The Power of Play
The Power of Play, a blog about the HPO Indie Series process by Hanna Bech. Let’s start with a song lyric. Love of mine, I know doubt catches your ear But Freedom flies in the face of fear. …
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A Path to Canadian Music
Read Moreby Abigail Richardson-Schulte I started off university in science. I wanted to be smart and I was sure that smart people went into science. I felt a bit unsettled in those first few weeks but assumed …
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Just Who is Living in our City?
Read MoreMeet William Peltier by Abigail Richardson-Schulte More musicians and artists are moving to our city every day. Many of them keep their previous professional lives pretty intact and sometimes don&#…
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What Next Festival 2017 – Planting a seed…and Watering it Too
Read MoreLiam Ritz: Light Fragments with poetry by Julie Joosten May 27 at the HPO’s What Next Festival: the Rock on Locke by Abigail Richardson-Schulte In my first year as Composer-in-Residence with the…
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A What Next Festival Feature: Canada’s Musical Hero
Read MoreAn Unbelievable Story: Canada’s Musical Hero, Sir Ernest MacMillan by Abigail Richardson-Schulte On May 23rd 2017, the HPO will be performing a string orchestra concert as the first conce…
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Get to know Lara St. John
Read MoreCanadian-born violinist Lara St. John has been described as “something of a phenomenon” and a “high-powered soloist.” HPO sat down with this world-renowned artist to learn what inspires her cr…