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Recent Updates ... NEW: Jun. 11 2010 (fri.) A meandering and unfocused two-fer review is right here. Apr. 26 2010 (mon.) A bold new reviewing trilogy is now complete... right here. Feb. 22 2010 (mon.) Look at this ... an update less than 2 weeks after the last! something must be afoot ... Indeed. The Canadian National Conservatory of Music has indicated that two further pieces from my "Different Sized Fingers" collection of piano music will be included in their grade 6 level syllabus ... Toccata (a word I usually spell wrong) and Changing Sides. I've just got to finish proofing them ... a process that often makes me question exactly what state of (un)conciousness I was in when I completed notating the pieces in question. These works will be performed in Mount Forest, Ontario, during the Canadian National Conservatory's Summer Sizzle Piano Pedagogy Symposium in July 2010. Feb. 11 2010 (thur.) A new review. Hooray! Second, a sadder note. Composer Jacques Hetu, out of Quebec, died on Feb 9/2010 at the age of 71. He was a composer whose works, as those who have an acquaintance with my reviews know, I am fond of. For those who don't know his work, try it out. To those who knew Jacques Hetu, condolonces on his passing. Although Hetu is gone, there's a premiere of his 5th Symphony on March 3, 2010 in Toronto. I'll be there. Dec. 10 2009 (thur.) Time for another review to keep the interest in the site up. Here you go ... Nov. 27 2009 (fri.) Time to start updating this site again I think. And, as I've said before, I'll do it even though likely by now I've lost all my fans. I'll update on the now-completed concert at some time in the near future. For now, you'll all have to make do with a really really short review. ENJOY!!! |
Upcoming MRD ... IRL ... May 2010 (???)There may be some sort of performance or workshop in Stratford in May. Watch for further details, as they become available. July 18-20, 2010 (sun. - tues.) CNCM's Summer Sizzle: The Canadian National Conservatory of Music Is having its 10th annual Summer Sizzle piano pedagogy symposium for teachers and students. I'll be appearing as a composition teacher, composer and composer/performer (see below). Here's the brief information on Summer Sizzle (see the CNCM site for full details, including registration information; this wil be updated when I have full address details):
July 19, 2010 (mon.) Dinner Concert, CNCM Summer Sizzle 6:40-7:10pm: I'll be performing at the aforemnetioned Summer Sizzle. I'll give fuller details on the programme when I finalize it, but it will combine acoustic and electronic instruments (surprise surprise) and will demonstrate different uses of keyboards controllers. the later part of 2010 (?): Another Stratford show, following the MMMM premiere show (programme notes, sorry that they're in print, not reading, order), and again to feature MMMM (I'm the fourth M. Or the third ... I've never been sure). Further details will follow as soon as possible. | ||||