Classical – John Wiens, Conductor

My top 5 lessons

Posted on March 26, 2018April 17, 2019 by John Wiens

Music teachers taught me the importance of learning well for public performance, and here are a few of the favorites.

Montreal - my home now for 20 years - is one of Canada's gems. It is a marvelous place to encounter music and make friends and be involved in the arts on many levels. I've been very happy to live here this long - and I thought to share just a few snippits of what life was like in my first decade here.

A Manitoba Upbringing

Posted on February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by John Wiens

We spent the last month or so in Manitoba, and now that I've had enough time to think about it, I'm struck again by where I grew up. I'm really lucky.I grew up in a fantastic musical environment. From my earliest memories as a chorister to when I left, I got the best that Manitoba … Continue reading A Manitoba Upbringing