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Official Press Release /Communique de Presse - Debussy Entre les Lignes

on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 14:14

                                                                                                                                                                   November 19, 2012

 

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE INVITES YOU TO READ...

CLAUDE DEBUSSY BETWEEN THE LINES

 

Of course, everyone is familiar with La mer, Clair de Lune and Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. And through these key woks, we feel we know Debussy. But what about his complex relationship with his times and his contemporaries? What was his vision of the art of music? How did his relationships with women influence his creativity?

Gallery UPDATE

on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 13:49

New music to be uploaded soon! The results from a summer recording session I was quite pleased with. Check back in a few!

Michelle : )

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Claude Debussy entre les lignes

on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 13:45

"Venez rencontrer Claude Debussy et son alter ego, Monsieur Croche, avec la crème des musiciens torontois et un invité surprise..."

"Come meet Debussy and his alter ego, Mr. Quarternote, with performances from the cream of the crop of Toronto musicians and a special guest..."

I am very excited about this project; its coming along quite nicely!   This is a original, biographical show, that uses a combination of theatre and music to explore Debussy's musical and personal life.  I will get to wear my theatre hat as well as my singer hat for this production.

La Procession

on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 13:41

Sunday, July 29th I'll be performing Cesar Franck's La Procession with David Passmore during the 10:30 am service at Bloor Street United Church.  Caruso eat your heart out!  

Click on the photo below for a sample of what's to come on the 29th. Incidentally, if a pick-up orchestra just wants to show up at say 9:30 am (300 Bloor Street West), that would be great.  If not, I think we'll be performing it with piano.  

Autographs available at coffee hour! ;)

Deja Vu?

on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 21:20

My mother asked me today to do some housekeeping; cleaning up the remnants of my childhood. It turned out to be about 50% cleaning, and 50% reminiscing.  Managed to unearth this article. Enjoy!  

Soirées Debussy at the Alliance Française

on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 11:51

I am pleased to announce that I will be returning to the stage at the Alliance Française de Toronto this fall for a series of concerts celebrating the life and music of Claude Debussy. The year 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the famed composer's birth.

It's exciting times for the Alliance Française de Toronto and in particular their cultural centre. They'll be breaking ground very shortly to start construction on a new multi-use performance space! http://www.alliance-francaise.ca/en/expansion-2012-alliance-francaise/a-clear-cultural-ambition

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Fables Enchantees

on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 14:31

I'm glad to say that we received a rather complimentary review of our December performance, from the local French language newspaper, Le Metropolitain!   http://www.lemetropolitain.com/nouvelles.asp?nID=16073

2012 University Settlement Festival of Music & Culture

on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 14:31

The afternoon of April 29th saw me sharing the stage at Glenn Gould Studio with students, colleagues, and featured guest violinist, Adrian Anatawan.  The event celebrated the Music & Arts School's 91st year of music making and education. http://www.roythomson.com/eventdetail?eventId=1083 and was a success.

Excerpts and photos coming soon!

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