I just sat in OperaFeHk’s first rehearsal of my second chamber opera and I’m terribly excited by what I heard. … More
Author: chrissivak
UBC Bands – Double Trilogy Plus One
I was a little disappointed that UBC hadn’t provided a budget for the Symphonic Winds to allow them to be … More
VSO Serves Schoenburgers With A Side Of Guys
Schoenberg’s name has become sadly synonymous with padlocks on emergency exits in concert halls and the punchline for jokes about … More
VSO – New Music Festival – Day Four – Songs Of Joy And Bliss
If you’re trying to make some noise then it stands to reason that you could do with a bang of … More
VSO – New Music Festival – Day Three – Dean On Dean
I had the faintest of hopes that we would get through the night’s concert, a series of new works for … More
VSO New Music Festival – Second Night – Water Music Redux
It’s a dark tale to be told, and what the Maestro may have left out in his opening remarks was … More
VSO New Music Festival – First Night – Standing Wave
The foggy glaze that cozied up to the city was a nice accompaniment for the opening night of the VSO’s … More
Vancouver Symphony – New Music Festival – A Preamble
Billed in some circles as the “Uprising Of The Violas”, the Vancouver Symphony New Music Festival is happening this … More
On The Resurrecting Of Overplayed Bagatelles
I work in a music store and I’ve lost count of the number of times someone came in and eighty-sixed … More
When The Parts Are Done, They Will Eat Toast
A wise mine once said, “The exact moment at which the toast is done cannot be observed without affecting the … More
Modulus Festival – Closing Night With Stellaria
It may be a courtesy to hold a door open for people but it’s subjectively fuzzy whether or not the … More
My First Chamber Opera – With a twist….
So it’s highly likely that almost none of you know about OperaFeHk. They’re a bizarre little chamber group that’s gotten … More