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Welcome to the October 2023 national issue of La Scena Musicale, which features our annual October special on Rising Stars with profiles of 13 promising musicians (pp. 24-30), along with our annual Competition Guide (p. 22).
Our cover story features a look inside the creation of Chinatown, a new opera commissioned by City Opera Vancouver, whose Original Cast Recording was released in September. We sit down with bass-baritone Davóne Tines, composers Tracy Wong, Jaap Nico Hamburger, and recent SMCQ honouree Sandeep Bhagwati, who shares insights into his creative process, and advice to young emerging musicians. Sinfonia Toronto, Esprit Orchestra, and the Canadian Music Centre share highlights of their upcoming seasons.
The arts remain challenged by a lack of funding, and mounting instability. The Canadian classical music scene mourns the loss of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra this month, which declared bankruptcy just weeks ago. La Scena will continue to cover the story as it evolves, and support the musicians however possible.
Our events calendar and Fall Festival Guide list a wide variety of performances. As always, we offer reviews of interesting recordings and concerts.
2023-24 Season
Our 28th season (2023-24) of publishing includes six full-colour issues (three in the fall and three in the winter and summer) of La Scena Musicale.
All six issues will be national issues, with separate English and French editions, which asserts our position as the largest bilingual arts media in Canada. We may also publish special issues during the year for our paying subscribers. Additionally, we will continue to offer personalized serenades and online virtual concerts for both Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
We look forward to providing new, innovative content—and more of it—both in print and online. This month, we hired two new editorial interns, Viktor Lazarov and Bridget Esler, who will assist in the production of a wide variety of content. They have each contributed a special feature to this issue.
Our November issue will include a Venue Guide. In the meantime, be sure to check out our weekly Highlights column, available on our website.
SUBSCRIPTION AND DONATION DRIVE
La Scena has evolved with changing consumer habits in media consumption, while also maintaining its core mission: to promote music and the arts. Our print magazine will continue to provide quality curated articles and interviews in both English and French, while our website will focus on news and events.
As we look ahead to the 2023-24 season, we aim to increase both digital and print content. As this issue demonstrates, we have many talented writers and we wish to give space for their voices. Frequent increases in the price of magazine paper, however, are cause for concern. We hope you will consider supporting our magazine through a donation and/or join our fundraising committee by contacting us at [email protected].
Another way to support the magazine is through the LSM Boutique at mySCENA.org, where greeting cards and tickets to our partners’ events are available for purchase.
As a result of the pandemic, we have changed from street distribution to home delivery. We invite our readers to purchase subscriptions so as to ensure they continue to receive all of our annual issues. Subscriptions can also be purchased for others, and make an ideal gift for parents or artists. As the virus appears to be making a comeback, we urge readers to stay safe, masking when necessary, and getting their flu shots and COVID-19 booster vaccines.
As always, La Scena Musicale maintains a vigorous presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The website offers new resources almost daily. The live performing arts are back, and La Scena Musicale is here to support them.
Have a great musical and artistic October!
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Contents
- 6 Editorial
- 8 Industry news
- 10 La Nef
- 10 Pentaèdre
- 12 CMCQ
- 13 Davóne Tines
- 13 Jaap Nico Hamburger
- 14 Esprit Orchestra
- 15 Sinfonia Toronto
- 15 Tracy Wong
- 16 Sandeep Bhagwati
- 18 Chinatown
- 22 Competition Guide
- 24-30 Rising Stars
- 32 Jazz
- 35 New Releases
- 36 CD reviews
- 40 National Calendar
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