Summer Solstice Series
Daniel Vnukowski, in his role as both Artistic Director and concert pianist, announces a new series of 4 virtual events during the month of June.
The Story Behind The Iconic Song “Over The Rainbow”
“Over the Rainbow” is perhaps the most renowned and iconic song of the 20th century and is often synonymous with the Jewish experience of WWII.
Is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birthday an April Fool’s joke?
For years, we’ve been told to use April 1 as the Russian master’s official birthday and this has been confirmed by the Name Authority File on record at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Yet, Rachmaninoff himself celebrated his birthdays on April...
Livestreaming Story Featured in the Los Angeles Times
Daniel’s livestreaming story was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times.
Livestreaming – A Case Study
By Daniel Vnukowski “The business of art is no longer the communication of thoughts or feelings which are to be conceptually ordered, but a direct participation in an experience,” wrote Marshall McLuhan in 1951. A tiny strand of RNA has completely altered...
Seven Steps To Dramatically Improve Your Livestreams
A reprint of an article published in the Sept/Oct Issue of Canadian Musician Magazine. “What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down,” says George in Frank Capra’s bittersweet comedy. Yes, It’s a...
RIP Leon Fleisher
May you rest in peace, Leon Fleisher! Leon was one of my most influential teachers who helped shape my understanding of music as I know it today. Anyone who had the privilege of working with him, was immediately taken on an inquisitive quest from day one – a...
A Stroke of Genius
Daniel’s improv session in the style of Beethoven featured on Classical FM with 55,000 FB shares.
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Thank you The Toronto Star for covering our summer music festival.
"The enterprising pianist Daniel Vnukowski's Collingwood Summer Music Festival offers drive-in concerts with performance enhanced by projections on a 900-square-foot screen."
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@Collingwood Summer Music Festival; Daniel Vnukowski, AD
An honour to share the stage with Graham Greene and listen to his remarkable stories of growing up as a boy on Six Nations Reserve.
Aside from his breakthrough role as Kicking Bird in Kevin Kostner's Dances With Wolves for which he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor, he's played everyone from an old Jewish man to a black transvestite. He's won Gemini Awards and the Earle Grey Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy of Canadian Film and Television.
Special thanks to Tjalling Photography for the photo.
#GrahamGreene #danceswithwolves #indigenouspeople #collingwoodfest
