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Row, Row, Rowing into the record books

The Steveston Maritimes Festival set a Guinness World Record as 180 people successfully sing a relay rendition of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

The Richmond Maritime Festival set a Guinness World Record when 180 people successfully sang a collective relay rendition of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

Requiem for the Glaciers

"I know its a Requiem, but I didn't hear any shots." Orchestra and Chorus perform Paul Walde's Requiem at Farnham Glacier in the Kootenays to draw attention to the world's disappearing Glaciers

“I know its a Requiem, but I didn’t hear any shots.”
Orchestra and Chorus perform Paul Walde’s Requiem at Farnham Glacier in the Kootenays to draw attention to the world’s disappearing Glaciers

Key of X-Flat

 Wolverine: "I can't seem to play anything except triads"

Wolverine: “I can’t seem to play anything except triads”

Celine Dion, Order of Canada

Celine Dion is elevated to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not making free tickets to her Quebec concert available to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic survivors, as Paul McCartney did last week.

Celine Dion is elevated to Companion to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not donating free tickets for her Quebec concert to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic disaster, as Paul McCartney did last week.

Studies show music can lessen pain

Listening to music can lessen children's  perception of pain;  but what if the music is CAUSING the pain?

Listening to music can lessen children’s perception of pain; but what if the music is CAUSING the pain?

Rowdy Venetian Gondoliers could face drug/alcohol testing

"When the moon hits your eye and you're completely pie-eyed, that's amore"

“When the moon hits your eye and you’re completely pie-eyed, that’s amore”

“Keys to the Street”[Glen Gould plays “Oh Canada”]

 Vancouver places free pianos in outdoor public spaces to inspire participation in music and creativity. [You could be the next Glen Gould!]

Vancouver program places free pianos in outdoor public spaces to inspire participation in music and creativity. [You could be the next Glen Gould!]

Farewell Henri Dutilleux, 1916-2013

Gone to a whole distant world, [Tout un Monde Lointain]

Great French composer: gone to a whole distant world, [Tout un Monde Lointain]

Taco Bell [canon] fires “Jack-the Licker”

Taco bell has fired an employee after a video, posted on youtube  showing him licking a stack of taco shells, went viral. [Viruses gone viral?]

Taco Bell has fired an employee after a photo showing him licking a stack of taco shells was posted on Facebook  and went viral.