Seven years ago, Buck 65 and Symphony Nova Scotia delivered a legendary concert of orchestral hip-hop. They’re plotting another this weekend, and The Coast caught up with Buck 65 to chat about how he’s been prepping and if that night seven years ago can possibly be topped. How did you decide what new songs to […]
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Music made palpable in Live Art’s latest
The tangibility of music, and its uncanny power to move us, was made manifest last night in Speaking in Ligeti, a production by choreographer Martha Carter, presented by Live Art Dance as part of the Scotia Festival of Music. Set to the music of Hungarian composer György Ligeti, the work brought the musicians of Microcosmos […]
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Scotia Festival of Music review: Bach and the mad percussive scientists
Violinist Giora Schmidt kicked off the Scotia Festival of Music this Monday with a performance of Bach’s Chaconne. It was a gutsy way to get things going. Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin is widely praised as one of the greatest tests in music, demanding not only virtuosic skill but serious emotional depth. Giora strutted onstage […]