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Fun Clips

Anagnoson and Kinton – Arensky Waltz – Music in the Morning

Anagnoson & Kinton, longtime performers at Music in the Morning, share some thoughts and perform the Waltz from Arensky’s Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos. (May 2022)

A Merry Music Moment from the Rolston String Quartet

Anagnoson & Kinton, longtime performers at Music in the Morning, share some thoughts and perform the Waltz from Arensky’s Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos. (May 2022)

Timothy Chooi / Kai Chow / Chiharu Iinuma – Music in the Morning

Timothy Chooi, Kai Chow, and Chiharu Iinuma in rehearsal before their Music in the Morning performance in September 2021. The artists perform the Waltz for 2 violins and piano by D. Shostakovich.

CONVERSATIONS & JAAM SESSIONS

JAaM Session – Summer Music Vancouver 2023

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (executive & artistic director)

June Goldsmith and Adrian Fung discuss Mendelssohn’s Octet, ensemble playing, and the composer’s surprisingly intense morning routine.

Interview with the Viano Quartet

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (executive & artistic director)

June Goldsmith and Adrian Fung speak with Viano about their residency with Music in the Morning. 

Conversation with Kevin Lau, MITM’s Commissioned Composer

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director)

June Goldsmith and Adrian Fung discuss Kevin’s commissioned string quartet, “The Train to Improbable Places”, written for the Viano Quartet’s inaugural June Goldsmith Quartet-in-Residence visit in March 2023.

JAaM – Watch Party Session No. 7

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director) Our 7th JAaM – Watch Party Session features pianist Stephen Prutsman. Stephen has been described as one of the most innovative musicians of his time. Moving easily from classical to jazz to world music as a pianist, composer and conductor, Stephen continues to explore and seek common ground and relationships in the music of all cultures and languages. Some leading artists and ensembles who have performed Stephen’s compositions and arrangements include Leon Fleisher, Dawn Upshaw, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma, Spoleto USA, Emanuel Ax, and the Silk Road Project.

In this episode, Stephen discusses:
  • tips for memorizing music
  • an anecdote of an improvising duel at a bar
  • importance of page turners
  • providing enjoyable musical environments for families touched by autism
  • …and so much more!

Stephen Prutsman performs:
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26, Mvmt. 1 – S. Prokofiev
  • English Suite No. 6 in d minor, BWV 811: Prelude – J. S. Bach
  • Dog – Stephen Prutsman

JAaM – Watch Party Session No. 6

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director) Our 6th ‘JAaM – Watch Party Session’ features MITM’s honorary patrons, the St. Lawrence String Quartet. The quartet established in Toronto in 1989 and is currently the ensemble-in-residence at Stanford University since 1998. A regular on Music in the Morning’s stage, we are delighted for this conversation and performance! Over wine, in this episode, the St. Lawrence String Quartet speak about:
  • Haydn Quartets
  • playing in F-sharp Major
  • performing without an audience
  • …and more!

St. Lawrence String Quartet performs Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76, No. 5 on the Bing Concert Hall stage.

JAaM Session No. 5

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director) Our fifth JAaM Session features Canadian mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah! The highly anticipated performance by Julie in our April gala did not take place due to COVID-19 so we are delighted to connect with her through our JAaM Session! Julie is the host of CBC Radio 2’s Tempo, winner of many distinguished awards, and sung for leading opera companies, symphonies, festivals, and chamber music ensembles around the world. In this episode, Julie speaks about…..
  • the viral video of Julie serenading her neighbours from her downtown Toronto balcony at the beginning of the pandemic
  • how she became a radio host
  • …and more!

JAaM Session No. 4

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director) Join us for another June, Adrian, and Music Session with special guest and great Canadian music export, Martin Beaver! First violinist of the celebrated Tokyo String Quartet, Martin continues to play and tour as soloist and chamber musician, and is.a sought-after judge for several violin and chamber music competitions around the world. After teaching at Yale University for over a decade, he currently teaches at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. June had Martin on our MITM stages from our early years. You won’t want to miss this week’s episode where:
  • June reminisces presenting Martin when he was only in his twenties
  • Martin and Adrian muse on the next generation of string quartets and the intricacies involved in judging at the Banff International String Quartet Competition
  • Martin shares what it’s like to play both violin and viola — and viola joke culture he proudly carries with him!
  • Martin takes on June and Adrian’s wacky trivia games and “Wheel Ask You A Question”
  • we explore such wide and varied conversations such as worst meals, spaceship-shaped trash receptacles, and mullets!

JAaM Session No. 3

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director)

The JAaM (June, Adrian, and Music) Session – In this episode, piano duo ANAGNOSON & KINTON (James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton) discuss digital vs. live music during COVID-19, golf, facial hair, and more.

Intro music: Pannonia Boundless by Aleksandra Vrebalov performed by Afiara Quartet

JAaM Session No. 2

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director)

The JAaM (June, Adrian, and Music) Session – In this episode of surprise guests, June and Adrian speak about Music In The Morning’s history, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and some of the concert organization’s plans moving forward. June reminisces on how MITM concerts have changed the course of some very key people’s lives.

JAaM Session No. 1

Conversations in and around music with June Goldsmith (founder) and Adrian Fung (artistic director)

The JAaM (June, Adrian, and Music) Session – In this episode of false starts and victorious technical hurdles, June and Adrian speak about music, food, and the adjusted summer season. June recalls how commission Stephen Prutsman’s arrangement of Jerome Kern’s “All The Things You Are” came to be.

All the Things You Are
by Jerome Kern
arr. Stephen Prutsman

Intro music: Pannonia Boundless by Aleksandra Vrebalov performed by Afiara Quartet

RECIPES OF NOTE

Recipes of Note: Concert #2

Get our artists’ special recipes and cook along to an artistic vision — perfectly paired concert experience with food and drink! This home concert and cooking episode features Jinjoo Cho, violin and Eric Wong, viola. The duo shares a Korean Vegan Sausage Bread recipe paired with string music. Home Concert Programme: Mozart: String Duo No. […] Read more

Kitchen Tips with Tim and Michelle!

In this fun clip, we invite you to explore some kitchen tips — and, afterward, the Recipes of Note Full Concert on our YouTube page — with our guest artists and at-home chefs, Timothy Kantor and Michelle Abraham Kantor! Meet the whole family and stay for the great pairing of food, drink, and music!

Recipes of Note: Concert #1

Featuring Timothy Kantor and Michelle Abraham Kantor, violins. Available now for repeat viewing! (live broadcast Tuesday May 26, 6pm PT)

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Recipes of Note: The Pun Doesn’t Stop (teaser)

In anticipation for the first Recipes of Note, we release a sneak peek of a conversation between husband-and-wife duo Tim Kantor and Michelle Abraham Kantor! Getting there is half the pun! Fun intended!

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ABOUT US

Music in the Morning is a distinctive morning concert series that inspires its audiences with masterpieces of the past, while challenging them with music of our time performed by the finest local, national and international talent – all at affordable ticket prices. Music in the Morning operates on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish people of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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