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A topic was brought up to me about learning about accommodations and inclusivity around learning and performing music. I realized there are two concepts I haven’t discussed yet – decolonization and indigenization.  Decolonization is the ongoing cultural, psychological, and economic liberation of Indigenous people with the goal of achieving Indigenous sovereignty — the right and …

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A question on my mind about AEDI (Anti-Racism Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) is how we can have fruitful conversations with people about these topics. The difficulty is not in trying to educate a group of people who are already interested in these topics – It feels like preaching to the choir. (Haha.) But what about …

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With this month having International Women’s Day I thought that I would include some female composers and artists for you to listen to. Two composers that I thought that I would mention are Alma Mahler and Clara Schumann. Both of these women have connections to husbands who were great and prolific composers but were burdened …

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Today, we reflect on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed annually on March 21st to commemorate the day 69 peaceful protestors were killed by police at a demonstration against racist apartheid laws in Sharpeville, South Africa. In Canada, we acknowledge that much has been done to combat systemic discrimination and racism, …

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The United Nations announced that the 2021 theme for the International Day of Peace is “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. COVID-19 has hit marginalized and underprivileged groups the hardest. While many countries have had access to vaccines, there are still over 100 countries that have limited or no access to vaccines. Hearing …

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To say that the past 2 years have been challenging would be an understatement, and RESOUND Choir was not without its own set of challenges. “Pivoting” was the word used by many organizations during this unprecedented time, and RESOUND Choir was no different. The organization was bolstered up by its dedicated board members, choristers, and …

REACHING UP AND REACHING OUT – DURHAM REGION’S RESOUND CHOIR THRIVES THROUGH PANDEMIC AND CELEBRATES ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY! Read More »

Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most! Memory is something that has always fascinated me. I believe this is because I have always had such a poor one. I always did well in school, and had no problems with concepts, but ask me to memorize something and I struggled mightily. …

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A Favourite Recipe and Family History My dad is first generation Lebanese and as unfortunate as it is that the language didn’t get passed down a generation, at least the foods did.  A while back, I was making M’jedera (lentils & rice) for dinner and thinking I’d like to take a trip to the middle …

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This is the surprising silver lining of the pandemic. I never in a million years would have participated in something like this had there not been a pandemic causing my local choir to go virtual. I joined Eric Whitacre’s VC6 of 17,572 singers to prepare & get over the sheer terror I felt in anticipation …

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