Kevin Press
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The application of psychiatric diagnoses to historical figures is a tricky business. No matter how sincere one’s motivations, our ability to line up historical accounts with a modern-day understanding of mental illness is at least somewhat limited. In the case of Ludwig van Beethoven, suspicions of mental illness date back to Dr. Paul Radestock in…
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Toronto-based Pursuit Grooves and Masahiro Takahashi are performing Apr. 12 as part of the Canadian Music Centre’s “innovative contemporary music” series. Pursuit Grooves is a solo artist by the name of Vanese Smith. She’s from Washington, D.C. originally, and has been making music since she was a teen. Takahashi is Japanese by birth. He produces…
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Violinist Conrad Harris and pianist Joe Kubera will premiere a new piece by composer MIchael Vincent Waller on Wednesday at Daniel Goode’s Soho Loft in New York. The full program includes the new work, “Sustain,” and a pair of other Waller pieces, “Sequel” and “Layers.” The duo will open with Morton Feldman’s celebrated 1977 composition…
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Contemporary music from everywhere.
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The Music Gallery in Toronto is extending its What Is series with a four-event program on futurism next month. What Is: Futurism runs May 10 to 13. From a media release: “This year’s theme … examines the complexities of making music for the future, reaching beyond optimism and considering a future that may not promise…
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This week’s favourites: And one from the archives:
