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Article: Classical music still has a future in Canada
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- Canadian Mennonite
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- May 11, 2009
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Eric Friesen, formerly of CBC Radio, speaks at inaugural Friesens Arts Café series at CMU
Is there a role and place for classical music in Canada today? Yes, according to Eric Friesen, who spent 24 years with CBC Radio, including 11 years as host of "In Performance," "Studio Sparks" and "OnStage" from the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.
"Classical music still matters as much as it ever did," he said at the inaugural Friesens Arts Café series at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on March 22. "We, as human beings, need the transformational experiences it provides."
Friesen defined classical music as "that which survives when all else falls away," noting that, in his view, music by people ...