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For Edward Klorman, Theory is theory is steeped in playing, performing, and history

(Blog article by Laurie Niles)

August 8, 2016, 12:47 PM · Where was Edward Klorman when I was drowning in frustration during music theory class?

I've always come to music as a violinist -- a one-line player in an orchestra or ensemble. Reading was just a means of getting the music into my head and into my fingers, and though I felt like I had a deep understanding of harmony, it was completely instinctual and experiential.

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Published: 6Sep2016

Concert for World Suicide Prevention Day

10Sep201608:30

09:30

Strathcona Music Building Pollack Hall, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA

Performers include Duo Brazil (Donna Brown (voice), Andrew Mah (guitar), John Fanning (voice), Mark Fewer (violin), Hank Knox (harpsichord), Michael McMahon (piano), Quartom, and Jacqueline Woodley (voice).

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Ladies Morning Musical Club: Benedetto Lupo, piano

11Sep201615:30

Strathcona Music Building Pollack Hall, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA

Tenor John Mac Master ready to raise the voices of McGill students

(Article by Richard Burnett, Montreal Gazette)

One of the finest operatic singers of his generation, tenor John Mac Master began his storied showbiz career in Montreal and the West Island singing in 1970s rock ‘n’ roll bar bands.

“My longest-lasting band was called Jade, and we played Top 40 hits like Taking Care of Business and December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” says Mac Master, who was the band’s charismatic, long-haired lead singer. “We played bars like the John Bull Pub downtown and roadhouses on the lakeshore.”

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Published: 31Aug2016

CANCELLED - Masterclass: Fan Lei, clarinet

3Oct201619:00

Elizabeth Wirth Music Building Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, CA

J. Leclair, coordinator

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Masterclass: Daniel Stolper, oboe

26Sep201619:00

Elizabeth Wirth Music Building Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, CA

Student Brent Proseus finalist in Ellsworth Smith Solo Competition

Brent Proseus, a second year trumpet Performance Major in the class of Richard Stoelzel has been chosen one of six students to compete this week in the prestigious Ellsworth Smith Solo competition. The competition will be live streamed . Brent Proseus is also a 2016 International Solo Competition winner and a winner of the McGill Concerto Competition,