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Double Bar Line!

Feb 7, 2017 Artist Spotlight

This is the first blog of six Andrew Staniland will write for Soundstreams as our TD SoundMakers.ca online composer in residence. Andrew has been teaching composition in a variety of… Read More

Artist Bios: Squeezebox

Feb 5, 2016 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

Artist Q&A with accordionist Joseph Macerollo

Jan 27, 2016 Artist Spotlight

Musician, performer, and educator Joseph Macerollo is one of the talented accordion players who joins us for Squeezebox on February 10. Alongside his protégé Michael Bridge, Joseph will explore a selection… Read More

Artist Q&A with accordionist Michael Bridge

Jan 11, 2016 Artist Spotlight

Canadian accordion champion and winner of the University of Toronto Concerto Competition, Michael Bridge uniquely fuses classical, pop-rock, jazz and world music. He is one of the talented artists featured… Read More

CBC Radio profiles Julie’s Sharleen Joynt

Nov 16, 2015 Artist Spotlight News

She reflects on the apparent chasm between pop culture and high art, her latest role in Canadian Stage’s Julie, and why she strayed from the predictable path of a rising opera talent. Check… Read More

Q&A with baritone Clarence Frazer, star of ‘Julie’

Nov 9, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Baritone Clarence Frazer pursued a career in opera because he couldn’t imagine his life without music. He studied opera at Western University, then joined the Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artists Program, where he… Read More

Q&A with mezzo soprano Lucia Cervoni, star of ‘Julie’

Nov 6, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Canadian mezzo soprano Lucia Cervoni has been described by The Globe and Mail as, “Tall and statuesque, she has a voice on the darker side, and blessed with this natural… Read More

Q&A with mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó

Sep 9, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Our 2015/16 season opens on September 29 with a concert featuring mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó, who will perform pieces by George Crumb, as well as the world premiere of a piece… Read More

Q&A with soprano Adrianne Pieczonka

Aug 31, 2015 Artist Spotlight

For our season opening concert, opera soprano Adrianne Pieczonka makes her return to Soundstreams. In 1988, Adrianne made her Soundstreams debut, performing George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children, and she… Read More

Creating a new work with Quatuor Bozzini

Jun 23, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Work-shopping a piece at The Composer's Kitchen, from left-to-right: violinist Alissa Cheung; mentor composer Christopher Fox; mentor composer Christopher Butterfield; composer Georgia Rodgers; composer Kyle Brenders; composer Egidija Medeksaite Our Artistic Associate… Read More

The Creation of Gállábártnit

Jun 2, 2015 Artist Spotlight Behind the Scenes

Bud Roach and Xin Wang, with Elmer Iseler Singers, in Pimooteewin The concert season might be over but new music creation never stops! This week, Soundstreams is holding a workshop… Read More

Introduction to Salon 21: Q&A with percussionist Sarah Thawer

Apr 27, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Sarah Thawer is a drummer, percussionist, vocalist and pianist based in Toronto. She is currently in her fourth year studying jazz and world music at York University and is the… Read More

Q&A with soprano Patricia Rozario

Apr 8, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Born in Bombay, and Western-trained, Patricia Rozario has been hailed by Gramophone as “a voice of liquid gold.” She has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in opera, concerts, recording, and broadcasting,… Read More

Introduction to Salon 21: Q&A with our performers

Mar 13, 2015 Artist Spotlight

Later this week, our SoundMakers Composer in Residence Aaron Gervais will visit Toronto, for the premiere of his commission, Longuement me sui tenus. Four talented singers will be joining us at… Read More

ICE, ICE, baby…

Feb 26, 2015 Artist Spotlight Community Engagement and Outreach

The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Photo credit: Carrie Schneider The Drama Department of Etobicoke School for the Arts (ESA) is presenting A Doll’s House from February 20 to 28 at The… Read More

Q&A with soprano Tony Arnold

Feb 3, 2015 Artist Spotlight

The Canadian premiere of David Lang's The Whisper Opera will feature New York's International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Tony Arnold as sole soprano. Hailed by The New York Times as “a… Read More

Lightning Round Q&As

Dec 10, 2014 Artist Spotlight

In every interview we conduct with various Soundstreams performers, conductors and composers, we always end with a “lightning round” of questions. Find out what Toronto concert hall is a favourite… Read More

Q&A with David Fallis

Nov 4, 2014 Artist Spotlight

We caught up with David Fallis over the phone, to discuss the themes of Vespers, comparing the differences and similarities of the Monteverdi and Tremblay pieces, as well as some… Read More

Artist Q&A: Krisztina Szabó

May 16, 2014 Artist Spotlight

Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó has become highly sought after in both North America and Europe as an artist of supreme musicianship and stagecraft. Soundstreams is thrilled to be working with… Read More

Artist Q&A: Paul Grabowsky, Australian Art Orchestra

Mar 26, 2014 Artist Spotlight

In 1994, Paul, with the assistance of a small group of committed Melbournians, founded the Australian Art Orchestra, and remained its director for almost 20 years before passing the baton… Read More

Q&A with Anton Piatigorsky

Dec 10, 2013 Artist Spotlight

Anton Piatigorsky is an award-winning writer of fiction, plays and librettos. As a playwright, he is the recipient of two Dora Mavor Moore awards for best new play, the Summerworks… Read More

Artist Q&A: Serouj Kradjian

Oct 16, 2013 Artist Spotlight

We have been developing our relationship with pianist Serouj Kradjian over the past four years, as a performer in Ashes in the Wind (2010) and Piano Ecstasy (2013), as well… Read More

Meet Grisha Goryachev: Reimagining Flamenco

Sep 9, 2013 Artist Spotlight

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity in both classical and flamenco styles. Grisha is one of very few… Read More

James Parker on Music for Multiple Pianos, The Beatles and Career Stamina

Mar 15, 2013 Artist Spotlight

James Parker is one of Canada’s most accomplished pianists. As a member of the acclaimed Gryphon Trio, he has become known as a premier performer of contemporary music. On April… Read More