There is a special place in my heart for the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. The degree from Redeemer University College reminds me every day that my love for music is deep-seated. When I had the opp...
Read MoreTell me about your background and how you came to be composer-in-residence at the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Sure, well I studied composition. I did my undergraduate degree at the University of ...
Read MoreThe Crown Point neighbourhood, an area whose boundaries extend to Gage Avenue, Burlington Street, Kenilworth Avenue and Lawrence Road, is, as Raise the Hammer’s Ryan McGreal put it in 2009 “like t...
Read MoreAfter a two year search, our friends at the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra have finally found their guy! Er… gal. Not only is Gemma an experienced conductor, having recently finished a fellowsh...
Read MoreBy HPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte Today’s “contemporary classical” or “new” music can be anything, a result of hundreds of years of change in music composition. For muc...
Read MoreSo, the whole city is excited for the Junos, here are the ten reasons urbanicity is excited! 1. A huge variety of amazing Canadian music is happening all over the city; from the HPO to Tomi Swick, fro...
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