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No d’organisme charitable / Charitable Tax No 141996579 RR0001 Spring 2005 5 tms3-3_AC p06-07B.2 2005-03-14 16:11 Page 6 Contents 26 Valery Gergiev Maestro in Motion NEWS & PERFORMANCE MUSICIAN’S CORNER: YOUTH 7 Notes 10 VYSO: Baking their Cake and Eating it Too 24 Will Crutchfield: New Life for Bel Canto 11 Jan Simons: a Life of Teaching 30 Francesca Caccini’s Opus to Woman Power 12 Musical Camps Directory 31 Who’s Afraid of Classical Concerts? 16 How Music Camp Changed my Life 40 Preview: 18 Canadian Rising Stars Southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Edmonton, 20 Ones to Watch Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria 22 Careers 43 Toronto New Creations Festival JAZZ REVIEWS 48 Crossing Borders 34 CD Reviews 49 Jazz CD Reviews 38 Rick’s Picks NEXT ISSUE - SUMMER 2005 Summer Festivals Guide Street Date: June 2005 Deadline for Advertising: May 17, 2005. Visit ads.scena.org for details. The Music Scene The Music 6 Spring 2005 tms3-3_AC p03-11c 2005-03-16 16:35 Page 7 th Editorial cene n Monday, May 2, primary and secondary school students across the country will head outdoors. They will gather in courtyards and school grounds to share their Spring 2005 Vol. 3.3 Opassion for music and music education by playing A Little Music, a song written by Canadian composer and musician Chris Tait. The first annual event, dubbed “Music Publisher La Scène Musicale / The Music Scene Monday,” is an initiative of the Coalition for Music Education in Canada (CMEC), and aims Directors Wah Keung Chan (pres.), Sandro Scola, Dean to emphasize the crucial role played by music students and educators in ensuring Canada’s Jobin-Bevans musical future. Editor Wah Keung Chan Assistant Editor Réjean Beaucage CD/Books Editor Réjean Beaucage This issue of The Music Scene also celebrates young people and music. As the future of clas- Contributors Kenna Burima, Marc Chénard, John Defayette, Danielle Dubois, Sasha M. Dyck, W.S. Habington, Kyle Irving- sical music, young people are its greatest ambassadors. And as our profiles on Canada’s Moroz, Robert Jordan, Norman Lebrecht, Gaétan Martel, Gordon Morash, Rick Phillips, Peter Phoa, Isabelle Picard, Paul Rising Stars demonstrate (p. 18), they are clearly rising to the challenge. This summer, thou- Serralheiro, Joseph K. So, Andrew Thompson, Bess sands of youngsters will head to Canada’s woods and lakes for musical inspiration. We are Vasilakopoulos Cover Photo Marco Borggreve happy to present our second annual Music Camp Directory (p. 12) to help them find it. Translators Danielle Dubois Despite this great love for music-making, youth attendance at classical concerts has been Proofreaders Danielle Dubois, Sasha M. Dyck declining for decades. On page 31, our British correspondent Norman Lebrecht explores Graphics WKC, Albert Cormier, Eric Ginestier, Sasha M. Dyck Illustrations Martin L’Allier ways to make concert-going a more appealing and rewarding experience. The article on the Website Normand Vandray, Mike Vincent, Linda Lee Admin. Assistant Sasha M. Dyck, Johanne Poirier, Antoine Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (p. 10) looks at the parental opposition experienced Letendre by some young people hoping to translate their passion for music into a living. For youth hop- Regional Calendar Eric Legault Accounting Joanne Dufour ing to study music (and perhaps for their parents as well), our Musical Careers feature on Bookkeeper Kamal Ait Mouhoub page 22 is a must-read. This feature also introduces the latest addition to The Music Scene Volunteers Maria Bandrauk-Ignatow, Wah Wing Chan, John Defayette, Dean Jobin-Bevans, Lilian Liganor, Stephen Lloyd, team, musicologist and radio host Rick Phillips. Every issue, Rick will offer his picks of the best Renée Rouleau new classical CDs, starting with page 38 of this magazine. Lastly, we hope you will be Distribution Southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, inspired by our cover interview with Valery Gergiev (p. 26). For decades he has stayed true Vancouver & Victoria to his humanist and musical ideals while making music for the pure love of it. A better role Printer Calgary Colorpress model is hard to find. Address 5409 Waverly St., Montreal Quebec, Canada H2T 2X8 Three years ago, CMEC Executive Director Ingrid Whyte had a vision of Canadians joining Tel.: (514) 948-2520 / Fax: (514) 274-9456 in music: “I remember thinking, ‘wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a day where everybody Editorial (514) 274-1128 comes out and is unified through song?’” she told me. Music Monday is the realization of Advertising Bernadette Lacroix-Bjornson (514) 935-3781 that vision, a vision that The Music Scene is proud to share. 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