…featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and a brand-new viola concerto by local player and composer Jonathan Ward, is in today’s LeaderPost. It begins: What do you program for the final masterworks concert of the 100th season of a symphony orchestra? It would be hard to improve on the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s answer to that question: Beethoven’s …
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My review of Saturday’s Regina Symphony Orchestra concert…
…is now online, headlined “RSO scores again with movies.” Here’s how it starts: Halfway through the second half of the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s 10th annual The RSO Goes to the Oscars movie-music concert, Maestro Victor Sawa commented on the versatility of movie composers, who may find themselves writing theme music for sharks in one movie …
My preview of the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s movie music concert…
…, RSO Goes to the Oscars, is in today’s LeaderPost. Here’s a bit from the middle: For Sawa, switching from symphonies to soundtracks is natural. In a strange way, he says, “we owe a debt of gratitude to the Nazis. Oscar Hammerstein, Max Steiner, Eric Korngold, Bernard Hermann, Franz Waxman — they all came over …
Science shows musicians really ARE more sensitive
[podcast]http://edwardwillett.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/sensitive-musicians.mp3[/podcast] Musicians have a reputation for being sensitive types, finely tuned to the emotions of those around them. In fact, it’s become a bit of a cliché in movies (with the possible exception of the many late drummers of Spinal Tap). Normally, after a beginning like that, I’d go on to write that science has …
Help the Canadian Chamber Choir make its first professional recording
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m on the Board, and among the pool of singers, for the Canadian Chamber Choir, a fabulous national choir made up of auditioned singers from across the country. I’ve sung on two projects, one in Ontario and last fall one right here in Saskatchewan, and I can’t praise the choir and …
The album cover meme
This fun little exercise popped up on Facebook, but I decided to do it here (and leave off the “tag everyone you’ve ever met” or similar instructions; I don’t tag). But feel free if you think it looks like fun. To make your band’s album cover, do the following: 1 – To get the name …
My review of "Opera for Skeptics"…
…, the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s concert on Saturday night, is online at the LeaderPost. It begins: If the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s “Opera for Skeptics” Valentine’s Day concert was intended to convince people to fall in love with the art form, it probably failed, since very little actual opera was presented. After all, there were no …
It’s Magic!
I have occasionally made reference to the fact that I can sing, and now I have vidographic proof! This is from Lyric Musical Theatre’s fundraising brunch, which ran the last two Sundays at the Hotel Saskatchewan. Enjoy! Got a little choked up there at the end because I made the tactically problematic though strategically sound …
My preview of the New Music in New Spaces concert…
…, coming up Sunday afternoon at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, is in today’s LeaderPost. An excerpt: Sunday’s concert will feature (Jeremy) Buzash and Eduard Minevich on violin; Jonathan Ward on viola; Amelia Borton on cello; Pauline Minevich on clarinet; Cecile Denis on harp and David McIntyre on piano. Titled “A Sound Vision,” the concert will …
My review of the Regina Symphony Orchestra concert with Trio Frontenac…
…is online this morning at the LeaderPost. Here’s how it begins: Crisp execution, snappy passing, solid teamwork and an exciting finish — the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s Mosaic Masterworks concert Saturday night had it all. Sorry, what did you think I was talking about? Blame Maestro Victor Sawa for the football metaphor: he referenced the Super …
My preview of Trio Frontenac is online
My preview of this Saturday’s concert of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, featuring Trio Frontenac, is in today’s LeaderPost. It begins: Trio Frontenac, featured in Saturday’s Regina Symphony Orchestra Mosaic Masterworks concert at the Conexus Arts Centre, may be based in Quebec City, but it’s definitely got Regina roots. To begin with, violinist Darren Lowe and …
My review of the True Jive Pluckers…
…is in today’s LeaderPost. It begins: In the dictionary, “eclectic” has two definitions: “Selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles,” and “composed of elements drawn from various sources.” They could have added a third: “the music of the True Jive Pluckers.” Ranging from jazz to blues to Klezmer to classical, …
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