Wednesday, October 1st suddenlyLISTEN Music breaks new cultural ground in a The first concert of the 2014/15 Main Series with legendary Montreal/Cairo guitarist and oud player Sam Shalabi. The concert is at Saint Matthews United Church, 1479 Barrington Street, in Read More …
Have you heard about the Improvathon!? (I know, the name is terrible, it was a sort of ironic title we came up with at a board meeting, and stalled on…we just couldn’t find a better one (or even a different Read More …
This is the beginning of a bi (or so) weekly series of posts giving some background on the 2014/15 season’s, concerts and people. Please follow the sLog to be contacted when new posts appear! Scott Thomson is one of the Read More …
Finally March rolled around. One of the operating grants was in, and I was ready to play some music again! Sure, the workshop continued, and Crofts/Adams/Pearse Trio showcased (and schmoozed) at Open Waters in January, and Norm went to Calgary Read More …
13/14 Season Wrap I still get to measure years as September to May with a summer vacation. What a great luxury it is to be able to measure something same way I did when I was a kid! It’s June, Read More …
The past few months have been pretty darn full. I’ve been making music in all of my usual ways with the addition of a few new experiences that have forced me do some thinking. I’ve found that I need to Read More …
Today was interesting again! We talked for an hour about education, not in a panel format but a much more open, less formal, round table style. There were some really great ideas about how elementary to university education currently works Read More …
Saturday in Calgary was very interesting. As often happens at these things, some of the addresses missed the mark (for me) and the most interesting discussions happened at the bar or on a break! Luckily I anticipated this, and searched Read More …
Here it is Saturday, and jetlag is working! It allows me to write a little before heading to the 9am first session. Who is here and who isn’t? Good question. There are lots of composers, some with academic positions. Read More …
Immediately upon arriving and the beautiful Rozsa Centre, at the University of Calgary, I was ushered up to a table with a line of microphones, where I was to be a panel member for “Orchestral Programming – New Music and Read More …