classical music residencies at Studio Bell

By Newswire on 22 July 2019 La Scena Spotlight

First three selected artists include Jean-Michel Blais, Jiajia Li and Anders Muskens Calgary, July 22, 2019 — The National Music Centre (NMC) will receive a $525,000 contribution from Stingray over the next seven years to support classical music residencies at Studio Bell. A handful of artists have already been selected to help launch the program over the second half of 2019. They include Montreal-based post-classical pianist Jean-Michel Blais, celebrated Calgary flautist Jiajia Li, and Edmonton musician Anders Muskens, who specializes in historical keyboards. “As a Canadian company and member of the music community, Stingray is committed to promoting local talent. …

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