For the uninitiated, "fingering" refers to the numbers written above or below notes corresponding to the fingers of the hand with thumbs...

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) was a contemporary of the notorious "Russian Five", composers Shostakovitch, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov,...

Alexander Glazunov was born in Russia in 1865. He grew up steeped in the late romantic tradition of Russian music. The music of...

The four movements of Haydn's "Lark Quartet" are aptly described by composer and musicologist, Paul Epstein, in these words: "a story,...

This coming Saturday I will be welcoming visitors to one of my favourite places: the historic O’Hara’s Mill & Homestead just north of...

The piano is a prominent instrument in the genre of chamber music, either as a collaborative instrument accompanying a soloist or as a...

For the past few years I have been taking weekly piano lessons at the Royal Conservatory of Music in downtown Toronto. March 12, 2020 was...

Music historians often refer to the three B's of classical music: Bach, Beethoven and, Brahms. Their compositional lives cover 250 years...

Hello everyone, The “kids” of QSCM’s new Kid’s Page went on a field trip to the Stirling Musical Instrument Lending Library (Stirling...

A QSCM interview with pianist, Petya Stavreva. Feb.13,2021 Pianist Petya Stavreva is currently completing the final requirements towards...

Three years ago, my youngest and I went to a children’s concert in Stirling, Ontario. This was our first experience with QSCM and his...

When my eldest was born there was a a popular craze marketing classical music for babies and children. These products boasted hyperbolic...

Beethoven was an urban guy. He was born in the city of Bonn, Germany and spent his professional career in Vienna. However, he loved...

Celebrating the birthday of a great composer is always a joy if only because we all find ourselves playing or listening to great music!...

Read here to discover Gregorian Chant in all its aspects. An excellent introduction to a timeless and timely art form....

A few years ago, as part of my Master's degree, I took a course entitled "Art and Crime". Besides the obvious connotations of theft and...

Listen to this excellent talk by the great musicologist and critic Charles Rosen to discover why modern music is challenging, and well...

Yes. It's true: the string quartet (violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello) plays string quartets (usually multi movement works scored for...

Jacques Marhand's work, Quatre Jours dans la vie d'un homme , newly scored for String Quartet, is about exactly that: four days in the...

A few months ago, during our initial lock down, live musical concerts ceased to exist. Performers still wanted to perform, audiences...