Impressive Mahler from the OUM — and some friends
Hard to fault the Mahler Third Symphony heard Saturday night (April 13, 2019) in Salle Claude-Champagne. Very hard, if the criteria are performing standards and…
Browsing: Université de Montréal
Graphic Notation – Stepping Into a Visual World
Every musician has undoubtedly seen graphic notation written by John Cage, Morton Feldman and other masterminds of this link between music and visual arts. What…
Samy Moussa, Citizen of the World
Samy Moussa was calling from the Villa Massimo, the spacious former estate of an aristocratic family in Rome, where he has lodgings as a fellow…
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…
Vocal Arts Festival: the World’s Best Young Singers are in Town!
Montreal, June 5 2017 – Presented by the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (CVAI), the 14th edition of the Montreal Vocal Arts Festival offers you a privileged access…
Discovering the treasure of the viola: Pièces de concours by Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot
As soon as I entered her office, I felt the passion that drives Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot as she spoke about her instrument. She explained to me…
La musique aux enfants
Yesterday, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) and other partners launched La musique aux enfants, a prekindergarten and kindergarten music project at École St-Rémi-Annexe of the Commission…
La Rentrée Musicale: Vocal & Opera
Opera Montreal’s opera season begins with the Opéra de Montréal’s Aida on September 17. Running until the 24, the show features Kamen Chanev (Radames), Olesya…
