‘Placentia Bay – Summer of 1941’ Mark Haney Concerto Preview
Vancouver composer Mark Haney teams up with double-bassist Meaghan Williams to produce a moving concerto. Modern composition at a highly[…]
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Tag: classical album reviews
Barbican Quartet ‘Manifesto on Love’ Album Preview
On June 7 GENUIN Classics releases the group’s extraordinary debut album Manifesto on Love.
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Emma Rush ‘A Dream of Colour’ Album Review
This superb album by the Canadian classical guitarist Emma Rush was inspired by the paintings of William Blair Bruce.
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Five Recent Classical Guitar Albums of Merit
International classical guitarist Xuefei Yang headlines this review of five recent exceptional albums of classical guitar music.
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Pablo Sáinz Villegas ‘The Blue Album’ Review
Pablo Sainz-Villegas issues a superb album of deeply expressive compositions taken from both the traditional and contemporary repertoires.
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Ben Lahring ‘Driftwood’ Album Preview
Calgary-based classical guitarist Ben Lahring has released his second album, a work of originality and shimmering beauty. Highly recommended.
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Danny Mulhern ‘Singing Through Others’ Album Preview
Mulhern is motivated by the role art can play in our connection to meaning, and that relationships – personal and collective – are primary to this.
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Angus MacRae ‘Vivarium’ Album Preview
British composer and musician Angus MacRae, a rapidly rising voice in contemporary classical music, announces his upcoming album, Vivarium, due out September 30, 2022.
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‘That Higher Level’ A Documentary of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Filmmaker John Bolton (Aim for the Roses) chronicles the journey of how the lives of the performers and classical music come together.
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