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 (Page 6) November 11, 2004 - "Classics Today", the on-line guide to classical music, has high praise for our two most recent Christmas releases. A Ceremony of Carols, featuring the Toronto Children's Chorus, is "Highly recommended" and noted for its "...exemplary performances that demonstrate the highest standard of musicianship and ensemble singing". The Nathaniel Dett Chorale's CD An Indigo Christmas (now also available on DVD) is described as "joyful, heartfelt, entertaining...it soothes and touches the soul with its unique selection of carol and spiritual arrangements". The reviewer predicts that it's a recording that "will likely be returned frequently to your CD player throughout the holiday season".
November 5, 2004 - Trio Lyra celebrate the release of their new CD, Mosaics at a post-concert reception at the Artsplex in Hamilton.
October 12, 2004 - Marquis is pleased to announce the release
of its first two DVDs, Carry Me Home and
An Indigo Christmas Live, both featuring
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale. Carry Me
Home features music from the choir's debut release on Marquis, Listen
to the Lambs. The Indigo Christmas
October 8, 2004 - The magazine Ottawa Life has confirmed what many of us who know singer/songwriter Maria Antonakos already suspected: she is "classy, smart and influential". She's on the magazine's cover this month, as one of Ottawa's women who are "at the top of their game". Maria will be on stage at Hugh's Room in Toronto on Tuesday, Novermber 16.
October 5, 2004 - Today singer/songwriter Jillian Horton released her new, self-titled CD, with a performance and party at Toronto's Reservoir Lounge. The CD will be in stores on October 12. Listen to some songs from the CD. Watch for Jillian on the A Channel's morning TV show "The Big Breakfast" on Thursday, October 14. She'll be interviewed, and perform three songs from the CD. See it in Winnipeg, or across Canada via satellite TV. Watch for the big feature article on Jillian this weekend in the entertainment section of the Winnipeg Free Press.
September 23, 2004 - Congratulations to Molly Johnson, who has been given the Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition, a prestigious award that recognizes creative, performing, administrative, volunteer or philanthropic contributions to Toronto's musical life. Molly donated half of the cash prize of $10,000 to the Toronto Arts Awards. In addition to her accomplishments as a musician, Molly is well known for her strong commitment to numerous humanitarian causes. Using music as a catalyst for raising funds, she was the founder and driving force behind the Kumbaya Foundation. What began in 1992 as a gathering of Molly's friends from the Canadian music business grew into an annual festival of music, art, education and compassion that has raised close to $1 million for people living with HIV and AIDS. There isn't another artist at her level who does as much charitable work, and she uses her name and achievements to influence other artists to support humanitarian causes and give back to the community.
September 13, 2004 - If can't decide which Marquis recording to try next, check the advice of the Galaxie radio network, which at the moment has five Marquis CDs on its Classical Top Ten list. They are: Stolen Gems, Latin American Journey, Flying Solo, Elegies and Rhapsodies, and Weber: Clarinet Concerto.
September 10, 2004 - If you loved the opening ceremonies at the Olympics, you may still remember the music, including two segments based on traditional Greek songs. Now you can hear Maria Antonakos sing those same songs on her new Marquis CD Mystras. Or hear them live when Maria performs at Hugh's Room in Toronto on November 16.
September 10, 2004 - The concert season has begun, and
many Marquis artists are on the road this fall. Molly
Johnson returns to Paris after earlier successes there. This time
she performs on December 7 at the famous Paris Olympia - the oldest
music hall in Paris - founded in 1893! It was the scene of some of Edith
Piaf's greatest concerts. You can also see her in France on October
18 at the Altigone in Saint-Orens de Gameville - near Toulouse.
June 18, 2004 - Alfie Zappacosta will star in the lead role in "British Invasion II: America Strikes Back", a musical revue playing from June 30 to September 26, 2004 at Stage West in Mississauga. Zappacosta is a two-time Juno award winner, and winner of an American Music Award. Alfie's new CD, Start Again, was released at the end of April.
Alfie Zappacosta
June 2, 2004 - Having received a cheering standing ovation at
Carnegie Hall in 2002, This celebrated work has been performed over thirty times coast to coast in Canada since its premiere in 1991. "The Celtic Mass for the Sea" crosses over between Celtic, classical and choral traditions. It is written for choir and string orchestra along with traditional instruments such as Uileann pipes, Irish flute, guitars, mandolin and fiddle. The text is based on ancient Celtic sealore, incantations and chants. "Celtic Mass for the Sea" celebrates the reverence of ancient people for the sea's majesty, ferocity and vitality, and is a relevant message of hope for the oceans in these times of eco-destruction. An evocative and powerful recording of the Mass was released by Marquis, and and quickly became one of the company's most successful CDs ever.
June 2, 2004 - Youkali Hotel, the one-hour musical film starring Patricia O'Callaghan has won three Golden Sheaf Awards at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival. Patricia was recognized as Best Performance by a Female; the film also won Best Arts/Entertainment film and David Morton was recognized for Best Dramatic Direction. The film features special appearances by Ron Sexsmith, Hawksley Workman, Albert Schultz and Mary Margaret O'Hara.
June 1, 2004 - Maria Antonakos celebrates the release of her new CD, Mystras: Siren Songs of the Mediterranean, with concerts tonigh and tomorrow night at the Assembly Hall in Toronto. Maria sings original and traditional songs in English, Spanish, Greek & Italian.
May 18, 2004 - Tonight three of Canada's most talented female vocalists took to the Glenn Gould Studio stage in an evening of hope and inspiration to benefit the Canadian Women's Foundation. In an evening billed as the Songbirds of Spring, Marquis recording artists Molly Johnson, Patricia O'Callaghan, and Maria Antonakos sang an inspiring array of music ranging from blues to rock, to jazz and classically-inspired songs. The benefit raised more than $10,000 for the CWF to assist them in their mission to stop violence against women and to help build economic self-sufficiency for women and their children.
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