CD Review | François Dompierre — Requiem
François Dompierre — Requiem Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Geoffroy Salvas, baritone Orchestre FILMharmonique and Ensemble ArtChoral; Francis Choinière, conductor Let Artists Be, 2024…
Browsing: New music
Tanya Tagaq: Ears Wide Open
Tanya Tagaq has her ears open to the world around her. She is listening. From her home in Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay, Nunavut), where the season of 24-hour sun is coming to an end, she describes how she hears.
CD Review | Breathe (Deutsche Grammophon, 2024)
South Korean soprano Hera Hyesang Park, runner-up – and Audience Prize winner – at the 2015 Concours de Musique International de Montréal, returns with her second album, Breathe, released by Deutsche Grammophon.
CD Review | Ricercari (Atma Classique, 2023)
Ricercari are most often solo instrumental pieces dating from the early baroque period, which are similar in character to Bach’s better-known preludes for solo cello.
Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto: Plenty to Celebrate
Conductor Kathleen Allan joined the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto as their Artistic Director in July of 2019. Her first exciting season with the group…
CMC Quebec at 50: A New Chapter Begins
Now at the cusp of its 50th anniversary, the Quebec chapter of the Canadian Music Centre (CMCQ) is in no way befallen by the pangs…
Something for Everyone: Choral Music in Toronto
Canada boasts a vast, vibrant choral community—with countless professional and amateur choral organizations of all sizes scattered across the country. Among the most exciting places…
Esprit Orchestra’s New Wave Festival
Esprit Orchestra is looking ahead to a busy second half of their 40th anniversary season. First up is the return of their New Wave Festival.…
Daily News Roundup: 12 July 2016
+ Marc Chénard’s account of the 2016 Cartel New Music Conference presented June 1–5 at le Vivier. “In the wake of its most recent meetings,…
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…
