tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:45:22 +0000ChristoffNote MakerLiz MurrayMs. Bach :)Adam LazzaratoDJ YoungAllison SchwartzBren FinanJean-Marie MELEKamila DameronLori LewisPenny JohnsonYuka Zuver<br>"All the music that really interests me -- not just some of it, all of it -- is contrapuntal music." - Glenn Gould, 1982 <br><br>contrapuntal |ˌkäntrəˈpəntl| adjective Music of or in counterpoint. • (of a piece of music) with two or more independent melodic lines.http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)Blogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-8483055091397353616Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:09:00 +00002011-07-11T11:15:20.407-04:00The Glenn Gould Foundation thanks all its readers and contributors to The Contrapuntal Blog. Since the release of our new website in March 2010, we have created a new space for creative Submissions and have wrapped up the Blog for the time being. Please visit us at www.glenngould.ca for updates on our activities. Sincerely,The Glenn Gould Foundation Teamhttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/07/thanks-for-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-4801278918203263876Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-12-23T17:02:56.063-05:00DJ YoungDJ Young hails from the Pacific Northwest. She grew up on the island of Wrangell, Alaska, surrounded by Tlingets, drunken lumbermen and lots of water. When she wasn't climbing trees and stealing cigarettes she enjoyed listening to tales of mystical land otters, ravens and cholera epidemics. As young musician in college she came across Gould's '81 recordings of the Goldberg Variations and has http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/12/dj-youngs-introduction-to-goldberg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-2173743476153069924Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:28:00 +00002009-11-19T16:28:32.405-05:00Adam LazzaratoBelow is a video of Christian Vasquez conducting the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra playing "Castellanos - Santa Cruz de Pacairigua" in rehearsal before the October 29, 2009 Youth Concert at the Rogers Centre presented by Rogers for over 14,700 students across Ontario. Enjoy! Stay tuned for more!http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/11/exclusive-video-from-celebration-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-706863003006544088Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:50:00 +00002009-11-02T15:02:03.884-05:00Adam LazzaratoThe below blog post is also a Google Wave wave. View the wave to see screen shots of the app! Adam Lazzarato (@adamlazzarato) is a 19-year-old Intern at The Glenn Gould Foundation. He is responsible for overseeing the Contrapuntal Blog and tweeting for the Glenn Gould Foundation at @GlennGouldFndn. His musical tastes consist of mainly North American indie rock, but over his time at the Glenn http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/10/bravo-gustavo-iphone-app-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-3481422596324460819Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:32:00 +00002009-09-18T11:36:10.476-04:00Penny Johnson Hello all! To give a quick report on the new documentary that screened at TIFF this week - Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould - I am happy to report that this will likely become the gauge by which we measure the quality of future films about Gould.&nbsp; It is a brilliant and highly accurate piece of work, in that the many interviews conducted, were done with those who were closest tohttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/09/genius-within-inner-life-of-glenn-gould.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-7153620138365319268Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:41:00 +00002009-09-07T23:24:21.235-04:00ChristoffGlenn Gould once said that he would stop playing the piano at the age of fifty. This happened in fact—just not in the way that he had in mind. The idea was that he would then move on to some other pursuit. Probably conducting, or further explorations in documentary radio production. This is what you would expect. But I think it would have been interesting if GG had branched out in completely newhttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-horizons_07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christoff)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-7241363597046234206Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-09-02T11:36:14.507-04:00Kamila DameronThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing. Kamila Dameron is a 20 year old student in Seattle majoring in English and Journalism. She is a closet pianist, and has studied on and off for nearly 15 years. Contact Kamila: kamiladameron@http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/09/guest-blogger-kamila-dameron.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-2870843112194560646Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:11:00 +00002009-08-24T15:04:19.152-04:00DJ YoungThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.DJ Young hails from the Pacific Northwest. She grew up on the island of Wrangell, Alaska, surrounded by Tlingets, drunken lumbermen and lots of water. When she wasn't climbing trees and stealing http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/guest-blogger-dj-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-4395286478209050713Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:21:00 +00002011-07-11T11:01:01.576-04:00Allison SchwartzThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.Allison Schwartz is an architect.Gustavo Dudamel plays in LA VEGAEdit (Aug. 28, 2009): Three amazing videos of the eventOn Sunday August 2nd, I visited the barrio La Vega to see a free musical http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/guest-blogger-allison-schwartz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-1145817397262796800Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:28:00 +00002009-08-20T11:27:27.836-04:00Bren FinanThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.Brendan Finan is an Irish composer, piano teacher and technology obsessive. He keeps a blog at www.brendanfinan.com, a Twitter page (@TheMadderHat) and runs a (usually) weekly podcast called Classicalhttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/guest-blogger-bren-finan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-502820992066857196Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:34:00 +00002009-08-20T11:27:51.402-04:00Adam LazzaratoThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.Adam Lazzarato (@adamlazzarato) is a 19-year-old Intern at The Glenn Gould Foundation. He is responsible for overseeing the Contrapuntal Blog and tweeting for the Glenn Gould Foundation at @http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/guest-blogger-adam-lazzarato.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-9186393629095074657Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:37:00 +00002009-08-20T11:28:11.432-04:00Jean-Marie MELEThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.Jean-Marie MELE (jme@acklabs.net) is a thirty-something consultant in Information Technology Security living a quiet life in France. He was introduced very early to music and although he did not took http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/07/guest-blogger-jean-marie-mele.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-6171788519630958458Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:08:00 +00002009-08-20T11:28:32.644-04:00Lori LewisThis is the next post in The Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.Lori Lewis (@EverydayOpera) has spent her lifetime in music. Her childhood was consumed with its enjoyment and participation. She embarked on her first career in Radio just to be around the music and http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/07/this-is-next-post-in-contrapuntal-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-2839979479514083602Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:57:00 +00002009-07-29T22:32:58.073-04:00ChristoffA Möbius strip is a one-sided object. It is constructed by taking a strip of paper, giving it a half-twist and joining the ends together. In theory, however, a perfect Möbius strip is unbroken—i.e. it does not involve joining two ends together, but is seamless.The Möbius strip is a kind of infinite loop. If you were to walk along its length you would cover both "sides" without crossing an edge, http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/07/gg-mobius.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christoff)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-2409705644184047130Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:19:00 +00002009-07-27T09:32:45.132-04:00Yuka ZuverThe Contrapuntal Blog Guest Blogger Series begins now. The purpose is to showcase some of the worlds most passionate and creative Gould fans' creations through photo, video and writing.Yuka Zuver (@StudioDaCapo) is a Japanese-born self-taught pencil artist.Over the past few years she has focused her drawing talent on portraits including Glenn Gould.The late Canadian pianist has been the main http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/07/guest-blogger-yuka-zuver.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Contrapuntal Blog)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-8742617143485764872Sat, 16 May 2009 21:23:00 +00002009-07-27T09:55:17.521-04:00ChristoffSome time ago we considered the possibility that Glenn Gould would have benefited from today's technology to do stuff that he wanted to do but wasn't possible at the time. Imagine what GG could have done with today's information technologies. It may have produced some awesome results. Or maybe not. If you've ever found that the internet can be a more pernicious time-waster than TV ever was, thenhttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/05/prospects-of-cyberchondria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christoff)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-4911840237797503624Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:21:00 +00002009-07-27T09:55:43.577-04:00ChristoffGlenn Gould called himself “the last Puritan”—a claim consistent with his seemingly Gnostic attitude toward the physical world. He took no pleasure in eating, could not tolerate alcohol, avoided physical contact with other people, had minimal regard for his personal appearance, lived in a Spartan apartment outfitted with dull, functional furniture, and had an almost allergic aversion to color. http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-cole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christoff)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-4487813395679107834Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:03:00 +00002009-07-14T12:24:40.568-04:00Note MakerMy latest trial by fumbling is Bach's Prelude No. 3. It is beautiful and tricky and this edition includes an awkward page turn after 12 bars. Like many adults attempting to master piano, I have a sense of how I wish to render the piece (though it often sounds like RENDING), if only the synapses would fire properly. I want the poco dims and the poco crescs to come out subtly, sensitively, http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-you-want-to-play-bachs-prelude-no-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-622436577206855091Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:35:00 +00002009-07-27T09:57:29.274-04:00ChristoffThroughout his professional life Glenn Gould was in touch with the latest developments in technology. It wasn't simply a matter of keeping "up to date" with it but more of being inspired by it. New innovations in recording and broadcast technologies stimulated Gould's creative mind to imagine new artistic possibilities in much the same way as they did for contemporary rock musicians such as The http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/02/man-of-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christoff)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-2278967309811186830Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:13:00 +00002009-01-27T12:15:49.492-05:00Liz MurrayOver the past six months, I have listened to the Goldberg Variations, watched Thirty Two Short Films, pondered the Solitude Trilogy. I have looked at pictures, met countless people who have been deeply touched by Mr. Gould, read many articles and interviews. Yet I still do not know. There is still so much to learn about Mr. Gould.Thankfully, I do not walk alone. Every young grasshopper needs a http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-pleasure-that-is-bound-to-satisfy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-271004618442565894Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:06:00 +00002009-07-27T09:56:42.615-04:00ChristoffThere's an unusual amount of interest in Glenn Gould's eating habits—mainly, I guess, because he didn't eat very much, so it so it ties in to the ascetic quality of his personna.You probably know that Gould was a frequent patron of Fran's Restaurant, and I can think of at least three good reasons why he would be. First, Fran's served the kind of food that, for a long time, was the only kind of http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/01/theres-unusual-amount-of-interest-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christoff)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-8657075149978265286Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:06:00 +00002009-07-14T12:25:24.989-04:00Note MakerPischna (peesh nuh) n. A set of sadistic finger exercises designed to destroy an amateur pianist's self-esteem.I am addressing my fingers. Trying to be reasonable with them. Giving them a good shaking to rid them of tension and hostility. Cracking the knuckles to re-align them. They are ignoring me. In fact, they are doing whatever the hell they want because I am imposing Pischna on http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/01/glenn-saves-me-from-pischna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-4353994508289820352Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:22:00 +00002008-12-18T14:50:13.860-05:00Liz MurrayWhat a chaotic season! I have been so busy with my work at the Foundation, holiday plans, shopping, card signing, baking...I have a hunch that as soon as I beat a cold, someone else passes a new one on to me, leading to the perpetual illness. I cannot wait for the holidays, where I will sit with my family and army of cats (My mother kindly allows me to bring my two critters home to visit with herhttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-would-mr-gould-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-1548553702351774862Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:59:00 +00002009-07-14T12:25:58.725-04:00Ms. Bach :)In 14 days into Christmas, I know about what to get for Mr. Pianossisimo, my piano teacher, for Christmas. Mr Pianossisimo is a Chopin fan. I have an idea about a gift. Can you guess?Here are the hints:1. This thingy is already out of stock in Amazon.com. Luckily, Ms. Mommy Bach placed the order before it is out-of-stock. She is always so fast :) When Ms. Mommy Bach plays piano, her rhythm ishttp://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-to-get-for-mr-pianossisimo-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006295615363239355.post-5149127859154469600Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:20:00 +00002008-12-08T12:27:41.523-05:00Liz MurrayMy cats are viciously attacking me. Why won't you let me sleep?!? My alarm clock loudly blares. All hopes of falling back to sleep are lost. I look out my window and discover a snow covered roof. That does not bode well for my trek to work. I climb out of bed. I am so cold. I walk to the bathroom. The toilet overflows. This is clearly not my day. With the first big snowfall, the subway is packed.http://theglenngouldfoundation.blogspot.com/2008/12/snowy-surprise-well-mannered-storm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0