Beethoven, More Beethoven!
Celebrating the birthday of a great composer is always a joy if only because we all find ourselves playing or listening to great music! Here’s what Amahl Arulanandam had to say about Beethoven on the…
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Music: Daily Bread
Read here to discover Gregorian Chant in all its aspects. An excellent introduction to a timeless and timely art form. https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/french-benedictine-nuns-gregorian-chant-neumz/?fbclid=IwAR3Zo_pxf-lAl4jH2S8FqiABJ0ZFUJKVCuZXrau-tCAM-9ww-KjQ6kAoO4k
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4 Days!
Jacques Marhand’s work, Quatre Jours dans la vie d’un homme , newly scored for String Quartet, is about exactly that: four days in the life of a man, not a god, a man. Inspired by…
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Music as Crime
A few years ago, as part of my Master’s degree, I took a course entitled “Art and Crime”. Besides the obvious connotations of theft and forgery, we also examined “art as a crime” and “the…
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Beethoven was hard to listen to once too….
Listen to this excellent talk by the great musicologist and critic Charles Rosen to discover why modern music is challenging, and well worth the challenge. Beethoven was new once too.
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String Quartets play String Quartets! Who knew?
Yes. It’s true: the string quartet (violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello) plays string quartets (usually multi movement works scored for violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello). Learn more about the string quartet, including its…
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Thinking outside the box…
A few months ago, during our initial lock down, live musical concerts ceased to exist. Performers still wanted to perform, audiences still wanted to listen and the virtual concert was born. Musicians from every genre…
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Why do we call ourselves a Society?
When you consider our name: the Quinte Society for Chamber Music (or QSCM for short) you probably already understand the “M” part. In fact, if you are reading this, you probably already know what we…
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It matters, and it matters to us.
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