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Fire & Grace Presents Alma

Bringing “a stunningly contemporary sound to classical string music,” Fire & Grace releases their third album, an entrancing and wide-ranging collection of Folk and Baroque music from Spanish traditions EDWIN HUIZINGA, violin   WILLIAM COULTER, guitar Abounding with “sheer joy and energy” (Cambridge Chronicle), the violin and guitar duo Fire & Grace returns with their third album of original arrangements, Alma. Meaning “soul” in Spanish, Alma pairs the music…

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The Canadian Music Centre Launches Canada’s Digital Platform for Canadian Music Content

WITH A SHARED PASSION FOR MUSIC OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM, CANADA’S MUSIC COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM AND MUSICAL HUB BY AND FOR CANADIAN MUSICIANS  https://www.picanto.ca/en/playing/discover-listen-play-together/stream/0 On Thursday, October 14 at 7:30 pm EST, Canada’s music community came together for a virtual, musical discovery party to celebrate the launch of Picanto.ca, an innovative new digital platform for creative music content. Created by the Canadian…

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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s TheConcertHall.ca Continues its Ground Breaking Season

VSO’s new streaming service amasses 3,000 subscribers and 30,000 concert views, in just 3 months! During this unusual and unforgettable season, without in-person concerts, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) continues to offer extraordinary music and to build new audiences – all via its new virtual home, TheConcertHall.ca, presented by TELUS. The VSO’s musicians and guest artists are beautifully recorded in 360-degree views, using state-of-the-art audio…

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Grammy Nomination for LUNA PEARL WOOLF: Fire and Flood

Composer-Portrait Album on PENTATONE Oxingale Series Features Powerful and Profound Vocal & Choral Music Spanning 25 Years Featuring Cellist Matt Haimovitz, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street and NOVUS NY, conducted by Julian Wachner & More LUNA PEARL WOOLF: Fire and Flood has been nominated for a 2021 GRAMMY Award in the category of Best Classical Compendium. The composer-portrait album, released in February, encompasses 25 years of…

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Jaap Nico Hamburger: Chamber Symphonies Nos.1 & 2

With Ensemble Caprice conducted by Matthias Maute  & l’Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal conducted by Vincent de Kort In honour of Remembrance Day and the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, Canadian composer Jaap Nico Hamburger presents Chamber Symphonies Nos.1 & 2, featuring Ensemble Caprice and l’Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. The album will be released November 6, 2020 on the Canadian label, Leaf Music. While confronting serious and challenging…

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The Show Must Go On(line)!

THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF CANADA LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE VIRTUAL SEASON  in its 61st year as Canada’s Premiere Orchestral Training Institute Last spring, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) joined the rest of the nation – and the world – in struggling to meet the new realities of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the many challenges, NYO Canada was determined not to let down…

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MON AMI, Mon Amour

MATT HAIMOVITZ, cello    MARI KODOMA, piano Joie de Vivre in Times of Darkness WORKS BY FRENCH MASTERS: FAURÉ, DEBUSSY, POULENC, RAVEL, MILHAUD, LILI AND NADIA BOULANGER The vibrant, expressive musical palette of cellist Matt Haimovitz and the graceful insight of pianist Mari Kodama meld in MON AMI, Mon amour, the new album from the PENTATONE Oxingale Series, available internationally on November 6, 2020….

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2020 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert Features Four World Premieres

Medici TV to livestream the performance with works by 2020 Azrieli Music Prize-Winners Keiko Devaux, Yotam Haber and Yitzhak Yedid Performers include Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne led by Lorraine Vaillancourt, mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó and soprano Sharon Azrieli [Français ci-dessous] The Azrieli Foundation presents its biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) Gala Concert on October 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET featuring world premieres by the three 2020 AMP…

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The Eybler Quartet releases the premiere recording of Franz Asplmayr’s Six Quartets, Op. 2

Renowned Period-Instrument String Quartet Continues Fascinating Mission To Bring to Light Little-Known Composers of the Classical Era “The Eyblers treat every moment as if the ink were still wet on the page, such is the intoxicating freshness of their delivery.”  – The Scotsman [Français ci-dessous] Toronto’s Eybler Quartet is internationally-renowned for brilliant performances as well as an unquenchable passion for delving deep into the works of…

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Iris Trio presents Homage and Inspiration

Masterworks by Schumann and Mozart are paired with modern tributes by György Kurtág and Christof Weiss, for an exquisite and stimulating musical conversation. “A beauty of sound and striking expression that is rarely surpassed.”  – Bremen Weser Kurier Praised for ensemble playing that is “simply fabulous, perfectly balanced, [and] admirable in its rhythmic security and virtuosity” (Amberger Zeitung), the Iris Trio pairs works…

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