Curmudgeon at large; writes a bit
Vancouver, British Columbia
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David Gordon Duke retweeted
When I said it wouldn’t be much work, I meant it wouldn’t be much work for me.
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Have critics become softer with time?
Undeniably if reviews from @TheStradMag in the 90’s are anything to go by!
The reviews are fierce, big names regularly taken down with no holding back!!!
Review: Vancouver Opera sets the stage for comedy Don Pasquale. vancouversun.com/entertainme…
Im a very big fan of advanced degrees for those who have an aptitude for them. But this thread brings up important issues to think about
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Witold Lutosławski passed away 30 years ago on this day.
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Anna Dowsley singing Bolcom? It might just be the perfect combination. Catch the national tour between February 20 and March 10. Book today: bit.ly/LongLostLoves
📹 Anna Dowsley and Michael Curtain performing 'Amor' by William Bolcom
Well: imagine the BBC reviving Excursion
On yer bike in the Playlister @BBCRadio3 today. It's by the Canadian composer Jean Coulthard, from her ballet Excursion. Where to from Bicycle Parade - which is about a bunch of disaffected youths careering around on a quayside?
David Gordon Duke retweeted
We never eliminate departments. Some departments go extinct because they can’t adapt.
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Manchester Guardian editorial, September 11 1908: 'We cannot understand to what practical use a flying machine that is heavier than air can be put.'
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Huge congratulations to our Maestro @johnstorgards on his new position at @TurkuPhil!
(Don’t worry he’s not leaving us! 😊)
Exciting news - John Storgårds is our new Chief Conductor!
- It is a great joy and honor to take on the role, responsibility, and task of Chief Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Storgårds comments.
Read more: tfo.fi/en/news/2024-01-24_jo…
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The composer Unsuk Chin will receive the 2024 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize @EvS_Musik, worth €250,000.
VANCOUVER – Tianyi Lu conducted the Vancouver Symphony in the Canadian premiere of Jennifer Higdon's Mandolin Concerto (composer at right) in three venues, and the Sitkovetsky Trio offered Julia Adolphe's new Etched in Smoke and Light. search.app/cRLnqVwbrh614tg68
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The students were very upset that they couldn’t skip your class today because you were striking.
400-odd corrections? About right for an orchestral piece being put right for posterity. (I have another big editing project this year — a piece double the length of Bax’s opus: thoughts and prayers)
I adore Arnold Bax's music, so it was a joy to be asked to edit Spring Fire in 2023. Now that Bax is public domain and the 400-odd corrections have been made, I can announce that John Wilson and @BBCPhilharmonic will be recording this edition in Feb 2024!
Of course the WS of yore was better; but this doesn’t stop Vancouvians continuing to go. But bring back the chicken pot pie!
Canada has many iconic restaurants, and I am exploring the history of many of them.
Today, I am looking at White Spot!
The story of White Spot begins with Nat Bailey in the early-1920s. Back then, he operated a travelling lunch counter in Vancouver out of his 1918 Model T.
Out of his car, he sold hotdogs for a dime and ice cream for a nickel.
The business was a success and in 1928, the first White Spot restaurant opened.
The name for White Spot came from a friend who didn't like the original name of Granville Barbecue. The White Spot name was inspired by a similar restaurant name in Los Angeles. At the time, Los Angeles had the nickname of "White Spot of America".
The first White Spot was built in the Marpole neighbourhood in Vancouver and had the name White Spot Barbecue Sandwiches.
In 1935, Bailey partnered with a local farmer to secure potatoes for the company's signature fries.
This was the only restaurant in the chain for several decades, but it did fantastic business. By 1955, 10,000 cars visited the restaurant each day.
Bailey retired from the business in 1968 and it was sold to General Foods. Peter Toigo, a local businessman, then bought the business. His sons took it over in 1993 after his death.
It was not until 1993 that White Spot started to franchise. By this point, it was phasing out the drive-thru and turning itself into a restaurant. By 1999, several BC Ferries had White Spot restaurants on them.
By 2012, there were 64 White Spot restaurants in Canada, and 62 Triple O's locations. Triple O's is the quick-service brand of White Spot, named for its hamburger sauce that was introduced in 1960.
Today, White Spot and Triple O's is found in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, China, South Korea and in over 100 locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
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