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The Opera Glasses PodcastEp. 2: Cultivating New Voices in Arts Journalism with Michael Zarathus-CookIn this episode, I, Elizabeth Bowman, am joined by the insightful Michael Zarathus-Cook, Managing Editor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Chief Editor of Cannopy Magazine. We're peeling back the curtain on the Emerging Arts Writer Program at the Banff Centre (part of Joel Ivany's Chamber Music and Opera program), revealing the nuts and bolts of nurturing new, vibrant voices in arts journalism. Michael, leaving his basketball enthusiasm courtside, brings his wealth of experience to our conversation, focusing on the need for writers who can create captivating arts coverage that resonates with audiences far and wide.Linking...
2024-01-2539 min
The Blue Riband PodcastDavid James Brock / F*cked Up - Year of the HorseLibrettist David James Brock discusses his latest project, Year of the Horse with the band Fucked Up
2021-06-1754 min
The Blue Riband PodcastAmanda Smith - FAWN Chamber Creative and Glenn Gould SchoolAmanda Smith - FAWN Chamber Creative and Glenn Gould School
2021-04-211h 19
Being an Artist is F**king Killing MeEpisode 109 - Emily Trace & Michael Zarathus-CookThis week on #baaifkm we sit down with Emily Trace & Michael Zarathus-Cook of Blue Riband Weekly and we talk about; the calling in of classical arts institutions, holding classical institutions accountable, the failures and future of the National Ballet of Canada and EDI. To get a deeper understanding of our conversation listen to Michael's three-part case study here! Real conversations. Real artists. Find and Follow us: GALPAL Productions Instagram: @galpalprods Facebook: GALPAL Productions This podcast wouldn't be possible without the support of our listeners. Support us here: Patre...
2021-01-261h 32
The Blue Riband PodcastAn EDI Case Study: Nicholas Rose and the NBoC - Pt.3PART THREE: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE DANCE CURRENT AND NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA
Back in June, I shared an opinion on social media that garnered quite a bit of attention, merely by asking: how long can we keep this energy going? How long will our performative allyship with the BLM movement be sustained when the media has moved on to the next thing. My bet was that we’d be back our usual patterns of behaviour by September. While September was an arbitrary choice in time, it was also when I initially planned to get an article pu...
2020-12-2538 min
The Blue Riband PodcastAn EDI Case Study: Nicholas Rose and the NBoC - Pt.2PART TWO: INTERVIEW WITH NICHOLAS ROSE
Back in June, I shared an opinion on social media that garnered quite a bit of attention, merely by asking: how long can we keep this energy going? How long will our performative allyship with the BLM movement be sustained when the media has moved on to the next thing. My bet was that we’d be back our usual patterns of behaviour by September. While September was an arbitrary choice in time, it was also when I initially planned to get an article published that was written by Emily Trace on...
2020-12-231h 16
The Blue Riband PodcastAn EDI Case Study: Nicholas Rose and the NBoC - Pt.1Back in June, I shared an opinion on social media that garnered quite a bit of attention, merely by asking: how long can we keep this energy going? How long will our performative allyship with the BLM movement be sustained when the media has moved on to the next thing. My bet was that we’d be back our usual patterns of behaviour by September. While September was an arbitrary choice in time, it was also when I initially planned to get an article published that was written by Emily Trace on allegations of racial discrimination made by Nicholas Ro...
2020-12-2255 min
The Blue Riband PodcastMorgan Davison on The Rite of SpringFor Week16 of my weekly blog on orchestral recordings on vinyl, Juilliard Bassoonist, Morgan Davison, joins the Blue Riband Podcast to talk about the famous ballet suite, her favourite composer, and her journey to the bassoon.
Follow Morgan Davison on Instagram at @morganpractisesbassoon.
2020-11-2255 minThe Blue Riband PodcastThe Blue Riband Podcast — FFDN's Ilter IbrahimofIt’s a pleasure to welcome Artistic Director of FFDN, Ilter Ibrahimof, for an podcast interview! The Fall For Dance North Festival opens today and runs till October 18th. Head to ffdnorth.com for more information and to get your $15 ticket which gives you access to the ENTIRE FESTIVAL, plus an exclusive program featuring six Canadian premieres.
For the first ever Blue Riband podcast interview, Ilter and I talked about what those first couple months of the pandemic felt like for him and his team, and we go through a selection of programs that caught my eye fr...
2020-09-2943 min
The Blue Riband PodcastYR4 Week5: FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN — PIANO CONCERTO NO.1;Piano Concerto No.1, Op.11
1) Allegro maestoso
2) Romanze — Larghetto
3) Rondo — Vivace
Links
- REMOTE podcast
- Alex Ross - The Rest is Noise
- Adam Neeley - Music Theory is Racist
- Alan Walker - Fryderyk Chopin
- Sylvia Plath - Frog Autumn
SONG OF THE WEEK: ‘Niamey Jam’ — Bombino
Throwback to: YR3 WEEK5, YR2 WEEK5
Click here for the full 2020/2021 roster of selected recordings
2020-09-1444 min