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Heidi McKenzie

Mulroney: The Opera

by Heidi McKenzie
April 1, 2011April 15, 2022
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At its core, the new Canadian film Mulroney: The Opera by Larry Weinstein is an intertwining tale of boy meets girl.

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Lesley Barber: Composer Extraordinaire

by Heidi McKenzie
February 1, 2011April 17, 2022
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Composer Lesley Barber is one of those artists who is constantly ahead of the curve. A look at her work from When Night Is Falling to Marion Bridge.

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Soundscaping: Aaron Davis

by Heidi McKenzie
September 1, 2010April 18, 2022
Industry

Aaron Davis is an eclectic composer, arranger and keyboardist who is equally known as a founding member of the Holly Cole Trio and as a prolific composer of film music.

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Soundscaping: David Wall, chameleon composer

by Heidi McKenzie
April 1, 2010April 18, 2022
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I’m not the centre of attention. The music is not the point of it. The music is one ingredient, which I really, really like.” - David Wall

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Soundscaping: The Talented Mr. Danna

by Heidi McKenzie
February 1, 2010April 18, 2022
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Composer Mychael Danna on his career composing film scores for works by directors like Atom Egoyan, Deepa Mehta, and Mira Nair.

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Soundscaping: Phil Strong and Laurel MacDonald

by Heidi McKenzie
September 1, 2009April 22, 2022
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Writing a piece about Phil Strong, the film score composer, would be wholly incomplete without including his life partner, Laurel MacDonald.

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Soundscaping: The Art of Snow

by Heidi McKenzie
February 1, 2009April 25, 2022
Features

McKenzie profiles Michael Snow, a great Canadian icon who has made music, film and art for more than 50 years.

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Soundscaping: Robert Marcel Lepage

by Heidi McKenzie
November 1, 2008April 23, 2022
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Composer Robert Marcel Lepage shares his working philosophy with McKenzie in this extended Soundscaping column.

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Life Drawings

by Heidi McKenzie
April 1, 2008May 11, 2022
Features

Animated documentary should not be thought of as a strange hybrid at the margins, but one of the central forms of documentary film since its inception.

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Soundscaping: Making Beautiful Music Together

by Heidi McKenzie
April 1, 2008May 11, 2022
Features

Alex Pauk and Alexina Louie are established art music composers on the Canadian musical landscape based in Toronto.

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