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The Music Scene Fall 2005 Issue TMS4-1cover.5 2005-09-15 09:14 Page 1 HOT REVIEWS: CDs • DVDs • BOOKS • INSTRUMENTS ISSUE 10 www.scena.org Fall 2005 • Vol. 4.1 $4.95 Music & Kids: A Natural Pair Classical Concert Fall Picks Southern Ontario Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Victoria and Now Ottawa Jazz Ornette Coleman A Legend Returns CeciliaCecilLAia DOLCEBartoliBartoli 0 1 0 6 5 3 8 5 0 4 6 4 4 9 tms_4-1_02-04,37-40 2005-09-19 18:20 Page 2 SUBSCRIBEup SAVEto 33%* NOW! *off single ticket prices Special Senior and Student packages available 05.06Roméo et Juliette Popera™ Grande La Traviata starring John Bellemar, Laura Whalen, Gordon Gietz, Tracy Dahl, Jeanine Thames & John Fanning Subscribe early for the best seats! 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Visit ads.scena.org for details. The Music Scene The Music 6 Fall 2005 tms_4-1_p05-09_notesB 2005-09-15 18:14 Page 7 th cene Notes from the files of scena.org Michael Vincent, Kat Hammer, Salimah Shivji Fall 2005 Vol. 4.1 The Dawn of a New Day: job in Paris. Hospital staff would not confirm Downloading mania reports that the man had attempted suicide Publisher La Scène Musicale / The Music Scene The BBC has come under fire after making all prior to being found on the beach. The Directors Wah Keung Chan (pres.), Sandro Scola, nine Beethoven symphonies available for free German embassy only stated that “This was a Joan Gauthier download during the first week of June. neutral affair for us, it was someone who had Editor Wah Keung Chan Anthony Anderson, the managing director of lost his passport and needed to get back to Assistant Editor Réjean Beaucage CD/Books Editor Réjean Beaucage the Naxos classical music label, said the Germany and we helped him." KH Jazz Editor Marc Chénard actions of the Radio 3 Web site “devalued the Contributors Claire Marie Blaustein, Christopher Bourne, Kenna Burima, Marc Chénard, Charles Collard, John Defayette, perceived value of music.” Marin Alsop's appointment with the Jacques Desjardins, W.S. Habington, Kat Hammer, Robert Jordan, Anderson was responding to the resulting Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Gordon Morash, Rick Phillips, Isabelle Picard, Lucie Renaud, Paul Serralheiro, Salimah Shivji, Joseph K. So, Michael Vincent overwhelming interest in the Beethoven clips. controversial Cecilia Baroli Photos Universal Music The total number of downloads was around the The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra made his- Translator Tim Brierley 1.4 million mark, a number far surpassing the tory in July with Marin Alsop's appointment as Proofreaders Eric Ginesier, Annie Prothin annual sales of classical music record labels. music director. This marks the first time a Graphics WKC, Albert Cormier, Christopher Bourne, Tammy The most frequently downloaded clips were of woman will head a major American orchestra, Delaney, Zuleira Chock Website Normand Vandray, Mike Vincent, Linda Lee the lesser-known first and second symphonies, though not without controversy. Orchestra Admin. Assistant Christopher Bourne suggesting that the BBC reached members have argued that the Regional Calendar Eric Legault Accounting Joanne Dufour an audience that was previously search for a director ended pre- Bookkeeper Kamal Ait Mouhoub unexposed to Beethoven. maturely and other candidates Volunteers Wah Wing Chan, John Defayette, Amalia Dinut, “Providing Beethoven for free should be considered. A letter Dean Jobin-Bevans, Lilian Liganor, Stephen Lloyd, Renée Rouleau download bends the rules, as tax- from an orchestra member was Distribution payers' money is used to compete leaked, claiming that Alsop Ottawa, Southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, against commerce," said Mario lacked the skills required for a Vancouver & Victoria Labbé, president and founder of music director. Address Analekta, Canada’s largest inde- Alsop has been the principal 5409 Waverly St., Montreal Quebec, Canada H2T 2X8 pendent classical record company. director of Bournemouth Tel.: (514) 948-2520 / Fax: (514) 274-9456 Music teacher Lucie Renaud Symphony Orchestra in England Editorial (514) 274-1128 disagrees. “The BBC effectively Marin Alsop • Photo Leighton : Grant since 2002, and has also direct- Advertising Mike Webber (514) 667-1059 reached the public. After being ed the Cabrillo Festival of Mario Felton-Coletti (514) 948-0509 exposed to the music, listeners will perhaps buy Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz and con- Gillian Pritchett (514) 948-2520 classical albums and attend a concert or two, ducted the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood [email protected] • Web : www.scena.org thus boosting the classical music audience." this summer. Prior to her appointment with the production – artwork : [email protected] Due to all the generated attention, the BBC Baltimore Symphony she made several appear- The Music Scene is the English Canada sister publication of is planning a week of Bach later this year. SS ances with them as guest conductor. La Scena Musicale.It is dedicated to the promotion of classical music and jazz. Alsop has reacted to the controversy with TMS is published four times a year by La Scène Musicale/The “Piano Man” speaks shock. 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