Snapd A musical revolution is underway and it's happening right here in the East side. The Urban Orchestra brings classical music to audiences with a fresh perspective and intimate experience, seating people only a few feet away from the musicians. Kim Stockwood and Murray Foster, President of The Urban Orchestra, hosted a musical celebration and fundraiser…
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Great Dark Wonder Tory Cassis, Murray Foster, and Jeff Ulster have each enjoyed significant careers, but (as for other musicians) there were still some musical avenues awaiting exploration. As The Lesters, they have been walking one of those avenues (mixing folk, jazz, and pop) for some fifteen years now, and finally are releasing their debut…
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Sheridan College Sheridan College’s Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP), under the leadership of Michael Rubinoff, Associate Dean, Visual and Performing Arts, is an international centre of excellence for the development of new musicals in Canada. Since its inception in 2011, 15 shows have been incubated and continue their development in various stages: Four have enjoyed…
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By Brad Wheeler The Globe & Mail On his forthcoming album, Ron Sexsmith sings about Trinity Bellwoods Park, his long-time neighbourhood. Man at the Gate (1913) is a poignant ballad inspired by Toronto lore and a century-old postcard. Mr. Sexsmith, a city fixture and a three-time Juno award winner, wrote it before moving to Stratford,…
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From Re:Sound Murray Foster has spent the last 30 years playing in some of Canada’s most popular bands, including Great Big Sea and Moxy Früvous. He’s toured the world, seen more than one of his albums go platinum, and is still heavily involved in the music scene today as a musician in several bands. When he’s…
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By Jane Van Den Dries The Brock News MBA students from Brock’s Goodman School of Business will be spreading holiday cheer next week at St. Catharines Hospital. Fifteen students have formed a choir and will be carolling in the hospital lobby for patients and their families at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Goodman School…
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By Tony Saxon Guelph Mercury The spring of 1917 in Guelph comes to the grounds of McCrae House starting Wednesday, courtesy of Sons of '17. The two-man play features Mike Ford and Murray Foster as a pair of musicians that meet to rehearse songs for soldier recruitment. The show, which runs Wednesday to Saturday until July…
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By Jim Barber Music Life Magazine While pursuing a successful career on the stage and on both the big and small screen, Laura Tremblay never lost sight of her long-held childhood goal of becoming a singer, songwriter and recording artist. With an array of film and TV roles to her credit, including Paranormal Witness, Ben-Hur,…
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Murray Foster shares how to find the next door in your career at the Connected Circle Live Show! on March 7th, 2016.
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By Josh O'Kane Globe and Mail When Great Big Sea went on hiatus a couple of years back, Murray Foster was faced, he says, with “putting together another jigsaw puzzle of income.” After a dozen years with the band, he began looking for ways to put his talents to work. But he was resourceful. The…
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