5 WWI Composers Who Remember Through Music
Music allows us to transcend time. Music can paint a picture of how life once was and still is in times of war. Some pieces reflect the social aspect of wartime like music played in pubs or at dances,…
Music allows us to transcend time. Music can paint a picture of how life once was and still is in times of war. Some pieces reflect the social aspect of wartime like music played in pubs or at dances,…
Known for his exquisite musical interpretations and flawless technique, cellist Yegor Dyachkov makes every piece of music he touches sing. La Presse newspaper (Montreal), hails Yegor as “a cellist o…
This Saturday, the HPO welcomes its third Music Director Candidate Gregory Vajda for In Remembrance: Fanfare for the Common Man. Gregory is set to conduct the orchestra, Arygll Sutherland Highlanders…
HPO’s Principal Trumpet player Michael Fedyshyn always had music in his childhood home. His mother sang in a church choir and his grandmother would play classical recordings from the Baroque per…
As we get ready for our Remembrance Day concert this year, we thought you might like to learn more about the background behind the commemorative and patriotic works featured in our program for In Reme…
Fall is the best time of year—the leaves are changing and that familiar chill is in the air. The days are getting shorter and the stormy nights more frequent. Not to mention the unmistakable feeling…