Blog February 2016

Choral Text: The Music of James MacMillan

Program Notes

Choral text for The Music of James MacMillan on March 8 PROGRAM Knut Nystedt, (1915 – 2014, Norway) Immortal Bach (1998) Choir 21 Virtuoso String Orchestra   James MacMillan, (b. 1959, Scotland)… Read More

Program Notes: The Music of James MacMillan

Program Notes

Soundstreams welcomes back preeminent Scottish composer/conductor Sir James MacMillan. Our first collaboration with MacMillan was in 2001 when we presented the North American premiere of his Raising Sparks, a work… Read More

Q&A with composer James Rolfe

Composer Spotlight

Toronto composer James Rolfe (b. Ottawa, 1961) has been commissioned and performed by ensembles, orchestras, choirs, and opera companies in Canada, the USA, Europe, and New Zealand. His work has… Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Soundstreams presents Electric Counterpoint at The Theatre Centre, March 19

Press Releases

Soundstreams presents the second and final concert in our 2015/16 Ear Candy series dedicated to big ideas in small venues. Electric Counterpoint at The Theatre Centre on March 19 plays… Read More

CBC News: Are accordions cool again?

News

It seems that accordions are making a comeback. That’s not only because the box-shaped instrument can be heard in new songs from Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, and The Lumineers. The… Read More

PRESS RELEASE: Soundstreams and Massey Hall announce ‘Steve Reich at 80’ artists

Press Releases

Soundstreams and Massey Hall today announced the artists from across North America who will take the stage with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steve Reich on April 14, 2016 at Massey Hall…. Read More

Toronto Star: Accordion achieves new musical heights in ‘Squeezebox’

News

Squeezebox, stomach Steinway, accordion: this modest instrument from the folk fringes is preparing for its time in the spotlight. Just as the cello and organ have recently been jazzed up… Read More

Artist Bios: Squeezebox

Artist Spotlight

MICHAEL BRIDGE Michael Bridge is one of the most versatile accordionists of today with a unique ability to blend great classics with world music and pop hits. Michael made his… Read More

NOW Magazine: Three Squeezebox Performers Sound Off Ahead of ‘Squeezebox’

News

Squeezeboxes from all over the world take centre stage at the all-accordion concert Squeezebox, featuring classical and contemporary music. Three of the performers tell us a little bit about their squeezebox… Read More

Review: Roomful of Teeth in Vancouver

News

Written by guest blogger Katerina Gimon, a Masters student at the University of British Columbia, studying music composition. Last week vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth made their eagerly awaited Canadian… Read More

PRESS RELEASE: The Music of James MacMillan on March 8, 2016

Press Releases

Thursday, February 4 // Toronto – Soundstreams continues its 2015/16 season this March with a visit from Scotland’s most celebrated composer and conductor, Sir James MacMillan. The Music of James… Read More

TD Composer of the Month for February: James MacMillan

Composer Spotlight

Our TD Composer of the Month of February is Scottish conductor and composer, Sir James MacMillan. Biography James MacMillan is the pre-eminent Scottish composer of his generation. He first attracted attention with… Read More

Program Notes: Squeezebox

Program Notes

Soundstreams Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney told me recently that one of his favourite ways to feed his creativity when he designs concert programs is by thinking of “families of instruments… Read More