Twenty years on, Andrew Burashko’s Art of Time Ensemble continues to have a unique place in Toronto’s cultural life. The final best-of program, mixing music with poetry and theatre, runs May 9 to 11 at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre. What they found was a big surprise: “Initially I thought I would be inviting people from outside the classical music world into my world,” Burashko says. ( SARAH DEA / Sarah Dea )Even more interesting is how, for many people who come to Art of Time concerts, this is their only exposure to art music. For full details on the Art of Time Ensemble’s Best of Words and Music program, visit artoftimeensemble.com Classical music writer John Terauds is a freelance contributor for the Star, based in Toronto.

Source: thestar May 08, 2019 17:26 UTC