On the Enduring Appeal of Holst’s The Planets
By Daniel Sheridan, Musicologist  Why The Planets? Ask anyone with any familiarity with the name of the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) to identify one of his works and odds are they will …
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Composer Ron Royer on his commission for the HPO and Orchestral Music Today
Read MoreRonald Royer is a composer, a high school teacher at the University of Toronto Schools and music director for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. We spoke to him about his career, his thoughts on …
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James Sommerville Returns to Hamilton
Read MoreJames Sommerville is an accomplished French horn player and conductor, currently holding the Principal Horn position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was the Music Director for the Hamilton Phil…
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McGee: The Forgotten Story of Canada You Have to Know
Read MoreBy Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte The forgotten story of Canada you have to know presented through two made in Hamilton creations that bring Canada’s history to life through th…
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The Power of Play
Read MoreThe Power of Play, a blog about the HPO Indie Series process by Hanna Bech. Let’s start with a song lyric. Love of mine, I know doubt catches your ear But Freedom flies in the face of fear.    …
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A Path to Canadian Music
Read Moreby Abigail Richardson-Schulte I started off university in science. I wanted to be smart and I was sure that smart people went into science. I felt a bit unsettled in those first few weeks but assumed …