[f_minor] Celebrating Gould in 2012

[James Atkins Pritchard]

There are some wonderful ideas here, especially the multimedia stage
adaption of "The Idea of North".

A few other thoughts:

-a performance of the the Gould String Quartet

-aren't there some Gould transcriptions (e.g. Strauss) that have never been
performed?

-a performance of Hindemith's "Das Marienleben" (Gould loved this work)

-a performance of Strauss's "Enoch Arden"

-a recital of early English keyboard music (e.g. Bull, Byrd, Gibbons) played
on the piano

-a piano recital including Wagner's Siegfried Idyll (and perhaps also the
Meistersinger Overture)

-perhaps a performance of Hindemith's "Ludus Tonalis" (a work Gould never
recorded but should have)

-of course, lots of Bach (including a performance of The Art of Fugue--or
possibly more than one performance--there could be an organ performance, a
piano performance, and a performance by an instrumental ensemble); perhaps
also the complete WTC

-Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues?

-a concert of verse anthems by Orlando Gibbons (Gould loved this music)

-a performance of the fifth Brandenburg Concerto with the piano as the
keyboard instrument

-a screening of the Gould TV documentary about the City of Toronto

-Vincent Tovell would be a great speaker

Just some random ideas...

Best regards,

Jim Pritchard

On 1 March 2011 08:57, Pat <pzumst at bluewin.ch> wrote:

>   G’day all
>
> Well, now that sounds exciting !  I have never been to Canada before. If I
> can catch some Shakespeare and GG I am half on my way !
>
> Ah, finally someone has decided to come up with something interesting. I am
> trolling half baked brainstorm ideas now, if there is something usful then
> good on me, if not no time has been wasted.
>
> - How about a reading of The Three-Cornered world, maybe a stage adaption ?
> GG read the introduction for the CBC in the early 80s.
>
> -- Wouldn’t it be interesting to have his letters and business
> correspondence read aloud by various actors ? He did get “fan mail” or
> messages from people who admired him and he has replied to these as a  vast
> collection of letters testifies.
>
> - Since this would mark Canada’s 145th birthday and Canada Day is in the
> summer (right?) how about a multimedia stage adaption of Idea of North ? It
> has been done before, at least in french.
>
> - Or how about Uri Caine performing the GB’s, including  Klezmer band and
> DJ as he has done on record ?
>
> Me, I am just trolling here. I am sure some creative mind will come up with
> much better ideas. I would like to urge f_minor members to send in ideas, we
> can’t let this opportunity slip past.
>
> Pat
>
>  *From:* JAM / AT <css at sympatico.ca>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 01, 2011 2:21 PM
> *To:* f_minor at glenngould.org
> *Subject:* [f_minor] Celebrating Gould in 2012
>
>
> Perhaps some of you will remember me as the Executive Director of The Glenn
> Gould Foundation in the 1980's and 1990's when we initiated several
> Gould-focused programs in concert with the Gould Estate, the Canadian
> Broadcasting Corporation and the Archival Collection of the Canadian
> government.
>
>
>
> Well, inspired in part by Glenn's activities in Stratford, Ontario, where I
> now live, ten years ago I revived a music festival, called Stratford Summer
> Music, which has subsequently grown into five weeks of diverse programming.
>
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>
> Traditionally it's about this time of year when I start focusing on a
> future season and, indeed, I feel it's time to begin considering how Glenn
> can be saluted in this Canadian city where he appeared in the 1950's and
> 1960's when the Stratford Festival (now known as the Stratford Shakespeare
> Festival) was beginning to build its reputation as a centre of great drama
> and, until the mid-60's, unique music programming.
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> Our goal at Stratford Summer Music is eventually to match the strength of
> the theatre festival with a great music festival.  Next year, 2012, our
> tribute programming to G.G. will be a substantial part of our twelfth
> season.  (2012 is, of course, the 80th anniversary year of Glenn's birth and
> the 30th anniversary of our losing him.)
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>
> What I'd like to ask of all of you is precisely what you would suggest be
> included in Stratford Summer Music's plans for next summer.
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> What music programs?  Other programs... literary, video, technology, new
> media?
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> Whom from the Gould circle would you like to meet if you were to be here in
> Canada for three or four days of a Gould festival in July or August?
>
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> What musicians would you like to see performing during the tribute?
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> What ideas should audiences learn about, or discuss?
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> What themes should be considered as the plans begin to take shape for next
> year?
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> Is there a particular point in the summer when a Gould celebration would
> best be timed?
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> The goal is to create a Gould Gathering in the tradition of what we
> accomplished in years past so that those of you around the world  who
> appreciate G.G.'s creativity and his legacy will seriously think about
> journeying to Stratford to join Canadians in a great event in the summer of
> 2012.
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> This is the beginning of my planning.  All your ideas are welcomed.
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> Perhaps what I'm asking of you might even lead to a dialogue here on the
> site.
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> Eagerly I hope to hear from you either via f_minor or, if you prefer to be
> in private touch with me, through my festival email address:
> jmiller at stratfordsummermusic.ca
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> Sincere Thanks!
> John Miller
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