November 2023 Newsletter 67
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Tuning Your Mind
April 7 Tuning Your Mind Speaker
April 7 12:15 pm : Tuning Your Mind Speaker
Katharine Rapoport, violist.
Mysteries of the alto clef revealed!
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1:30 pm – Dannthology
Steven Dann, viola, with: Nico Dann, percussion; Robin Dann, voice; Lucas Dann, piano; Ilana Zarankin, soprano; Joel Quarrington, double bass; James Parker, piano
Program
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber – Passacaglia in C Minor
Zosha Di Castri – Near Mute Force — WMCT Commission: World Première
Peter Lieberson – Rumble
Robert Schumann – Märchenbilder, Op.113
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.120, No. 2
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Iain Scott TYM Speaker Nov. 19
Iain Scott – Tuning Your Mind Speaker
Nov. 19, 12:15 pm
before Isabel Leonard concert
Iain Scott is one of Canada’s leading experts on opera and the singing voice. He grew up in a small village in Scotland and came to Canada 45 years ago; he now lives in Toronto with his wife, Barbara. After a 30-year career working with engineers in Shell, chartered accountants in Deloitte, and consulting actuaries in Mercer, he founded his own company “OPERA-IS” (the IS is for “Iain Scott’) in 2002 to develop opera appreciation courses, lead opera tours and offer opera guides. He is much in demand as a writer, lecturer, and broadcaster about opera.
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Erica Goodman TYM Speaker
Erica Goodman Tuning Your Mind Speaker Oct. 15
World acclaimed solo harpist Erica Goodman is the Tuning Your Mind speaker at the first concert of the 118th season. Her talk will precede the Oct. 15 Music in the Afternoon concert with harpist Caroline Léonardelli and the Afiara String Quartet.
A native of Toronto, Erica Goodman received her training at the Royal Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philidelphia. She played under the baton of Igor Stravinsky when he recorded in Toronto.
The Tuning Your Mind lecture series precedes WMCT concerts in Walter Hall and begins at 12:15 pm.
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