B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Jun 294 minAGM: Report from the ChairMessage from the Chair June 27 QSCM celebrated our successes and accomplishments in 2019 with our second Annual General Meeting. COVID 1...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Jun 61 minWhat is to be done? In light of the recent outbreak of violence sparked by the senseless, racially motivated persecution and death of George Floyd in the US ...
Cynthia YoungApr 202 minNeed some music therapy?This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of music's most enduring and influential composers. An in...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Mar 281 minEscape! Now!!! Catching a bit of cabin fever? Remember "Made in Canada" at Hazzards Corners in Madoc TOwnship with Nathan Bredeson and Michael Ibsen? He...
Cynthia YoungMar 234 minMusic and the Gig Economy The economic reality for musicians has not changed much since traveling minstrels wandered from town to town. From buskers in the subway...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Mar 143 minResiliance: Artists show us the wayI am reading posts on social media from artists all over the world telling us that their gigs, entire seasons, are cancelled. It is a he...
Cynthia YoungMar 21 minSo What's a String Quartet Anyway? Quiz: What is the instrumentation for a string quartet? a) 4 violins b) violin, viola, cello, double bass c) violin, violin, viola, cello...
Cynthia YoungFeb 153 minMusic and Improvisation While wandering the interwebs one day, I was intrigued to find that a common distinction between "classical" and "popular" music is that ...
Cynthia YoungJan 312 min5 Years! https://www.intelligencer.ca/entertainment/local-arts/cultivating-creativity-milestone-year-for-quinte-society-for-chamber-music/ Cynthia...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Jan 112 min2019, Looking Back : Bredeson / Ibsen, Made in Canada - Classical Guitar Remember September? QSCM presented our first Classical Guitar event at Hazzard's Corners in Madoc Township: Made in Canada with Michael...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Dec 29, 20191 minAnnamaria Popescu, QSCM Advisory: Profile, La Scena Musicale La Scene Musicale is Canada's premier classical music magazine, and Mezzo Soprano Annamaria Popescu one of Canada's most preminent intern...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Dec 28, 20191 minHighlights from ALL Terrain TourQSCM's All Terrain Tour is Back! May 22,23,24. Tickets at www.qscmusic.com now!
Cynthia YoungDec 2, 20192 minA (mostly) forgotten American composer...Leo Ornstein Until I heard Ben Smith perform Sonata No. 4 at Stirlingfest in October, I had never heard of Ornstein. I was mesmerized by this sonata; ...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Oct 21, 20192 minBenjamin Smith at the Piano: StirlingFEST brings it home!Benjamin Smith performs Leo Ornstein Sonata No. 4 in Stirling Ontario.
Cynthia YoungOct 16, 20192 minClara and Robert Schumann....and Brahms?Until fairly recently, the impact that Clara Schumann had on the artists and composers of the Romantic period had disappeared into the mi...
Cynthia YoungOct 5, 20191 minSo what is vocal chamber music anyway?Lets start with what chamber music is (and isn't). Essentially, chamber music describes music written for one or more performers. An ense...
Cynthia YoungSep 18, 20191 minGuitarists and the music written for themI asked Michael Ibsen about the difference between music written for guitar by guitarists and and non-guitarists. Michael Ibsen: The guit...
B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair) Sep 17, 20191 minMaking it Work: Volunteering for QSCMBlogger Kaleigh Moore writes, ".... in recent months, as I’ve been looking for more ways to stay connected, I’ve been thinking more abou...
Cynthia YoungSep 8, 20193 minMore on guitarists....and their nails! When I first asked Nathan Bredeson and Michael Ibsen about their fingernails I was being perhaps a bit flippant. As a pianist, nails are ...
