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Vol.21 No.6 - April-May 2016
Into the Woods: A Tale of Tales
Creative Living: Sharon Azrieli
Yann Martel: The Story Builder
Dina Gilbert: A Lively Mind
From the Editor
Industry news
Prix Opus: Honouring Homegrown Talent
Britten’s War Requiem
Gilbert Patenaude: The Maestro Retires
Concours musical international de Montréal: A Growing Reputation
Kevin March and Les Feluettes: an American Inspired by France
The Trials of Patricia Isasa at Chants Libres
Music and the Brain
Jazz: Orchestras
Reviews
Sixth Singing Valentines
Frédéric Tavernini: Into the Void
The Art of Italian Fashion
Avant les rues: A tale of resilience
Art & Museums
English Theatre
Film: Our picks
Spring Festivals
Vol.21 No.5 - February-March 2016
Cameron Carpenter: L’enfant terrible
From the Editor
Industry news
Three Great Love Songs
Dissonance: Why Mourn David Bowie?
Women on Strings: Julie Triquet and Yukari Cousineau
collectif9: On the Edge
Amateur passion
Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass
Star Wars: The Musical Saga
First Wirth Vocal Prize
Tim Brady: Six strings of Happiness!
Daniel Taylor: Carols for the Canadian Winter
Piano Caméléons: Keys for Two
Jazz: Off The Record
CD Reviews
Book Reviews
Lute, Friend of Kings
Summer Camps
Vol.21 No.4 - December 2015 - January 2016
Jean-Philippe Duval: The Cultural Hunter
Gino Quilico: The Love of Singing
From the Editor
Industry news
Text settings in lieder and mélodie
Estonia Piano: New manufacturer establishes high quality
Montreal Church Organs
Jean Sibelius, Winter, and Quebec
Jazz: The Record Round-Up
Anne Frank lives in New York
Dada Masilo’s compelling Swan Lake
The Beaver Hall Group at the MBAM: Montreal in the 1920s, on the Cusp of Modernity
This Season in Visual Arts
This Season in Dance
This Season in Musicals and English Theatre
This Season in Cinema
Canadian Winter Festivals
Higher Arts Education News
Vol.21 No.3 - November 2015
A Tale from Vienna: The Bösendorfer Story
Charles Richard-Hamelin: Chopin Adventure
Editorial
Industry news
Canadian Art Song: Reflecting the Nature of our Diversity
Irving Guttman and his Legacy
Jon Vickers
Ottawa Music Groups Must Adapt
The Magic of Vienna
Andrew Gray: From Singer to Choir Conductor
Dissonance: Kindling Friendships
Jazz: Three of a kind
CD Reviews
Quick Guide to Online Classical Music
Schulich School of Music Turns 10
New Facility at Western
Higher Education News
Vol.21 No.2 - October 2015
Jazz: Two New Arrivals at McGill
Korean Sensation: Keon-Woo Kim & Hyesang Park
From the Editor
Industry News
What Makes an Art Song Great?
Philippe Chiu, Winner of the Prix Goyer
Xiaoyu Liu, Winner of the Prix d’Europe
Byungchan Lee, Winner of the Golden Violin Competition
Hugo Laporte, winner of the OSM Manulife Competition
Andrei Feher, Winner of the Prix Opus
Jeanne Amièle & Helen Pei, Winners of the CMC
Jazz Winners 2015: FIJM and Jazz en Rafale competitions
Ji Young Lim, Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
Luca Buratto, Winner of the Honens Piano Competition
Brian Current, Winner of the Azrieli Commissioning Competition
Infusion Baroque, EMA Baroque Performance Competition winner
Other Competition Winners
Parents and Music Lessons: Surviving Practice
CD Reviews
2015 Federal General Election: Public debate on Arts and Culture
André Bourbeau: Arts-Business Award 2015
Completing the Incomplete: Auguste Descarries’ Quartet
Dissonances: Let’s fight back
Vol.21 No.1 - September 2015
Théâtre de Quat’Sous: 60 Years Young
John Rea: The Butterfly Man
From the Editor
Industry news
Canadians Abroad
What is an Art Song?
Allegra: 35 Years of Chamber Music
Parents and Music Lessons: part I
Geordie Productions: keeping the dream alive for 35 years
Double Meaning: Margaret Atwood on Pauline
Andréane Leclerc and “The Whore of Babylon”
Zimbel: A Unique Approach to Photography
Concerts for Young Audiences
Recitals, Orchestral and Chamber Music
Baroque And Early Music
Contemporary Music
2015 Vocal Season
Off Jazz festival 2015: A generation affair
Jazz: Fall Fare
Cinema
Music Theater Fall Picks
English Theatre Picks
Dance
Visual Arts
Literature
CD Reviews
Vol.20 No.7 - June-July-August 2015
YOA Orchestra of the Americas: A Model UN for Musicians
Editorial: How my summer festival experience led to La Scena Musicale
Industry News
ONJ Montréal: Orchestra on the Move
Jazz: Off the Record
Summer Listening
Denys Arcand & His Passion for Opera
Vol.20 No.6 - April-May 2015
Jazz: Jean Derome
Jazz: Trevor Watts - Music on a Moment's Notice
Mathieu Lussier: From Bassoonist to Conductor
Zémire and Azor: André Grétry’s Opéra Comique
From the Editor
Industry News
Deborah Voigt Tells All
How to stand out in a singing competition
Joseph Rouleau’s Mission
The Azrieli Music Project: Part of Extended Arts Philanthropy 
Spring Festival Picks
The Sounds of Springtime
Vol.20 No.5 - February-March 2015
Kiya Tabassian: A Musician Without Borders
From the Editor
Industry News
Cléo Palacio-Quintin : Between Humans and Machines
The Eternal Struggle: Women and Musical Creation
Sean Michaels: Electric Atmosphere
Alexander Brott - The Creator
Science and Music: The Mystery of Amusia
L’Aiglon: A Reflection on Patriotism
ATMA’s Johanne Goyette: A Renaissance Woman
Analekta’s Mario Labbé Predicts the Future
Les Petits Violons All Grown Up
LAGAMME.MU: A New Co-operative for Quebec’s Professional Musicians
Listening Suggestions: Love Transfigured
Jazz: Hot Sounds to Chase the Winter Chill
Institut Suzuki Montréal
Vol.20 No.4 - December 2014 - January 2015
Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Thinking About the Music
Gift Ideas
From the Editor
Industry News
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix
Marie-Josée Lord: Amazing Grace
Measha Brueggergosman: Freedom for Christmas
Review of nine recordings of the Minuit Chretiens
Françoise Davoine: For the love of choral singing
Cultural Metropolis: Stimulating Old Montreal
2014: An Eventful Musical Year In Review
Art & Philanthropy
A Family Affair: Jim and Chet Doxas
Jazz: Off the Record
Reviews
Holiday Music Suggestions
Five Tips for Music Students to Start the Year on a Good Note
Vol.20 No.3 - November 2014
Alcan Quartet: The Grand Seduction
Ensemble Caprice: Musical Explorers
From the Editor
Industry News
10 Quebec Composers: Electroacoustic Music
Figaro! Figaro!
Iwan Edwards’ Farewell
Philippe Bourque: A Versatile Conductor
Daniil Trifonov
Cultural Metropolis: The New Cultural Governance
CD Blues: Tale of a death foretold?
Jazz Off the Record: Tributes
Opera McGill’s Tribute to the Great War
Education News
Nadia Turbide: A Remarkable Journey
Queen’s University's New Concert Hall: The Isabel
Vol.20 No.2 - October 2014
Stéphane Tétreault: Man with the Golden Cello
Editorial
Save the Conservatories
Industry news
Prokofiev and Quebec
Musica Camerata: 45 years of Chamber Music
Montreal OFF Jazz Festival: Composers’ Views
Off the Record: Long Ago and Far Away
AKOUSMA and Électrochoc, Two Series to Discover
The Quartier des Spectacles: Giving Montreal a New Life
Jayson Gillham
Charles Richard-Hamelin
Bénédicte Lauzière
Victor Fournelle-Blain
Yolanda Bruno
Éric Champagne
Kerson Leong
JAGG
Sumi Hwang
Stephen Waarts
Karine Boucher
Andrew Haji
Vol.20 No.1 - September 2014
Jean-Willy Kunz: Personifying the Organ
From The Editor
Industry News
Ben Heppner: A Retrospective
Canadians Abroad
The Lasting Influence of Piano Lessons
How to Become a Knowledgeable Amateur
Jazz: Trumpets in Tempo
Jazz: What's Up This Fall
Family Concerts
Dance
Visual Arts
Contemporary Music
Early Music
Orchestral Music
Cinema
Vocal Music
Musical Theatre
Theatre
Reviews
The Bach Cantata Cycle at Bourgie Hall
Symphony Orchestra and Generation X: Ten Quebec pieces
Vol.19 No.7 - June-July-August 2014
Jean-Philippe Tremblay: The Steward of Knowledge
New Orford String Quartet: Playing Well Together
From the Editor
Industry News
Sharing Canada’s Festival Funding
Soul Sisters: Ingrid + Christine Jensen
Jazz: Festival Fare
Oliver And His Men
Quebec Summer Festival Picks
Ontario Festival Picks
Arts & Theatre Festivals in Quebec
Canadian Summer Arts Festivals
Shakespeare in the Summer
Reviews
Concert Previews
Concert Previews
Vol.19 No.6 - April-May 2014
Gabriela Montero: Seizing the Moments that Count
From the Editor
Industry News
The Grand Pierre-Béique Organ: A Historic Premier at the Maison Symphonique
A New Nagano Generation: The Artistry Continues
Keys to Success: Pianos Bolduc
Wanda Kaluzny: A True Canadian Musical Pioneer
The Life of Alice Herz Sommer
Choosing the Road Less Travelled: Marc David of the OSDL
25 Years with the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Miklós Takács: A Longstanding Relationship with Choral Singing
I Medici: An Orchestra of Science
Aria of the Month: Nessun Dorma
Jazz: Three Takes on the Montreal Scene
Art & Economy: Increasing Philanthropy’s Role in Quebec Arts Funding
Vol.19 No.5 - February - March 2014
Angela Hewitt: Delivering, Reaching Out, Sharing
From the Editor
Industry News
Piano Prodigies of Yesterday and Today
Reviews
Postcards from Music Camp
CAMMAC: 60 Years of Summer Music Camp for All
Vol.19 No.4 - December 2013 - January 2014
Natalie Dessay Reinvented
Editorial
Industry news
Canadians in High Demand
Spotlight on Porgy & Bess
Jazz: The Record Round-Up
Gift Ideas
Vol.19 No.3 - November 2013
Music in the Cold: The Remarkable R. Murray Schafer
Fabien Gabel: A Vision for Quebec City
Industry News
Editorial
Suzie LeBlanc: A Musical Journey with Elizabeth Bishop
Calvin & Hobbes at the Orchestre Métropolitain
CMC Celebrates 40 Years in Quebec
Spotlight on Falstaff
Chamber Opera Movement: A new generation of opera companies offering fresh choices
Guy Soucie: 25 Years at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur
Delicate transition: the Place des Arts at 50 years
Jazz: Rimouski lands in Montréal
Jazz: Orchestras at the Forefront
Reviews
What's New in Higher Education
Manon Lafrance: Backstage with the new director of the Converatoire de Musique de Montreal
Elite Composers with Flexibility: New program in composition for the screen and stage at the Université de Montréal
Michel Saucier: A 1.5 million dollar gift to the University of Montreal
Vol.19 No.2 - October 2013
Frank Zappa, American Composer (1940-1993)
Editorial
Industry News
Some Great Works by Quebec Composers: Listening  Suggestions
Rediscovering Quebec Musician Auguste Descarries (1896-1958)
Francis Poulenc: Man of Melodies
For the Glory of Venice
Arts Previews
Montreal’s Mayoral Race: Artists want an inspiring mayor
OFF Festival de Jazz de Montréal: From Album to Concert
Off the Record: Jazz Reviews
Montreal International Music Competition: Marc Bouchkov
Prix d’Europe: Ariane Brisson
Banff International String Quartet Competition: Dover Quartet
2012 OSM Standard Life Competition : Xiaoyu Liu
Canadian Music Competition: Jocelyn Lafond & Ji Soo Choi
Queen Elisabeth Competition: Boris Giltburg
Van Cliburn Piano Competition: Vadym Kholodenko
Radio-Canada Discovery of the Year: Vincent Lauzer
Vol.19 No.1 - September 2013
Denis Gougeon: Happy is He Who ...
Editorial
Industry News
The Orchestra in Full Glory
Vocal Music
Early Music
Contemporary Music
Bring the Family to the Symphony? Of course!
Visual Arts & Dance
Theatre
Musical Theatre
Canadians Abroad
Spotlight on Lakmé and the Bell Song
Jazz: ONJ Montreal, Record Reviews
Vol.18 No.7 - June/July/August 2013
Julie Boulianne, New Dreams
The Miami String Quartet at MISQA
MISQA Spells Tradition
Industry News
Bloom of Youth: Jan Lisiecki
Ensemble Caprice takes on Vivaldi’s Motezuma
10 Years of Tania Miller in Victoria
Ontario
New Brunswick
Quebec
Western Canada
FIJM 2013
Jazz: The Festival Beat
Montreal Concert Previews
Vol.18 No.6 - April-May 2013
Bozzini Quartet: Research & Development
Editorial
Industry News
Remembering Yuli Turovsky, the Teacher
Maxim Vengerov on Competitions and Violin Playing
Spotlight on Manon
The Music Industry Bible, Version 8: Donald Passman’s All You Need to Know About the Music Industry
Concert Previews
Vol.18 No.5 - February/March 2013
Étienne Dupuis: the Philosopher
Editorial
Allyson McHardy on Dead Man Walking and Sister Helen
Spotlight on Dead Man Walking
Industry News
Concert Previews
Le chant des ondes: Keeping the Martenot’s Song Alive
Vol.18 No.4 - December 2012 - January 2013
Jonas Kaufmann: On Wings of Song
Editorial
Concert Previews
Industry News
Parental Perspective: How youth benefit from vocal training
The Record Round-Up (Take 2)
Vol.18 No.3 - Novemver 2012
The Herreweghe Legacy
Editorial
Industry Updates
Show me the Money: Arts and Culture in the Federal Budget
Naxos: From budget label to global powerhouse
Spotlight on The Flying Dutchman
Jazz: The Record Round-Up
Reviews
Martha de Francisco, Tonmeister
Lucie Robert: Inspiring, Understanding, Teaching
Education Notes
Vol.18 No.2 - October 2012
Paul Merkelo: Raising the Bar
Editorial
Industry Updates
Why new music dwells in a ghetto
Pierrot Lunaire 100 years later
Bruce Mather, the Constant Composer
Parental Perspective: Musical Perseverance
Reviews
Off Festival: A Well “Orchestrated” Edition
Jazz: Saxes of a kind
Upcoming Concerts
Dialogue: Exploring the Relationship Between Dance & Music
I Am Not a Rock Star
Vol.18 No.1 - September 2012
Yannick Nézet-Séguin: A Tale Of Three Cities
Editorial
Industry Insights
Remembering Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: A Legacy Like No Other
Debussy: Between Impressionism and Symbolism
Philippe Sly: A New Star
Pushing The Limits: Nikki Chooi At The Queen Elisabeth Competition Finals
MISQA Spells Tradition
Victor Fournelle-Blain wins the 2012 Prix d’Europe
Spotlight On La Traviata
Bach Meets Shostakovich: an Unfamiliar Rendition of a Familiar Masterwork
Teaching Singers: Fostering growth in tomorrow’s vocalists
Music Lessons 101
Orchestral Grandeur & Elegance
Vocal Music
Family-Friendly Concerts
Contemporary Music
Early Music
Jazz
Dance
Theatre
Visual Arts
So you wanna make a record? Pointers From a Pro
Reviews
Vol.17 No.9 - June-July 2012
Andrew Wan: A humble virtuosity
Renaud Garcia-Fons: His Majesty of the Bass
Editorial
Notes
Industry updates
Trumpets with an Edge
Han Bennink: 70 years Young
The Edmonton International Jazz Festival: World Stars and Local Traditions
Straight, No Chaser: New York’s Vision Festival, Year 17
Off the Record
Tim Brady premieres his 3rd symphony
Celebrating Kenneth Gilbert
The other Ébène
On the road with Ben Heppner
The Brott Music Festival turns 25
Farid and Godin bring Rachmaninov to life on the keyboard
Reviews
Huang Feili: The Father of Chinese Conductors
Vol.17 No.8 - May 2012
Sounds Like Spring at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival
Editorial
Notes
Spotlight on Faust
Voice 2012: The Montreal International Musical Competition
The St. Lawrence Choir: Looking to the Future
Young Canadian voices
Northern Exposure: Concerto Della Donna
A “Road Opera” Inspired by a Journey to Tibet
Reviews
Jazz
Discovery CD: 100 Years of Daphnis and Chloé
Vol.17 No.7 - April 2012
Jack of all trades: Maxim Vengerov
Editorial
Notes
Sounds Unlikely: The Bohlen-Pierce System
Instrumental Insights: Violin
A Baroque Collective is Born!
Jazz
Reviews
Variations on a Theme
Defending Music
Four Short Masses: Ensemble MODULATION’s First Album
Vol.17 No.6 - March 2012
Sixtrum: the Experimentalists
Editorial
Notes
Yin/Yang: Montreal’s Musical Entrepreneurs
Music Lessons
Jean-Michaël Lavoie: A Career Takes Flight
Louise Bessette: Looking Onwards
The Garage à musique : Changing a neighbourhood through music
The Musicians of Tomorrow
Jazz
A Recorded History: The Berliner gramophone legacy
Variations on a Theme: Stravinsky's Petrushka
Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky
Reviews
Lara St. John goes Back to Bach
Vol.17 No.5 - February 2012
Antoine Tamestit: Heart, Soul, Instrument
Editorial
Notes
120 years for the Ladies’ Morning Musical Club
Schubert: In a class of his own
A family that plays together stays together
Work Now, Play Now: Violinist Ray Chen
Instrumental Insights: Viola
Taking Chances: Violonist Nikolaj Znaider
Opera VMana: Opera for Everyone
Forty Years of Operetta in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Harpsichord: The Next Generation
Jazz From the Musician’s Perspective : The Need for the Known, the Joy of the Unknown
Les musiciens Jazz par eux-mêmes : Le besoin du connu, la joie de l’inconnu
Book Notes and Blue Notes
Three Views on Satie
Reviews
Variations on a Theme
Jacqueline Desmarais: A passion for opera
Vol.17 No.4 - December - January 2011
Ana Sokolović: An Imagination for our Time
Editorial
Notes
Transposing Tradition
Alexander Da Costa: A passion for recordings
Jean-Pierre Desrosiers
Muhly, Mazzoli & Crossover Composition
Remembering Maryvonne Kendergi
Steve Reich: Repetition without Redundancy
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Musical Journey
Spotlight on Il Trovatore
Lan Tung: Musical Polymath
Behind the Tradition of Salute to Vienna
Concert against Cancer: A success story
Jazz: Frank Lozano and Off the Record
Reviews
Variations on a Theme
Raymond Cloutier: One passion, Many Domains
Christian Lane, 2011 CIOC Winner
Vol.17 No.3 - Novemver 2011
Jean-Marie Zeitouni: Dynamic Reinvention
Editorial
Notes
Pierre Bourgie, Philanthropist
Acoustic Spaces, Meeting Places
A Conversation with Isabelle Faust
A Young Man and his Cello
Verne, Offenbach, and Dr. Ox
Independent in Ottawa
Common Peripheral Nerve Injuries for Musicians
Jazz: Different Perspectives, La Médiathèque Jazz of the MIJF, Off the Record
Reviews
Variations on a Theme
Instrumental insights: the Flute
Gaudet & Schumann the Art of Sensitivity
Putting them to the test: La Maison Symphonique and Salle Bourgie
Spotlight on Rusalka
Vol.17 No.2 - October 2011
Editorial
Valery Gergiev: Maestro Russia
Notes
From the archives: Prokofiev Was Stalin’s Final Victim
Pinchas Zukerman and the Next Generation of Music
Discovery CD: Bach’s Mass in B-Minor is a Timeless Musical Monument
Lisztomania! Lang Lang on his favourite composer
Art Songs
Gabriel Dharmoo: Going Beyond
Michelle Cormier
Jean-François Lapointe is Taking On Onegin
Jazz
Instrumental Insights: The Trumpet
Organ City, Organ Contest
Reviews
Variations on a Theme: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
McGill’s Music’s New Dean: “What We Do Best”
Dean McLean’s Four Wishes
Education Notes
The Institutionalization of Music Education
Vol.17 No.1 - September 2011
Editorial
Notes
Pierrette Alarie (1921-2011)
Acoustic Democracy : Montreal’s New Symphony Hall
Le nozze di Figaro: Mozart’s operatic gem comes to Opéra de Montréal
Hélène Guilmette: Hooked on opera
Quebec City: A Music Lover's Dream
The History of Concert Etiquette, Abridged
Matthew White: A versatile countertenor
Music This Fall
Jazz
Show of Support: ELAN encourages Artists to attend Summit
Dance this Fall: Shantala Shivalingappa and Paul-André Fortier
Arts this Fall
Reviews
Variations on a Theme
Instrumental insights: the Clarinet
An Actor in the Front Line: Paul Ahmarani
Vol.16 No.10 - July - August 2011
David Jacques: Guitarist Without Borders
Editorial
Notes
Der Vampyr: Operatic Intrigue
Igudesman & Joo: Concert Comedians
Better to be Polygamous
Charles-Richard Hamelin: Laureate of the 100th Edition of the Prix d’Europe
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Celebrates its 75th Anniversary
Simone Dinnerstein: in counterpoint
Beatrice Rana: a Star is Born
Charles Richard-Hamelin, laureate of the Prix d’Europe’s 100th edition
El Sistema: Over to You
Competition Winners
Musician Health: Therapeutic Treatment for Tendinopathy
Vol.16 No.9 - June 2011
Prix d’Europe 2011: a Breath of Fresh Air for its Centennial
Editorial
In With the Old: ‘New’ Brandenburgs
Philippe Sly: Always Singing
The Met Live in HD: Die Walküre
El Sistema: A Cure for the Symphonic Crisis?
Acrobats Invade Montreal
Jimmy Brière: Serving Music
Vol.16 No.8 - May 2011
Dave Holland : Basso Nobile
Editorial
Notes
Classical revolutionaries: Beethoven, The Schuppanzigh Quartet and the new musical culture
Montreal Chamber Festival Rebounds and Expands
La SCENA Express
Canada, The Place To Be for All Things Sistema
Searching for the Next Star
Chants Libres: Refusing the Status Quo Even After 20 Years
Classical Music 101: The Concerto
Yoav Talmi’s Journey of an Orchestra Conductor, From Kibboutz to Quebec
Vol.16 No.7 - April 2011
Mona Ciciovan: Memory & Perception
Editorial
Songs of Summer: International Opera Festival Preview
Springtime for Theatre
Mulroney The Opera
Marianne Fiset: Voice for Mimì
Kenneth Gilbert - Baroque: A Lifelong Love
Musical Visions : The World Premiere of Robert Frederick Jones's La Terra Promessa
Tributes to the Masters
Book Notes + Blue Notes
The Golden Age of British Jazz (1968-1973)
Vol.16 No.6 - March 2011
Shannon Mercer : A Trademark Voice
Editorial
Femme Fatale: Salome in Strauss and Wilde
What the Fach? A beginner’s guide to the German Fach system
Music: Vancouver's Universal Language
André Previn and the NHK
el Sistema: Sististics
Vol.16 No.5 - February 2011
Editorial
Emmanuel Ax: Just Call Him Manny
Top Ten Musical Valentines
Quebec New Music Society Turns 25
Marie-Josée Lord: An Auspicious Debut Album
The Science of el Sistema
Jeunes Ambassadeurs lyriques 2010
Vol.16 No.4 - December - January 2011
The Daniele Finzi Pasca signature
Phillip Addis & Michèle Losier : Werther & Charlotte
Editorial
Theatre Education News
CINARS 2010: Exporting Canada's Performing Arts
Jazz: Andrew Homzy, Quand les « classiques » se mettent à jazzer, & L’histoire du jazz dans le documentaire
Kent Nagano on Bruckner’s Ninth
Vol.16 No.3 - November 2010
Editorial
Notes
Gidon Kremer: Standing Behind the Music
Otto Joachim: Always Ahead of his Time
Met in HD Opens with Das Rheingold
Mary Jane Puiu: Big Voice, Big Heart
Opera Bouffe: Interview with Simon Fournier
Joshua Hopkins: Flying High
Vol.16 No.2 - October 2010
Organ Royaly
Editorial
Maureen Forrester In Memoriam (1930-2010)
Off the record: Canadian Capers
Classical 101: What is Classical Music?
Cecilia Quartet Takes Banff Competition
Sistemic Explorations: Music as an agent of social change
Vol.16 No.1 - September 2010
Marie Chouinard: Year in Movement
Editorial
Pentaèdre: Perfect Fifths
Sistematic Explorations
Book Notes + Blue Notes
Mahler’s Music from Silence
Vol.15 No.10 - July - August 2010
How I Became a Novelist
Book notes + Blue notes
Circus Capitol of the World! Montreal Launches First International Circus Arts Festival
Adrianne Pieczonka: A Delicate Balance
Editorial
Notes
The Rise of Gustav Mahler
Canadian Vocal Arts Institute Enters Seventh Year
Vol.15 No.9 - June 2010
Emmanuel Pahud: Breadth of Breath
Editorial
Notes
Discovery CD: Maureen Forrester in Oratorio & Song
From hockey rink to opera house: Elliot Madore, Met Auditions Winner
Vol.15 No.8 - May 2010
André Leroux + Richard Underhill: Reed Demons
Editorial
Spikes & Strings: Rachel Barton Pine, Musical Chameleon
History in the Making: Barber’s Lost Piece Receives World ‘Re’-Premiere
Stephan Moccio: I Believe
Vol.15 No.7 - April 2010
Belles sœurs: the Adventure Continues!
Editorial
Good Vibrations: Sonic Bed lets visitors 'Feel the Music'
Maurice Forget: 30 Years in Service of the Arts
The Group of Five: Independent Montreal Arts Organizations Vie for a Part in the Quartier des Spectacles
Deborah Chow’s First Feature: A Love Letter to Montreal
Arthur-LeBlanc Quartet Takes on Shostakovich
Choral Conductor Erica Phare Leaving Montreal
Jazz reviews: Border Crossings
Vol.15 No.6 - March 2010
Maestra Keri-Lynn Wilson
Vol.15 No.5 - February 2010
Alexandre Da Costa & Wonny Song: Synchronicity
Vol.15 No.4 - December 2009 - January 2010
David Altmejd, Sobey Award Winner: Unnatural Selection
Ensemble Caprice: Spirited
Vol.15 No.3 - Novemver 2009
Louis-Philippe Marsolais: Horn of Plenty
Vol.15 No.2 - October 2009
Off the Record: The Tradition In + Out
Gilles Tremblay: The Conveyor
From the Editor
Vol.15 No.1 - September 2009
Editorial
Robert Lepage: Making the Impossible
The Segal’s Secret Weapon
Marc Hervieux: High on Opera
Live in HD Breathes New Life into the Met
mdr01
Vol.14 No.10 - July - August 2009
Jonathan Crow: The Art of Transmission
Editorial
Angela Meade: Made for Opera
Yannick-Muriel Noah: Following her heart
The Quilico Spirit
LSM Summer Reading 2009
Vol.14 No.9 - June 2009
Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Coming Home
Editorial
Understanding Bruckner
Canada’s ‘Hart House’ Viols Heard Again
Mixing Business With (Musical) Pleasure: Behind the Scenes of Five of Canada's Top Music Festivals
Vol.14 No.8 - May 2009
Maria Schneider: Composing with the Moment
Vol.14 No.7 - April 2009
Caroline Chéhadé Takes on Sibelius
Vol.14 No.6 - March 2009
Marc Boucher & Olivier Godin: Willing Complicity
Vol.14 No.5 - February 2009
Marc-André Hamelin: Carte Blanche
Vol.14 No.4 - December 2008 - January 2009
Sylvain Guy: The Written Image
Vol.14 No.3 - Novemver 2008
Daniel Taylor In Flight
Vol.14 No.2 - October 2008
Christopher Jackson - 35 years of Musical Rhetoric
Editorial: The Truth for the Arts Lies in the Numbers
Festival Bel Canto : A Beautiful Success
Arts Travel : Kent Nagano and the Munich Opera Festival
Time for a Summer Opera Festival in Montreal
José Antonio Escobar: Guitarist of the New World
The Arts Get Political
Arts Platforms
Understanding Canada’s Culture-Industrial Complex
CBC Radio 2 Introduces: New Unlikable Format
Vol.14 No.1 - September 2008
Placido Domingo: The Artist-Musician
Andy Warhol
75 Years of Children’s Theatre: More Than Just a Theatre School
Editorial
Vol.13 No.10 - July - August 2008
Editorial
Jacques Hétu: The Joy of Composing
Notes
Nareh Arghamanyan: Virtuosity and Heart
Summer Reading & Listening
Vol.13 No.9 - June 2008
Editorial
Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean & Jean-Daniel Lafond: Creating a Canadian Cultural and Artistic Identity
More Than What Meets the Eye: The Art of Custom Framing
Jean-François Lapointe From Europe and Back
Mario Labbé > Analekta at 20
Aline Kutan Takes on La Traviata
Remember the Avro Arrow: How CBC Radio Lost its Way
Classical Radio News
News on CBC Radio 2
Vol.13 No.8 - May 2008
Preserving the Big Band Tradition: the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Jazz Orchestras Now
Big Bands to Watch for this Summer
The Fight for Classical Music on CBC Radio 2
A New Hero for the Cello
Back To Basics: Musica Camerata’s Romantic Weekend
Top Festival Picks
The Canadian Music Competition celebrates 50 years of excellence!
Editorial
The Canadian National Jazz Awards 2008 ... go West
Vol.13 No.7 - April 2008
Editorial
Simon Brault: The Art of Cultural Action
Mona Maria Ciciovan: Between Realities, a Perpetual Journey
English Theatre
Anton Kuerti: Making Connections
Ruth Fazal: Oratorio Terezin, Divine Commission
Gauguin et la musique contemporaine
Vol.13 No.6 - March 2008
Laurence Kayaleh & Paul Stewart - The Sound of Medtner
Notes
A “Tinged” World: Improvisation without Borders
Lambda: A Comprehensive Approach to the Summer Music Camp
The Saito Conducting Method
Vol.13 No.5 - February 2008
André Moisan: Sound Sculptor
New Backun / Leblanc Clarinets Make a Big Splash
Notes
Stockhausen gets a second wind
Julie Boulianne: Dreaming of Rosina
Alain Gauthier, Staging Barber of Seville
Sweeney Todd: When a Movie Outshines the Outstanding Original
The Magic of Houdini Dazzels at the Segal
Editorial
Noted World Premieres of Operas
Vol.13 No.4 - December - January 2008
Editorial
Notes
Gained in translation
Arts Education Programs in Canada
English Theatre: Lots of Highs
Denys Arcand: Reflections
Radu Lupu, the Piano Wizard
Noël Spinelli, Philanthropist Still Flying at 80
Will Montréal Remain a Cultural Metropolis ?
Concerto Della Donna and Iwan Edwards
Vol.13 No.3 - November 2007
Editorial
Jean-François Rivest: From Peak to Peak
Notes
The Molinari Quartet Turns 10
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Aaron Copland and Benny Goodman: Reinventing the Clarinet Repertoire
Michel Brousseau et le Requiem de Mozart
Vol.13 No.2 - October 2007
Editorial
Robert Savoie, 1927-2007
Luciano Pavarotti: He made the world smile
Sharon Azrieli, on the Comeback Trail
Franz Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
Vol.13 No.1 - September 2007
Editorial
Theatre
The Value of Art
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens : Renewed Vitality at 50
Adult Arts Education
Alain Trudel: Destined to Conduct
Book Review: Bruce Haynes, Guru of Rhetorical Music
Heywood on the Go
Vol.12 No.10 - July - August 2007
Editorial
Paavo Järvi: Intuition and Emotion
The Artist Marianne Fiset
La Nikki
Sophie Milman
Vol.12 No.9 - June 2007
Editorial
The Demise of Orfeo: A Return on Stage
Brott Music Festival at 20
Notes
The Leonardo Project: Creating Dialogue Between Art and Science
Genuine and Personal: The Art of Joshua Redman
Highlights of Edvard Grieg’s Piano Music
Vol.12 No.8 - May 2007
Editorial
Branford Marsalis Frankly Speaking
Sonny Rollins: A Giant Steps Out
Jazz Festival Smorgasbord 2007
Judith Forst : Evergreen
Music & Hearing Aids
Vol.12 No.7 - April 2007
Editorial
Pauline Vaillancourt’s Alternative Visions
How Gorecki makes his music
Music and the Prevention of Hearing Loss
Vol.12 No.6 - March 2007
Editorial
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Jetsetter
Vol.12 No.5 - February 2007
Aline Kutan: High on Singing
Vol.12 No.4 - December - January 2007
Editorial
The Nagano Mystique
Sketches of Spain: Musical Folklores of Andalusia and Catalonia
Remembering Charles Reiner (1924- 2006)
The Collector’s Choice
Vol.12 No.3 - November 2006
A subtext for deepening confusions: Steve Reich at 70
Hats of to Francis Dhomont!
Vol.12 No.2 - October 2006
Editorial
Charles Dutoit: Stepping Forward and Looking Back
Krystof Penderecki Talks about the Polish Requiem
Vol.12 No.1 - September 2006
Editorial
Gryphon Trio in harmony
Changing Expectations: Schubert’s Piano Trio in E-flat
More Cracks Opening in the Shostakovich Code
Vol.11 No.10 - July - August 2006
Philippe Jarousky
Another Record Crash!
Vol.11 No.9 - June 2006
Gregory Charles in a class by himself
34th International Viola Congress
Vol.11 No.8 - May 2006
Vol.11 No.7 - April 2006
Vol.11 No.6 - March 2006
Vol.11 No.5 - February 2006
From the editor
Magdalena Kozena - Beauty and Grace
Mozart and Singing
Choosing the right music for your wedding
Vol.11 No.3 - November 2005
Funding a Music Education
First Bach Festival in Montreal
Contact with Stockhausen
L'Étoile or the Demands of Comic Music
On the Cultural Front Burner
Vol.11 No.2 - October 2005
Notes from scena.org
Arion – A fresh take on Early Music
McGill's New Music Building: A Resounding Success
Lyne Fortin Takes on Butterfly
Vol.11 No.1 - September 2005
Turning Ten and Glossy!
Jane Eaglen – The Valkyrie Next Door
Norma : The Essence of Melody
Upstairs at Ten - Maintaining a Tradition
100 Definitive Recordings
Music and Kids: A Natural Pair
Playing the Survivor
Vol.10 No.10 - July - August 2005
Vol.10 No.9 - June 2005
Notes
CANADA'S EAST COAST FESTIVALS
Voices of Summer: Southern Ontario Vocal/Choral Preview
SUMMER FESTIVALS: WESTERN CANADA
Marie-Josée Lord, no falling star!
Musiques du monde, Mondial des cultures de Drummondville
La cuvée des festivals Millésime 05
FIJM, Drawing in the Crowds
Vol.10 No.8 - May 2005
Prize Song — Are singing competitions a way to the top?
Montreal International Music Competition Notes
Natalie Choquette: Diva and Devotee
Natalie Dessay in Conversation
Christian Gerhaher
Great Singers Remembered Moishe Milstein (Robert Merrill): Effortless Voice
Victoria de los Angeles (Barcelona, Spain, November 1, 1923 – January 15, 2005)
Renata Tebaldi (Pesaro, Italy, February 1, 1922 – San Marino, December 19, 2004)
Eve Queler: Following the Music
Exploring Improvisation Between the Arts
Vol.10 No.7 - April 2005
Careers in Music
Who's Afraid of Classical Concerts?
Alexander Brott: 75 Years of Music in Montreal
Lorraine Desmarais: Big Band, Big Time: Three Takes on a Jazz Original
Taking Chances - A profile of Singer Kate Hammett Vaughan
Vol.10 No.6 - March 2005
How Music Camp Changed my Life
International Women's Day
André Laplante—A Fine Balance
En périphérie ... de MNM
Vol.10 No.5 - February 2005
Notes - Editorial
Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques, Boudreau et Bouliane: Visions of the Future
Jan Simons —Winner of the 2005 prix Hommage
Walter Boudreau Wins Denise-Pelletier Prize
Vol.10 No.4 - December - January 2004
The State of Arts Philanthropy in Canada
Constance Pathy - Master Volunteer Receives 'Sweet' Award for Lifetime of Service to the Arts
Violin + Passion = Success
Siegfried Through the Lens
A Tale of Two Pianists
Vol.10 No.3 - November 2004
November is a busy month for lovers of opera
McGill: Balancing Performance and Research
The Vocal Legacy of Owen Brown
Alexandre Da Costa - Coming Home
Vol.10 No.2 - October 2004
Practice and the Musician An Interview with Hélène Maltais
Tim Brady : Brady Works!
The Universality of Music and Human Rights
Opéra de Montréal New Team, New Initiatives
Opéra de Québec Captain of the Ship
Joel Miller: Getting Down to the Essential
Vol.10 No.1 - September 2004
Shopping for an instrument
Instruments «Made in China»
Keeping the Music Student Motivated
How Teachers Motivate
McGill University Celebrates 100 Years of Music
Trevor Pinnock - Autumn Thoughts
The Healing Power of Music
Endnotes: Music Therapy in Palliative Care
Speaking Out: Guelph and Vancouver Festivals Feature the Voice
Vol.9 No.10 - July - August 2004
Sergeï Salov wins 1st Grand Prize at the MIMC 2004
My Ottawa
Ottawa, city of surprises
Ottawa in Music
Emma Kirkby, Passion Baroque
Yundi Li at Lanaudière
Battle of the Bows
The Handmaid's Tale's: Restless Modernity
The Honourable Angela Cheng, presiding...
Dvorák Year
Vol.9 No.9 - June 2004
Stradivarius on Stage
Opera Finishing School
Montreal Baroque Festival 2004: June 18–21
Elora Festival making Sweet Music at 25
Celebrations of Music in Ontario !
Summer Festivals: Western Canada
Salvatore Licitra - Fast Lane Tenor poised to conquer Montreal
High-End Headphones
Oliver Jones - Giving Something Back
The Canadian Jazz Fest Bonanza
Montreal's
Vol.9 No.8 - May 2004
ECM Records at 35 - The Marriage of Sound and Silence
The Piano Tamers
The Popular Yamaha
The Prestigious Steinway
The Piano in 19th-Century Society
National Styles and International Competitions
Know your strengths and weaknesses - Interview with Jean-Philippe Collard
Janina Fialkowska Reborn
Handel and Italian Opera
A Discussion about Chamber Music with Denis Brott, Oliver Jones and Daniel Taylor
Sumi Jo: Devoted to Music
Omnitone Records:
Vol.9 No.7 - April 2004
The Right Guitar
The Nouvel Ensemble Moderne - Praise for the Present
Kent Nagano - Fresh Air in Montreal
Liu Fang:10 Talented Fingers
Neuroscience Working for Music
Hubert Reeves : Autoportrait
Highlights from the 22nd International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal
Son et musique
Harry Connick Jr - A Natural Approach
Coral Egan - The Path of Greater Resistance
Vol.9 No.6 - March 2004
Up Among the Stars!
Diva Diane Digs Weill
The Music Comes First
Opéra de Montréal
Vol.9 No.5 - February 2004
Lang Lang - In Full Flight
The Rise of Asians in Classical Music
Where East meets West: contemporary Chinese music
Chinese composer Tan Dun fuses old and new*
Sounding out your system
Review Dave Holland Quintet
Vol.9 No.4 - December - January 2004
Geneviève Soly - Love at First Note!
The Minuit, Chrétiens in Québec
Version 3.0 of Sibelius
Arnold Schoenberg's Second String Quartet
CAMMAC : Fifty Years and Counting
Reflections on Bach
Vol.9 No.3 - November 2003
Hilary Hahn - The Lady Ascending
Walter Boudreau : Sax, Drums & Co.
A Short History of Orchestral Percussion
The XXIst Century - Pulsing Times for Percussion
Pianists' Four Kinds of Memory
Vol.9 No.2 - October 2003
Bernard Labadie - Fresh Air at L'Opéra de Montréal
Thaïs at L'Opéra de Montréal
New Management at the Quebec Musicians' Guild
Electroacoustic Music
Vol.9 No.1 - September 2003
Editorial
Full Circle - John Mac Master
Quick Study: Annamaria Popescu
Mirela Tafaj: Have Voice, Will travel
Michael McMahon: The Accompanist
Crisis or Opportunity?
Calgary's Model
Hervé Niquet and la Nouvele Sinfonie
Music Lesson
The Music Exam
The Education of a Virtuoso
Successful Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil signs 1M$ contract
'Musically speaking', the SNS seems to be on the track
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra
The techno concerto, a new twist
Vol.8 No.10 - July - August 2003
Olivier Latry: Playing the King of Instruments
The McGill Summer Organ Academy —A Montreal organ-fest!
Organ Wednesdays at St. Joseph's Oratory
Yossif Ivanov : Living the Dream
Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
Berlioz: Two Hundred Years Young
When Hector Met Harriet
Jazz tracks CD Review
Technology --Sampling Super Audio Compact Disc
DVD Reviews
Vol.8 No.9 - June 2003
Editorial
Sizzling Summer Season for Alain Lefèvre
Hong Kong Arts Festival - International Festival More Relevant than Ever in its 31st Year
A Festival with a Vision
Jacques Lacombe on The Rite of Spring
Prokofiev Was Stalin's Final Victim
Joyeux anniversaire, Radio-Classique !
The Canadian Music Centre: At the Service of Music!
2003 Summer Festival Guide
Vol.8 No.8 - May 2003
Véronique Lacroix: On the Contemporary Beat!
Maestro's Choice, Steve Reich : Six Pianos
CIMJM : Reach for the Stars
A Viola Da What?!?
Victoriaville : 20 Years of musique actuelle
Fred Frith and Nouvel Ensemble Moderne at FIMAV
Vol.8 No.7 - April 2003
Renée Fleming Takes on La Traviata
Corigliano's Second Symphony: Raw Emotion
Steven Isserlis a Rare Blend
Some Century for the Cello!
The Arranger, Part 2: The Masters
Vol.8 No.6 - March 2003
Camps d'été 2003 Summer Camps
Book Review
Making Money in the Music Business
Advertising
Jeanne Lamon: The Seasons
The Hilliard Ensemble - 4-Part Invention
Mahler's Unfinished Tenth
Shostakovitch's Symphony No. 11: a Soul-searing Mirror of our Troubled Times
Charting Musical Flights: The Arranger
Julian Wachner - Composer Conductor
Bach's St. John Passion
Notes
Vol.8 No.5 - February 2003
Editorial: If La Scena Musicale didn't exist, it would have to be invented
Introduction to Music - Western Music: How Did it Begin?
High-voltage Singing in Operatic Ensembles
Nancy Argenta - Live and Up Close
Melody of the Month - February 2003
Vol.8 No.4 - December - January 2003
Yo-Yo Ma - An Invitation to Explore
Bach's Christmas Oratorio: an Operatic Expression of Faith
Changing of the Guard at the Concertgebouw
Edith Della Pergola - A Beautiful Life
Section: Jazz
A Canadian in New York
Audio - When It's Time to Buy that New Stereo System
Vol.8 No.3 - November 2002
Introduction to Music - Orchestration, the Colours of Music
Maxim Vengerov - Sensitive Strings
A Choral Trip
The Maestro's Choice - Mahler's 2nd Symphony (Resurrection)
Boulez in Conversation
Why Should we Support the CPO?
What is Modal Jazz? A Layman's Guide
Vol.8 No.2 - October 2002
Editorial - LSM Becomes a Charity
Yoav Talmi - The Knight of the Rose
Introduction to Music : The Orchestra: How it Developed; Why Performers Sit Where They Do
How Biological Is Music?
Audio in a DVD-Video World
Classical music plays away
The Maestro's Choice
Linguini Pavarotti
Jazz:The Cyber Path
Jazz CD Review: Hugh Ragin Feel The Sunshine
Candian Higher Education Guide 2002
Vol.8 No.1 - September 2002
Éditorial
Jacques Lacombe Takes an All-Round View
The Artec of Sound
Aimez-vous Brahms ?
Mahler''s Third as seen by Nézet-Séguin
Le Centre Pierre-Péladeau Marks 10 Years
Abduction of Smoked Salmon Crisps in a Crab Seraglio
Introduction to Music : To Clap or not to Clap
How to Set Up your DVD-Video
Guidelines for DVD Equipment
Naxos at 15: An Interview with Klaus Heymann
Is sound music?
Vol.7 No.10 - July - August 2002
Karita Mattila - The Passion for Art
Fernand Lindsay - Bringing Live Classical Greats to Thousands
Measha: Voice of Dreams
Summer Reading
Blue Notes and Book Notes
Pear-shaped Desserts, According to Erik Satie
Vol.7 No.9 - June 2002
Aria turns 5
Nicholas Goldschmidt: a Love of Choral Sound
Summer Festival Preview
A Festival with an Edge
Festivals and the Sustainability of Jazz
Jazz Festivals in Perspective
Mahler''s Eighth Symphony: Music of the Spheres
La cena musicale - Festival Spread
A Fresh Look at the Eighth Symphony–Gustav Mahler''s Operatic Masterpiece
The Voice that Charms
Vol.7 No.8 - May 2002
Sincerely, Yuli
Opera Cake
Jazz Tracks - May 2002
Norrington versus Furtwängler: Two Versions of the Ninth
The voice in early music
Jazz Tracks - May 2002
Talented young singers flock to Montreal
Victoriaville Festival Turns Nineteen
Editorial: The Dutoit Affair
Vol.7 No.7 - April 2002
Jazz Tracks - Dave Douglas
Bryn Terfel - In his Own Words
The Voice of Caruso
The Musical Table : Spaghetti alla Caruso
Historical Recording Methods
An Introduction to Singing Technique and a Short History of the Countertenor
The St. Matthew Passion - The Jewel of the Genre
Vol.7 No.6 - March 2002
Pinchas Zukerman - A Gift for Music
Ottawa's Music Scene - Classical music is alive and well in the Ottawa region.
A Manic for Tosca
Pear Belle-Hélène
SOME New Programs -- CAMMAC Intensive Vocal Workshop
SCHUMANNIADE
Vol.7 No.5 - February 2002
Richard Margison - In Constant Motion
Russell Braun encounters Don Giovanni
The Baffling Binary Gigue
Bizet’s Omelette
Decca: The Singers
Vol.7 No.4 - December 2001 - January 2002
Marc-André Hamelin - Beyond Virtuosity
DVD-Audio, Part 4
The Expanding Market for Orchestral Music
Making the Festive Magic Work
Vol.7 No.3 - November 2001
The 7th Banff International String Quartet Competition
Book Review
Borromeo Quartet: Beethoven and Beyond
DVD-Audio 3rd part: Direct Stream Digital and Super Audio CD
Louise Forand-Samson and her Club Musical
Das Lied von der Erde
Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20 - 25 years of promoting
Musical Paperbacks
Pasta Tetrazzini
Previews
Wajdi Mouawad et José Evangelista dans la création du Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse
St. Lawrence String Quartet : The Fifth Dimension
Vol.7 No.2 - October 2001
Tournedos Rossini
Music therapy: a new social healer
UPCOMING: Choral Previews
Managing a Musical Career
Jazz Tracks: Things Ain't What they Used to Be
Improving the CD
Conductors: UdeM’s new postgrad Program
Capturing the Sound of Music
La Bayrakdarian
Canadian Music Programs
Vol.7 No.1 - September 2001
Finding the right music teacher? Not so simple
Louis Lortie: Back to Beethoven
Stéphane Lemelin: an ear for repertoire
benefit GALA
Editorial
Four hands, two pianos looking for a repertoire: The golden 20th Century
We don't turn five every day!
DVD-Audio vs. Super Audio Compact Disc
Vol.6 No.10 - July - August 2001
Marie-Nicole Lemieux: the compelling voice next door
Alma Mahler.: an original but unfulfilled composer?
As Tristan skates with Isolde to the music of Wagner
Images and music: a happy marriage
Peach Melba: quite the mouthful
Vol.6 No.9 - June 2001
Mahler's Real Nature
Mahler's Music from Silence
James Ehnes and the Heifetz connection
Summer Festivals
Festival 500 Sharing the Voices
Heifetz as seen by the new generation
The Mechanics of Normal Hearing
Remembering Heifetz
Tinnitus
US Festival Highlights
Summer Operas in Toronto
Festival list
Vol.6 No.8 - May 2001
Nathalie Paulin The Road to Mélisande
Dramatic structure in Strauss’s Elektra
Challenges of Singing Verdi
Classics, Jazz and Beyond: Musical Crossroads or Parallel Worlds.? (Part II)
Readings by the Arditti Quartet Experience and inspiration
Tomorrow’s Pianists
The Young Performer’s Guide to Competitions
Vol.6 No.7 - April 2001
Molinari The Quartet: a palette of sound
The Musical Mind of Iannis Xenakis
THE ORFORD ARTS CENTRE: A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Summer Camps 2001
Alexander Tselyakov: Dazzling and Sensitive [Web Only]
Calendar
CD Reviews
Vol.6 No.6 - March 2001
Alfred Brendel - A Musical Paradox
Jordi Savall - Hespèrion XXI, Restoring Musical Memory
Iwan Edwards: Motivating Young Voices
Irresistibly Infectious - André Prévost (1934-­2001)
Third Stream Jazz: Musical Crossroads Or Parallel Worlds? (Part I)
Calendar
CD Reviews
Vol.6 No.5 - February 2001
The transition from bel canto to dramatic opera
Contemporary Music for all Generations
American symphonic jazz: an excursion into the geography of music
Yegor Dyachkov: A Passion for Playing
Agents: a World of Operatic Proportions
Book Review / Critique de livre
Prime Minister and Madame Chrétien Attend Convocation
Oscar Peterson
Learning Through the Arts TM Education as you've never seen it before
A Nation of Music
Ruby Mercer (1906 – 1999)
The RCM's Advanced Certi cate in Early Childhood Music Education
Today's Musicians… Tomorrow's Artistic Leaders
An Interview with pianist David Jalbert
CD reviews
Calendar
Vol.6 No.4 - December 2000 - January 2001
Daniel Taylor, More than just a pretty voice
Joy to the World!
Le Marteau sans maître : Serialism Becomes Respectable
Is the opera house hot or is it just me? Menopause, which can mean disaster for a diva at her peak, is opera's last taboo
A Canadian Renaissance
Quilico’s Nine Laws
Bach’s Choral Music: At the Heart of the Song
Calendar
CD reviews
Vol.6 No.3 - November 2000
Renée Fleming - The Song Never Dies
The Evolution of the Voice
A new musical grammar: principles and early experiments
Music and Malice
Out of Montreal… and Beyond
The Flip side of the Coin
University Libraries
Music students should look ahead
Nadia Boulanger, That Woman Down the Hall
Dissonance is Today, Consonance is Tomorrow
Calendar
CD reviews
Higher Education Guide
Vol.6 No.2 - October 2000
José van Dam, Master Singer
The Canadian Opera Career of Emma Albani
Prodigies!
The Harmonies of Nature
CD reviews
Calendar
Child Prodigies: A Poisoned Paradise?
Vol.6 No.1 - September 2000
Welcome to our Fifth Year
Charles Dutoit -- Stepping Forward and Looking Back
Gilles Cantagrel -- Passion Bach
The State of Music Education in Quebec
Jazz Education -- Panacea or necessary evil?
Youth Education -- Demystifying the Suzuki Method
Youth Education The Violin, King of the Orchestra
The Performer's Equilibrium: The Key to Controlling Performance Anxiety
XXth Century -- ''Les Six'', Satie, and Cocteau
XXth Century Erik Satie: Première Gnossienne
Calendar
CD reviews
A Maestro Need Not be a Mister
Vol.5 No.10 - July - August 2000
Keeping Baroque Fresh at the Academy: an interview with Andrew Manze
Varèse's Ionization - the Percussion Revolution
As easy as playing MP3s: what you need to play Part II
The Fischer-Dieskau Edition
CD reviews
Calendar
Vol.5 No.9 - June 2000
THE MILLENNIUM SYMPHONY A Work for the Beginning of Time -- Part 2 : The Organizational Challenge
Music and Art
A Look at Opera Festivals
Classical music has many futures, including Internet and MP3-Part I
Sir Neville Marriner: Beyond the Academy
Calendar
CD Reviews
Robert Pomakov : Born to Sing
Vol.5 No.8 - May 2000
Matthias Goerne - German Baritone Extraordinaire
The Third André Turp Society Season
THE MILLENNIUM SYMPHONY A Work for the Beginning of Time Part 1: The Musical Challenge
Jazz tracks
As Vulnerable as Athletes: How to Prevent and Survive Musicians' Injuries
Wozzeck - Alban Berg's Masterful Operatic
CD Reviews
Calendar
The Final Note - Playing with Propaganda
Vol.5 No.7 - April 2000
Andreas Staier, Keyboard Lover
Musical Humour
Lara St. John on Intonation
Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire: an Atonal Landmark
Yehudi Menuhin - So much love for man, so little for us
Lara St. John's Passion
Georg Tintner: in the shadow of music
CD Reviews
Calendar
Vol.5 No.6 - March 2000
Canadian Pianists
Marek Jablonski (1939-1999) : Light and shadow
History of the piano
Before buying a piano
The Rite of Spring: Sacrificing Continuity
Bach is bad for business
Upcoming
CD Reviews
Calendar
Piano Magazines
Vol.5 No.5 - February 2000
Yannick Nézet-Séguin — A Soaring Talent
Glenn Gould, Master of Counterpoint
Pre-20th Century Piano Compositions
Chopin: As Seen by a Pianist
Upcoming Events
Piano Technique : Evolution or Revolution?
Leon Fleisher : the "Obi Wan Kenobi of the piano"
Jazz, The Second Century, Part I: New York’s New Scene
20th Century Music - Giants of the Early Years
CD Reviews
Calendar
Vol.5 No.4 - December 1999 - January 2000
CD Reviews
Barbara Hendricks - a musician devoted to her art
Agnes Grossmann to conduct Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Redefining the String Quartet: A Marathon Concert of R. Murray Schafer's Seven Quartet
Holiday Gift Ideas
Nutcracker Suite: a timeless musical fairytale
Canada's Top Baroque Violinist Becomes Folk Hero As Fiddler
MP3
Why Do Copyrights Matter?
Winter & Winter: a recording company with a difference
Listening on a Budget: The Case of an Urban Legend that is actually true
Calendar
Vol.5 No.3 - November 1999
Marc-André Hamelin and Karin Gauvin: A Budding Duo
The Accompanist: the Unsung Hero?
Warren Jones — Indispensable Partner
Richard Strauss: the Art Nouveau composer
What's New in Musical Education
Auditions: What to Expect
Is There a Life after Scales?
CD Review
Christa Ludwig: Looking Back
Renewing Jazz Improvisation
Jonathan Crow, Early Success
Quebec's Independent Classical Recording Industry: Survival Strategies
AUDIO CD-Check
Upcoming events
Calendar
CD reviews
Vol.5 No.2 - October 1999
Soprano Suzie LeBlanc returns to Montréal
Les soixante ans de l'Orchestre de chambre McGill
Time, Matter and the State: McGill's Louis Andriessen Festival
Les Notes
Jazz Between the Festivals: Blowing with the Autumn Leaves
Sibelius: a Revolution in Music Publishing Software
Quebec's Independent Classical Recording Industry: New Launches Feature Home-grown Talent
Calendar
The Mozart Effect : True or Bogus ?
Why is it so difficult to appreciate contemporary music?
CD Reviews
Vol.5 No.1 - September 1999
The latest adventure of Amanda Forsyth and cello
The Vespers of Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdi's Vespers and the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal
Fall Vocal Preview
Fall Preview - Twentieth Century Music
Innovations en concert
Fall TV Preview
The Benefits of Musical Education
Jazz Between The Festivals
September's Live Jazz Picks
What's new in the independent classical CD industry in Quebec?
Calendar
CDs
CD Reviews
Fall Vocal Previews
Vol.4 No.10 - July-August 1999
The International Festival of Piano Duos Plays On
Heppner's Tristan Year
Mitsuko Uchida: Piano's Mysterious Magician
Webcasting Live Opera
Calendar
CDs
CDs of the Month
Vol.4 No.9 - June 1999
Taming the Harpsichord
Music meets Dance
Summer Festivals U.S.A.
CD Reviews
Vol.4 No.8 - May 1999
The Concertmaster
Les Violons du Roy celebrates 15 years
Christophe Landon, Violinmaker
New York Opera Season
CD Reviews
Vol.4 No.7 - April 1999
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne: 10 Years Old and Still on the Cutting Edge
A Short Guide to Classical Music on the Web
CD Reviews
Vol.4 No.6 - March 1999
Brett Polegato: French Lessons
Vol.4 No.5 - February 1999
Leila Josefowicz: Portrait of a Woman with Violin
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
Vol.4 No.4 - December - January 1999
The Mechanics of Messa di Voce
Vol.4 No.3 - November 1998
Agnes Grossman Leads Vienna Choir Boys
Gorecki in Montreal
Concert Review
Book Reviews
Opera in Universities
Vol.4 No.2 - October 1998
James Ehnes, The Boy from Brandon: Canada's Violin Hope
Vienna Choir Boys In Montreal
Marshall Pynkoski Opera Atelier
Spotlight on Nathalie Paulin
Vol.4 No.1 - September 1998
Le Nef: In Search of Perceval
Second Debut: Louis Quilico, 73, Is Going Strong
Montreal Vocal Preview
Les Notes
Go West, Young Diva
Classifying Singing Voices
Midi: An Orchestra at Home
Vol.3 No.9 - July - August 1998
Olaf Bär: The Art of Song
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival (July 25 - August 7, 1998)
Vol.3 No.8 - June 1998
DOREMI's Jacob Harnoy Resurrects Classic Performances
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Opera's Reluctant Hunk
The Classical Music Lover's Guide to the Montreal Jazz Festival
Books / Livres
Vol.3 No.7 - May 1998
Canadians Abroad: Gerald Finley
History Comes Alive: Naxos Historical and The Canadian Connection
Rite of Spring: The Third Montreal Chamber Music Festival
Concert Reviews
Vol.3 No.6 - April 1998
Baroque Profile: Les Voix Humaines
Krystof Penderecki Talks about the Polish Requiem
The Winnipeg New Music Fest
The Case for Vocal Checkups
Vol.3 No.5 - February-March 1998
Donna Brown Comes Home
If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On...
Great Performers - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Centennary of Tenor Georges Thill
The Throat Doctor: Vocal Function Exercises
A Prima Donna’s Progress
Edmonton’s New Winspear Centre
Vol.3 No.4 - December-January 1997-98
Rescigno Conducts Die Walküre
Pieter Wispelwey - Interview
Yves Abel - Interview
Bryn Terfel - Interview
The Throat Doctor: Treating the Common Cold
Concert Review: Constantin Lifschitz
Book Review: Rosa Ponselle: A Centenary Biography
The Palexa Story
The George London Foundation for Singers: Update
Vol.3 No.3 - Novemver 1997
Philippe Herreweghe - Interview
Ben Heppner - Interview
Ida Haendel
Donizetti Turns 200
Paul Kellogg: A New York City Opera Debut
Vol.3 No.2 - October 1997
Karina Gauvin Goes Solo
Gino Quilico: Interview
Daniel Taylor: Interview
Iwan Edwards at 60
Heartburn: The story of reflux
Cecilia Bartoli in Recital
Vol.3 No.1 - September 1997
Labadie Goes for the Goldberg
Bach's Goldberg Variations: A Brief Recording History
Jacques Lacombe: A Conductor, at Last!
Renée Fleming: A New Manon
A Three-Dimensional Woman - Chants Libres Liberates Frida Kahlo
The Throat Doctor
Vol.2 No.10 - July - August 1997
A Grand Bohème
Béatrice et Bénédict: Bis!
Credits
A Letter from Mexico
La Belle Histoire d'Isabel
Les Notes
Vol.2 No.9 - June 1997
Desmond Byrne on Carlisle Floyd and Susannah
How to Sing Three Notes at the Same Time
The Throat Doctor
Profile: Renée Fleming
Kissin in Quebec
Rusalka at the Met
Vol.2 No.8 - May 1997
Ask the Throat Doctor
Parker Piano Preview
Galina Gorchakova in Toronto
A Tale of Two Tenors
Vol.1 No.1 - September 2012


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