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ROUNDUP | Ten Posts You May Have Missed This Week

By Michael Vincent on November 23, 2014

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A Simple Drill and a Carrot Will Leave You Speechless

Australian woodwind instrument maker Linsey Pollak’s taught us how to transform a carrot, saxophone mouthpiece and drill to make a veggie-clarinet.

Talisker Players Officially Join the Bloor St. Culture Corridor

This week we learned that The Talisker Players have officially joined the Bloor St. Culture Corridor. With over 400 concerts this month alone, Bloor St. is truly one of Toronto cultural hubs.

What Composer Personality Are You? (The quiz!)

This week, we at Musical Toronto tried our hand at making our own quiz. So, tell us – which composer are you?

WHO’S WHO | Art of Time Ensemble

It’s no secret we are huge fans of the Art of Time Ensemble.  They joined our exclusive list of Toronto’s most important movers and shakers.

THE CLASSICAL TRAVELER | A Fresh Take on Verdi at Austin Opera

Our very own Paul E. Robinson was in Austin Texas this week, where he caught the Austin Opera’s production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera.  Find out how it went.

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (The game!)

We were a little obsessed with a game this week at the Musical Toronto office. Can you beat our high score?

JOHN TERAUDS | A Veteran Virtuoso Continues to Climb High

John Terauds chimed in this week with a new review of pianist, Jon Kimura Parker’s new CD, Fantasy. “The veteran virtuoso continues to climb high in his ongoing explorations of the toughest-to-scale peaks in the pianistic repertoire.” High praise…

CRITIC’S PICKS | 10 Musical Outings You Absolutely Must Do This Week

It was another amazing week of concerts in Toronto, and Musical Toronto was there for most of them… reviews to follow!

THE CLASSICAL TRAVELER | Gounod: Faust (DVD Review)

Always on the lookout for amazing DVDs, Paul Robinson reviews one of the great myths of our age: Gounod’s Faust.

THE MORNING AFTER | Is she a swine?

We sent over columnist Lev Bratishenko to the Big Apple this week to check out the MET’s production of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. “Is she a swine or not a swine?” Find out!

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