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Jun. 09, 2010 / 764: Hot Summer Guide 2010
Much ado about Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s plays certainly get a lot of exposure, either on stages or in films. And while the Bard’s plays have influenced operas too, at least one such opera… Read more »
Jun. 02, 2010 / 763: Nextfest
Music for the ears and the imagination
When the musicians of the Cosmopolitan Music Society step up for their year-end concert, they will probably evoke all kinds of mental imagery during their performance. The audience… Read more »
May. 19, 2010 / 761: Public Enemy
The Sounds of Movies
ESO plays silver screen classics
Now that the era of silent films is long behind us, people who make movies must consider how sound and music contribute to a film’s emotional reaction. Classical… Read more »
May. 12, 2010 / 760: The Meat Issue
If it looks, sounds and tastes like a musical instrument ...
This Sunday, the EsQuire Alberta Men’s Chorus will perform the choir’s inaugural concert. The first half of the concert will have the men’s choir singing standard choral works,… Read more »
May. 12, 2010 / 760: The Meat Issue
Classical Score
If it looks, sounds and tastes like a musical instrument ...
This Sunday, the EsQuire Alberta Men’s Chorus will perform the choir’s inaugural concert. The first half of the concert will have the men’s choir singing standard choral works,… Read more »
» Boris Berman / May. 12, 2010 / 760: The Meat Issue
The many shades of Debussy
Pianist explores the power of Préludes
Pianist Boris Berman has his hands full these days; not only is he practising for his upcoming all-Debussy concert here in Edmonton, as a professor at the Yale… Read more »
May. 05, 2010 / 759: Life of Yann
Edmonton Columbian Choirs Bring Broadway Back
Kd lang impressed the world when she sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” during the opening ceremonies of the recent Olympic games, so this song is still quite fresh in… Read more »
Apr. 28, 2010 / 758: May Week
Lara St John and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra perform Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto
It’s not every day that a discussion about a violin concerto turns to a conversation about the settlement patterns of Scandinavian immigrants within the Canadian prairies. But for… Read more »
Apr. 21, 2010 / 757: Face First
If you love it, mock it
Three tuxedo-clad, mullet-sporting men sing the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The set contains a rusty trailor, patio furniture and a keg. Not a typical night at… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
One for the ladies
Ariose Women's Choir sings lesser-known pieces
Sat, April 17 (7:30 pm) Ariose Women's Choir Canadian Opus McDougall United Church, $15 - $20 While Bach is well-known for his choral music, there’s still one type… Read more »
