5 WWI Composers Who Remember Through Music
Music allows us to transcend time. Music can paint a picture of how life once was and still is in times of war. Some pieces reflect the social aspect of wartime like music played in pubs or at dances,…
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Cellist Yegor Dyachkov Makes The Cello Sing
Read MoreKnown for his exquisite musical interpretations and flawless technique, cellist Yegor Dyachkov makes every piece of music he touches sing. La Presse newspaper (Montreal), hails Yegor as “a cellist o…
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Music Director Candidate Spotlight: Gregory Vajda
Read MoreThis Saturday, the HPO welcomes its third Music Director Candidate Gregory Vajda for In Remembrance: Fanfare for the Common Man. Gregory is set to conduct the orchestra, Arygll Sutherland Highlanders…
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Musician Spotlight: Michael Fedyshyn
Read MoreHPO’s Principal Trumpet player Michael Fedyshyn always had music in his childhood home. His mother sang in a church choir and his grandmother would play classical recordings from the Baroque per…
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Program Notes – In Remembrance: Fanfare for the Common Man
Read MoreAs we get ready for our Remembrance Day concert this year, we thought you might like to learn more about the background behind the commemorative and patriotic works featured in our program for In Reme…
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5 Scary Symphonic Tunes to Set the Mood this Halloween
Read MoreFall is the best time of year—the leaves are changing and that familiar chill is in the air. The days are getting shorter and the stormy nights more frequent. Not to mention the unmistakable feeling…