October - 2017

Youth Award Recipients 2016-17

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016-17 Georgian Bay Symphony Youth Awards! The GBS has been fortunate to work with several talented young musicians, who have demonstrated their passion for music throughout the year. The Burton Morrison Award has been awarded to Radine Kruisselbrink, First Violin. Thank you to the Morrison family for their support of this award. Radine Kruisselbrink has just completed her seventh season with the Georgian Bay Symphony. She began in 20

Program Notes "French Melody" Oct 21

Program Notes "French Melody" Oct 21

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (L’ apprenti sorcier) Paul Dukas (1865-1935) is not only the best-known work by the composer, it remains one of the most familiar of all concert pieces. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, an instant success at its 1897 premiere, continued to enjoy tremendous popularity for the next several decades. Then, in 1940, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice was immortalized on the silver screen, courtesy of the Walt Disney animated classic, Fantasia. In the film, Mickey Mou

Pianist Marc Toth is a Friend of mine.

Pianist Marc Toth is a Friend of mine.

How I first meet Marc Toth. Many years ago, Marc Pierre Toth and I met as first year undergraduates at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. Marc, a native of London, Ontario had come to study piano performance with the great Marietta Orlov. I recall vividly that even back then he was a larger than life character in many regards: how is it I have a mental image of him goose-stepping around the Edward Johnson building impersonating Basil Fawlty with one of our friends?