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    Fingering: A trigger of imagination?
    Cynthia Young
    • Feb 6
    • 3 min

    Fingering: A trigger of imagination?

    For the uninitiated, "fingering" refers to the numbers written above or below notes corresponding to the fingers of the hand with thumbs...
    My Pandemic Repertoire
    Cynthia Young
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    My Pandemic Repertoire

    Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) was a contemporary of the notorious "Russian Five", composers Shostakovitch, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov,...
    Alexander Glazunov: the most influential composer you may never have heard of
    Cynthia Young
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Alexander Glazunov: the most influential composer you may never have heard of

    Alexander Glazunov was born in Russia in 1865. He grew up steeped in the late romantic tradition of Russian music. The music of...
    "A Story, A Song, A Dance and A Party!"
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    "A Story, A Song, A Dance and A Party!"

    The four movements of Haydn's "Lark Quartet" are aptly described by composer and musicologist, Paul Epstein, in these words: "a story,...
    Music (and History!) at the Mill
    Tamara Best
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Music (and History!) at the Mill

    This coming Saturday I will be welcoming visitors to one of my favourite places: the historic O’Hara’s Mill & Homestead just north of...
    Page Turners:A necessary evil or unsung heroes of chamber music?
    Cynthia Young
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Page Turners:A necessary evil or unsung heroes of chamber music?

    The piano is a prominent instrument in the genre of chamber music, either as a collaborative instrument accompanying a soloist or as a...
    Piano Lessons in a Pandemic
    Cynthia Young
    • May 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Piano Lessons in a Pandemic

    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...
    The Three B's
    Cynthia Young
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Three B's

    Music historians often refer to the three B's of classical music: Bach, Beethoven and, Brahms. Their compositional lives cover 250 years...
    Our trip to the Stirling MILL
    Tamara Best
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Our trip to the Stirling MILL

    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 Career in the Making! Petya Stavreva, Pianist
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 8 min

    A Career in the Making! Petya Stavreva, Pianist

    A QSCM interview with pianist, Petya Stavreva. Feb.13,2021 Pianist Petya Stavreva is currently completing the final requirements towards...
    A Talk with Amahl
    Tamara Best
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Talk with Amahl

    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...
    On Inspiring the Next Generation…
    Tamara Best
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    On Inspiring the Next Generation…

    When my eldest was born there was a a popular craze marketing classical music for babies and children. These products boasted hyperbolic...
    Happy Birthday Ludwig!
    Cynthia Young
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Happy Birthday Ludwig!

    Beethoven was an urban guy. He was born in the city of Bonn, Germany and spent his professional career in Vienna. However, he loved...
    Beethoven, More Beethoven!
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Beethoven, More Beethoven!

    Celebrating the birthday of a great composer is always a joy if only because we all find ourselves playing or listening to great music!...
    Music: Daily Bread
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Music: Daily Bread

    Read here to discover Gregorian Chant in all its aspects. An excellent introduction to a timeless and timely art form....
    Cynthia Young
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    Music as Crime

    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...
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Beethoven was hard to listen to once too....

    Listen to this excellent talk by the great musicologist and critic Charles Rosen to discover why modern music is challenging, and well...
    String Quartets play String Quartets! Who knew?
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    String Quartets play String Quartets! Who knew?

    Yes. It's true: the string quartet (violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello) plays string quartets (usually multi movement works scored for...
     4 Days!
    B.Sallans, QSCM (Chair)
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    4 Days!

    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...
    Cynthia Young
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thinking outside the box...

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