All Entries Tagged With: "Gilles Apap"

Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival 2008 Highlights

Roughly five hours drive from the Southern Ontario conglomeration that is Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, London, Toronto etc, Ottawa is a bit of a hike. Miss Mussel did consider using ad revenue to fund her trip but then discovered that the $10.42 she has earned since July 2007 would only get her as far as Milton….or [...]

Review: Gilles Apap/KW Symphony/Outwater

This review appears in today’s Mercury. [Actually, as it turns out, it's in tomorrow's paper]

The battle between high and low is one of The Arts’ oldest and most discussed tropes. In the field of music, a subculture that seems to thrive creating dichotomies by the bucketload, there is hardly an issue that ignites the [...]

To Answer Friday’s Question

Is Gilles Apap the real deal or a gimmick?
Miss Mussel is going to have to take the middle road and say a bit of both. She very much liked the idea of him and his ecumenical approach to high and low art but the reality was, admittedly, a tad irritating.
Remember the kid [...]

The Real Deal Or Just Another Gimmick?

Gilles Apap is coming to town tonight as part of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony’s Intersections Series.
Some of the orchestra members are smiling in the video, which makes a pre-concert bet of Real Deal seem prudent. Anyone else seen him?