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SF Girls Chorus to premiere Doolittle’s ‘Song of Seals’ in U.S.
from National
on May 25, 2017

"Canadian composer Emily Doolittle, who grew up in Nova Scotia, spent a year in the Bay Area as a teen and now lives in Scotland. She went to the Scottish Isle of Bute in 2007 to listen and sing to the gray seals that congregate there..."

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Toronto’s independent opera scene is thriving
from National
on May 24, 2017

"Against the Grain Theatre is back where it all began, at the gritty Tranzac Club on Brunswick Ave. In 2011, the indie opera company launched its version of La Bohème and felt the bar was the perfect place to stage an opera about poor students, updated to the present day..."

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Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra - Young Composers Competition 2017
from National
on May 23, 2017

Young Composers Competition 2017

The EPO is inviting submissions for its fourth Young Composers Competition. Original works scored for orchestra will be judged by a three member panel. Three winners will receive cash prizes and the Grand Prize composition will be performed by the EPO during...

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Talking with composers: Aaron Gervais
from National
on May 23, 2017

"Edmonton-born, San Francisco-based composer Aaron Gervais has not only a knack for giving his works great titles (Puppies!!!, Louis CK am Spinnrade, Prescription Drug Nation), but his varied, imaginative music speaks to a creative process rooted in "a place of pure emotion".

This week, Gervais sees the...

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Tapestry’s ambitious Oksana G. is a beautiful opera about an ugly reality
from National
on May 23, 2017

"Director Tom Diamond is working with two singers, a conductor and a rehearsal pianist, in the Ernest Balmer Studio in Toronto’s Distillery District. The two women are singing in Ukrainian. One has a stick by way of a crutch. Diamond is encouraging them to show as much emotion as they can in the scene – but he...

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The SOUNDLAB New Music Podcast
from National
on May 19, 2017

The SOUNDLAB New Music Podcast
By Paul STEENHUISEN

Listen to Paul Steenhuisen's latest interview with composer, Aaron Gervais about his upcoming opera...

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What Next Festival of New Music pays tribute to Canada’s 150th
from National
on May 18, 2017

"What's next at the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra? Glad you asked.

It's time for the HPO's seventh What Next Festival of New Music, which will be held on three nights: Tuesday, May 23; Saturday, May 27; and Sunday, May 28. The first of those concerts will be held in First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church...

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Allen ends the SSO season with a bang … literally
from National
on May 15, 2017

"A year’s worth of rehearsal time is about to pay off for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s principal percussionist. Bryan Allen has been spending months driving between rehearsal spaces preparing for the concert of a lifetime playing Vincent Ho’s Shaman with the SSO as part of its season finale O, Canada!

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Canadian pride and talent on display from SSO
from National
on May 15, 2017

"When percussionist Bryan Allen walked onstage wearing a long orange-and-black patterned shirt – and with bare feet – the audience seemed to know they were in for something special.

By the time he was perched on one leg with a small smile on his face, controlling a timpani pedal with his free foot and...

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Review: Something rich and strange, a Jocelyn Morlock concerto for Ariel Barnes
from National
on May 15, 2017

"The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks program Saturday at the Orpheum was billed as “French Romantics,” but the draw for fans of new music was the premiere of VSO composer-in-residence Jocelyn Morlock’s new cello concerto, Lucid Dreams.

When first mooted, the work was to be a showcase for VSO...

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