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TAFTO 2008 Contribution: Ben Smith

Thu, Apr 4, 2008
TAFTO wouldn’t be complete without a patron contribution and this year that role is being filled by Ben Smith. Everything you need to know about Ben can be summed up in the name of his website: classicalconvert.com. As Ben describes it, he wanted to create a beginner’s guide to classical music, by someone who switched

TAFTO 2008 Contribution: Laurie Niles

Wed, Apr 4, 2008
The word for today is "popular" and to help build a frame of reference for its definition I want to point you toward violinist.com. Without a doubt, Laurie Niles’ creation has been a smash hit among casual violin enthusiasts and uber-geeks alike as a place they can talk shop, it’s like a virtual violin convention

TAFTO 2008 Contribution: Matt Heller

Tue, Apr 4, 2008
It just isn’t TAFTO without a contribution from a bassist and veteran blogger and Calgary Philharmonic bassist Matt Heller fills that billet in spades. In his contribution Matt ponders what sort of worst-case-scenario inviting a friend to one of his concerts could produce . The results are not only highly entertaining (Take a Friend –

TAFTO 2008 Contribution: Carlos Kalmar

Mon, Apr 4, 2008
What better way to start off the 2008 Take A Friend To Orchestra program than with a contribution from an individual who has experienced concert events across the globe. Carlos Kalmar’s contribution demonstrates that the magic of live concert events occurs when “we all are unified in our thoughts and experience” and it is those

On The Scene Reporting From Montreal

Fri, Apr 4, 2008
No, I’m not at Montreal today to cover the CBC protests (although it would be nice to take at trip) but Adaptistration readers will get an on the scene report from one of the protest event organizers, Alexandra Fol. Alexandra. a Bulgarian-born composer who moved to Canada because of what she described as "its known