If Canada has any meaning to most Chinese, it is likely through a widely read essay written by the late Chairman Mao in praise of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Montreal doctor who ministered to Mao’s suffering soldiers during the Long March of the late 1930s. Musically, according to Lawrence Cherney, artistic director of Toronto musicContinue reading “Fuhong Shi Closes the Distance”
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Nicole Lizée
I asked Nicole Lizée, newly commissioned to compose a work to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of John Cage’s birth, if she has ever before composed with that iconic artist in mind. How could she not? She is, after all, known for her nonstandard use of instruments, prepared turntable, found objects, and dance music—all elements associatedContinue reading “Nicole Lizée”
