Monthly Archives: February 2013

Gabriela Montero Improvises at Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Stanley Fefferman

February 12, 2013. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. Tonight we improvise. We the audience provide the tunes by singing them out; Ms. Montero runs them through her keyboard and they come out like variations on a theme by a skilled composer. … Continue reading →

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Peter Sellars’ Updated Tristan und Isolde with the Canadian Opera Company reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Stanley Fefferman

Peter Sellars successfully updated the ancient magic in Wagner’s musical drama,Tristan und Isolde. Wagner had already modernised the medieval tale by focusing on the middle of the story, where the passion of the doomed lovers catches fire. Wagner treats the … Continue reading →

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Canadian music then and now at New Music Concerts in Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Stanley Fefferman

February 3, 2013. Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto. The Imagist poet William Carlos Williams wrote “so much depends upon a red wheel barrow”. Modern music composed in Canada “so much depends upon” John Weinzweig, who first brought modern compositional techniques to … Continue reading →

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BLUE MODULES by Ron Davis reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Stanley Fefferman

Blue Modules, the eighth album by pianist-composer Ron Davis is, in the words of Ornette Coleman, Something Else!!!! For the past 10 years, Davis has been recording a blend of styles. At the keyboard, Davis is a known stride player, … Continue reading →

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