The Winnipeg Singers present the rich, powerful music of the Russian Orthodox choral traditiion under the inspired direction of Yuri Klaz. The highlight will be Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony with guest conductor Joana Carneiro in a rhythmic, pulsating programme of music by Copland, Bernstein and Hatzis.
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra perform Philip Glass' "Low Symphony" a work based on the 1977 album "Low" by Brian Eno and David Bowie.
The Higgins - featured on Radio 2's Next! series - bring their infectious, upbeat country sound to Vancouver.
Humane, furious, sexy, political, tragic and so funny that you'll laugh through your tears, Shane Koyczan is one of the world's premier spoken word performers.
With self described "Experimental Acoustic Folk" music by the Short Story Long, Shane moves from subdued, deep, sad love poetry to power chord hip-hop. He brings enormous vitality and virtuosity to every performance. His warmth, wit and sincerity are a hit with crowds and his lyricism inspires all who listen.
The Canadian Country Music Awards took place in Winnipeg on Sept. 8. To kick off the festivities, we invited some of the brightest lights on the country music scene to perform at Winnipeg's premiere country music venue, the Palomino Club. Kicking off the night was The Higgins, a band of siblings from Delta, BC. John, Eileen and Kathleen blend a country rock sensibility with influences from their Irish family background into their sweet harmonies.
Calgary's Land's End Chamber Ensemble in a concert exploring the musical diversity of China.
FEATURED ARTISTS: NSO Sinfonia/Peter Gardner, conductor/(William Lau, classical Chinese dancer)!
Alice Ho: Dance Concerto
Daniel Lanois brings his extraordinary songs and famous studio 'sonics' to an unforgettable live concert.
The Signal records 4 acts for upcoming broadcast: --the experimental sounds of Muskox (1:30PM) --the free-jazz of Feuermusik (2:45PM) --the gentle, experimental pop of Sandro Perri (4:00PM) --the vibraphone instrumentals of the Hylozoists (6:15PM)
26 Jan broadcast: Hylozoists
19 Jan broadcast:
Toronto's Feuermusik is usually a duo consisting of two intsruments: saxophone (Jeremy Strachan), and buckets (David Weinkauf). But sometimes lately they've been performing with more musicians, to really make their arrangements to come to life on stage. Plus, as Jeremy Strachan says: "It's more fun!" For example, at their June CD release, they played as a 13-piece group. For this concert they performed with 7 musicians. As you'd imagine, a sax-and-bucket group have a bright, incisive and rhythmically driving sound. However, with other musicians on-board for this gig, we get value-added features such as big-band like section riffs which round things out nicely.
One of the finest contemporary jazz bands in Canada wrapped up their latest national tour with this breathtaking concert from St. John's.
Hosted by the talented songwriter and uniquely entertaining Mike McDonald, the circle included Newfoundland breakout artists Chris Kirby, Mike Davis and Chris Picco plus the Juno Award winning Maureen Ennis.
Brahms Sextet, played by the Tokyo String Quartet joined by violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth.
Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster returns to her East Coast roots for a foot-stomping, two-night 25th anniversary celebration with Symphony Nova Scotia.
Hannah opened for Jeremy Fisher on his tour and proved she's someone to keep an eye on.
Catchy folk/pop tunes and a wonderful rapport with the audience. Jeremy Fisher just keeps getting better.
A Propos' Songwriters' Session features Bïa, Moran, Yves Desrosiers and Catherine Major.
Senegalese-born Zal Idrissa Sissokho comes from the noble line of griots who pass down the rich Mandinka culture from generation to generation.
Living in Quebec for the past decade, this virtuoso of the kora (traditional 21-string African harp) has played with numerous local performers, including the Diouf brothers, Richard Séguin, Mônica Freire, Corneille, the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir and Cirque du Soleil.
As part of the Mundo Montreal concert series, CBC Radio 2 invited kora master Zal Idrissa Sissokho to perform in an intimate concert, with esteemed collaborators who team up with him for a few pieces: Caracol, Musa Dieng Kala, Charles Dubé, Aboulaye Koné, Guy Pelletier and Mohamed N'Diaye.
29 Jan broadcast: The crazy extremes of musical machines!
Composer Brian Harman got thinking about the modern-day relationship between humans and technology.
So in his work "Gregarious Machines" he uses two musical building-blocks, which he calls 'machines.'
One machine is subtle and quiet (woodwinds representing humans), the other abraisive and loud (strings representing technology).
How do these musical machines interact?
How has the use of technology affected our social habits?
How has our use of technology altered our consciousness?
Vancouver artists Mark Berube, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steven Charles, are The Fugitives, a blend of skillful musicianship and passionate performance poetry.
Rob Szabo is one very witty singer-songwriter, and his heartfelt lyrics have had him compared to Elliot Smith and Elvis Costello. And he's definitely got a sense of humour.
Rap artist/Poet, Telmary Diaz, along with singer/composer, Alberto Alberto, join forces on stage at the Lula Lounge. Together they'll present an evening of timba, hip-hop, funky jazz and alternative Cuban sounds, that CBC Radio 2's Canada Live will feature in an upcoming broadcast.
Regina born drummer Ted Warren was raised in a very musical family who nurtured his interests from a young age. Ted has lived in Ontario for many years, but in Saskatchewan they still count him as one of their own.
This concert at the Wascana Room in the Regina Inn was a Regina Jazz Society event.
Pink Martini grew from a 4-piece band that played at political fundraisers to a 12-piece band that now performs at festivals and with symphony orchestras around the world. The band brings that golbal perspective to their music too. Artistic director, Thomas Lauderdale, says that Pink Martini's music is like "an urban travelogue".
Calexico plays up a storm at the Calgary Folk Music Festival 2008
Catherine Manoukian explores music by fellow Armenian, Baghdassarian in her concert "From Bohemia to Armenia." Also on the program, works by Dvorak, Bach and Beethoven. She is accompanied by pianist Peter Vinograde.
Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250
million albums worldwide.
As the greatest
living exponents of Jamaica's reggae tradition, the Wailers have
completed innumerable other tours, playing to an estimated 24 million
people across the globe. Listen to them stir it up at the Vancouver Island MusicFest on a Friday night.
A high energy electro-acoustic blend of traditional sounds from North India, Ireland, Jamaica, Africa and beyond with cutting edge dance rhythms and DJ aesthetics.
Duos for cello and piano by Beethoven and Elliot Carter plus duos for cello and DJ by Tod Machover and Nicole Lizée.