Category: Arts

I was watching a Mitsubishi car commercial and all I could think was “Et tu Brute?

Accordion strapped to his chest, Greg Furlong leads a group of singers, arranged in a line by pitch from soprano to tenor. The choir sings a lively tune called “Ring Like A Bell” which is about ending wars.

As the old adage goes, if it’s not “Baroque”, then don’t fix it. But for the musicians who are a part of Tafelmusik, a baroque orchestra and chamber choir, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“Obscuro” may sound like a magician’s moniker, “C-86” like the latest city bylaw and “Emo” the name of a small township outside of Thunder Bay.