@metromorning I’ve been so lucky to have an amazing piece by @missymazzoli to keep me company over the last few months:
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Thrilled @TorontoSymphony will be live-streaming the performance this Friday evening at 8pm w Music Director Gustavo Gimeno conducting!
"I worked on the video for 48 hours straight": From last March, how a Toronto Symphony Orchestra performance came together remotely
https://t.co/K2eG55FSb7
A Chopin Nocturne supervised by a four-legged friend 🐶 It's a pandemic silver lining to make music as a family for @ClareElenaSemes (Violin) and @jeffreybeecher (Principal Double Bass). Listen to their #TSOMusicalMoment in the @TorontoStar!
@TSOmusicians https://t.co/rPJp1m7x3y
Grateful as ever for the opportunity to share some music ... and a few blue sky ideas about how cultural workers can continue to serve and heal Toronto.
What will Toronto look like post-COVID? Find out with this timely and thought-provoking conversation on what's next. Featuring 3 of the city's most beloved former mayors and inspiring local voices.
Available to stream July 23: https://t.co/W23pIDugqx #HotDocsAtHome
So excited to share a virtual adaptation of "Symphonic Fairy Tales", an educational show I created and was slated to host this week:
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Full video premieres 3pm Thursday ➡️ Facebook @torontosymphony ⠀
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@alexrossmusic@TorontoSymphony https://t.co/jzg5nlQkZj
Gifts upon Gifts...Thanks to the Martha Graham Dance Company dancers for this beautiful collaboration.
We’re playing with a lot of lego these days, and kiddo wanted to make an orchestra, so we went all out. @SymphonyNS, here you are in lego form! (Close-ups of sections to follow)
Perspective: Some cinematic languages are ahead of their eras. Others arrive just in time.
Zoom has become the movie of our lives, boxed for an occasion we didn’t know was coming. https://t.co/TRtatm8aei
At loose ends? Surfing around for something to listen to? Here's a quick feature on assembling an orchestral work, with stunning precision, while still in isolation:
The Making of a Virtual Symphony on @World_Affairs
https://t.co/FehubrPvqx
.@wef Trustee @YoYo_Ma has launched #SongsofComfort to help people cope during lockdown - We'll be sharing musical submissions to help people cope with anxiety caused by coronavirus. Here's Crystal Awardee @angeliquekidjo singing Kulumbu! 🔊 Read more: https://t.co/EsqgkJN6pE