Six Questions on Mahler 5 with Michael Fedyshyn
“A symphony must be like the world,” Mahler said, “It must embrace everything.” Mahler’s vast symphonies draw on all kinds of music, from the hymns of the Renaissance mass through to the mar…
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Five Questions on Mahler 5 with Jessie Brooks
Read MoreMahler’s symphonies are famous for their large orchestras. Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, featured on the final concert of the HPO Season, is no exception. There will be more than 80 musicians on the st…
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Four Questions on Mahler 5 with Brandon Chui
Read MoreOn May 11, 2019, the HPO closes the 18-19 Season with Mahler’s Fifth. Gemma New conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, a powerful work that will see over 80 musicians on stage at FirstOntario C…
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On the Enduring Appeal of Holst’s The Planets
Read MoreBy Daniel Sheridan, Musicologist  Why The Planets? Ask anyone with any familiarity with the name of the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) to identify one of his works and odds are they will …
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Composer Ron Royer on his commission for the HPO and Orchestral Music Today
Read MoreRonald Royer is a composer, a high school teacher at the University of Toronto Schools and music director for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. We spoke to him about his career, his thoughts on …
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James Sommerville Returns to Hamilton
Read MoreJames Sommerville is an accomplished French horn player and conductor, currently holding the Principal Horn position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was the Music Director for the Hamilton Phil…