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March 1, 2008 - Dione Taylor
is winning universal praise for her powerful and moving performance
of Oscar Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom" at the Canadian Songwriters
Hall of Fame gala in Toronto. She was backed by the voices of the Faith
Chorale; Peterson protegé Oliver Jones was on piano.
February 5, 2008 - The Aldeburgh Connection's Schubert Among Friends has been nominated for a Canadian Juno Award as Best Classical Vocal Recording of the Year. It's an evocative recreation of a musical evening with Schubert, featuring many of the composer's best loved songs and piano music.
Janury 3, 2007 - We are greatly saddened by the death of Cynthia Steljes, internationally renowned oboist and founding member of Quartetto Gelato. She died in Toronto on December 29 from pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of asbestos-related lung cancer, surrounded by her husband Peter DeSotto, and her family and friends. Cynthia was talented, funny, warm and generous. We at Marquis were proud to have Quartetto Gelato on our record label for many years, and we will miss her.
November 28, 2006 - Marquis has signed an agreement
with legendary jazz label Dreyfus Jazz to release Térez Montcalm's
outstanding jazz recording, Voodoo, throughout
Europe in March 2007.
November 1, 2006 - Marquis welcomes jazz singer/songwriter Dione Taylor to its roster. Her first CD on Marquis, I Love Being Here With You has just been released. Among the rush of activities surrounding the release was Dione's Robbie Robertson tribute performance; she sang "The Weight", for Governor General Michaëlle Jean and guests at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala in Ottawa. Toronto radio station Jazz 91.1FM and Marquis hosted her CD release party at Lula Lounge in Toronto, where the press were privy to an intimate pre-show performance, and later on in the evening local fans turned up to enjoy a full length concert as well as show their support.
October 30, 2006 - Trumpet player Jens Lindemann, accompanied by a quintet comprised of Canada's leading string and horn players, has just finished recording a CD of classical repertoire at McGill University's Redpath Hall in Montreal, Quebec. Repertoire includes music by Vivaldi, Bellini and Bach. World-class producer/engineer Martha DeFrancisco transformed this beautiful music into an incredible 5.0 surround sound recording, using state of the art equipment and technology. This record will be great treat for music lovers and audiophiles! Coming in March 2007.
October 17, 2006 - Marquis has released five more titles in their popular classical budget line Orion Master Recordings. Find out more about the 20 titles in this outstanding series:
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