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The time required

‘You can’t think that way’. Her words come back to me today as the big pot boils up pungent vinegar and spices – my forearms stickied with warm juicy bits of fruit peelings and tomato seeds. Rewind 25 years or so. Mary-Katherine Finch and I were preparing for an early music recording, sharing our various time-management woes, and how long it takes to prepare for a recording session. ‘I’ve been practicing 4 hours a day for weeks, and then the group rehearsals and the recording sessions. If I do the math I’m being paid well beneath minimum wage for this… Read More »The time required

Pax Christi Chorale

Blest pair of sirens

Stand on a street corner in Toronto and you may see architectural vestiges of our Victorian past; extravagantly crafted stone treasures, surrounded by modern towers of concrete, glass and steel. In a similar musical landscape, Pax Christi Chorale commissions new music, but in a fast-changing world, we take a second look at pieces once unjustly judged as unfashionable. On Sunday October 19 at 3pm, we will blow the dust off this seminal repertoire at Grace Church on-the Hill in Toronto. Our choral scholars, orchestra, and special guests, the Aslan Boys Choir will be joined by actor Emilio Vieira, who will… Read More »Blest pair of sirens