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The Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
King of Kings: Orchestral Transcriptions of Bach by Andrew Davis album review – the late conductor's first love
Long before he became a conductor, Andrew Davis was an organist. As a teenager he had played the organ at the Palace theatre, Watford, and in the 1960s studied at the Royal College of Music before becoming organ scholar at King's College, Cambridge; he began his professional career as the keyboard player for the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. In the last two years of his life, Davis returned to the music that had been his first love by making orchestral versions of some of JS Bach's organ works. In 2023, he began to record a selection of his orchestrations with the BBC Philharmonic for Chandos, but when he died in April last year just four arrangements had been recorded, and Martyn Brabbins stepped in to complete the project with the orchestra the following September. The result is a sequence that begins with the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, which Davis has orchestrated in a relatively restrained way, especially when compared with the spectacular version that Leopold Stokowski famously concocted for Walt Disney's Fantasia, and it ends with the E flat St Anne Prelude and Fugue, while in between there is a series of chorale preludes, arranged like the bigger works in an unshowy but always thoroughly musical way: for instance, the Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, Dich zu Uns Wend becomes a busy instrumental movement that could have come out of the Brandenburg Concertos. The most interesting of the arrangements, though, is the one that Davis made a decade earlier than all the rest, of the great Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, whose more fastidious, almost pointillist orchestration recalls Webern's famous version of the six-part ricercare from Bach's Musical Offering. Modest these pieces may be, but they are a touching memorial to a fine, much missed conductor. This article includes content hosted on We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as the provider may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Listen on Apple Music (above) or Spotify
Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- Toronto Sun
Immigration to Canada not a right, Saskatchewan court rules
Decision stems from applicant's ties to India-based travel broker allegedly offering bogus degrees and job offer letters Immigrating to Canada is not a right, a Saskatchewan court has ruled. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY The case, as reported by Blacklock's Reporter, stems from a lab technician from India whose decision to use a sketchy immigration broker resulted in her work permit being revoked. Try refreshing your browser, or Immigration to Canada not a right, Saskatchewan court rules Try refreshing your browser, or Article content 'Foreign nationals do not have a right to immigrate to Canada,' wrote Justice Andrew Davis, of the province's Court of King's Bench. 'Neither is there any right to a privileged immigration process.' The technician was granted a work permit under the 'occupation in demand' category of Saskatchewan's Immigrant Nominee Program, which was revoked due to her decision to employ Travel Jockey Immigration & Holidays of Surat, India — located about 300 km north of Mumbai. Evidence entered during the hearing included allegations that Travel Jockey offered fake job offer letters and fake college degrees for $1,000 a piece, and the would-be technician's permit was revoked despite her denials and explanations of irregularities in her application. 'Program integrity is essential to a workable immigration system,' Davis wrote in his decision, adding the province was broad powers in accepting or denying immigrants. 'It is essential to maintaining public confidence in and support for a government's immigration policies.'
CTV News
14-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Employment numbers up Nationally but not in the Maritimes
Nationally, Canada added 83,000 jobs in June, marking the first increase in employment since January and dropping the unemployment rate slightly to 6.9 per cent. But the three Maritime provinces saw slight increases to their unemployment rates. Maritime unemployment rates for June were: Prince Edward Island: 8.6 per cent, up 0.4 per cent from May Nova Scotia: 6.7 per cent, up 0.2 per cent from May New Brunswick: 7.3 per cent, up 1 per cent from May Nova Scotia lost 3,400 jobs in June, with the majority of the losses in the accommodation and food services sector, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures. Dennis Campbell, CEO and president of Ambassatour Gray Line said the hiring landscape looked different in the Spring. 'There was a better or more supply of available students than we had seen in previous years,' said Campbell. The increase in job seekers may point to a tightening labour market or a sluggish start to the summer tourism season said Acadia University economist Andrew Davis. 'Month-to-month numbers can be noisy but 3,400 jobs is not a small amount considering the size of the province,' said Davis. 'If this was Ontario that wouldn't be very much but 3,400 jobs for Nova Scotia is a reasonable number you might dig into a little bit.' Davis said he isn't surprised by the increase in Maritime unemployment given the interconnectivity between economies. Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia executive director Natasha Chestnut told CTV News the industry doesn't put much emphasis on monthly statistics and tends to focus on quarterly trends but expects the job numbers to rebound as the summer season ramps up. Chestnut also pointed to the weather in May and June and the stretch of rainy weekends which does impact the food service industry.
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Pets rescued from Texas flood waters remain unclaimed as owners' fate is unknown
Their hopeful faces are sure to break the hearts of animal lovers everywhere, as these dogs and cats have yet to learn if their owners survived the Texas floods. Around 20 pets members are now in the custody of the Hill County SPCA where they are being lovingly cared for after they were plucked from the waters of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. 'If animals could talk, their stories would be incredible,' Andrew Davis, executive director of the Hill Country SPCA, told Daily Mail. 'We've had situations where a Chihuahua was up on a bookcase that was six or eight feet high, and the waterline was up to the next to last shelf. The dog was up there just scared to death and tried to find the highest place it could, and fortunately the water didn't go all the way up so the dog was saved.' Some of survival stories were made more incredible because the pets were pregnant. 'It's kind of a natural instinct that we see, which is the same with humans, is when the water rises, to get to the highest point possible,' Davis explained. After being found on the tops of trees of underneath collapsed home, the creatures are checked medically and then sent to a foster home to await reunification. However, many of the animals Hill County SPCA has taken have not been claimed. As of now, there is no process or plan in place for how long the animals will be allowed to sit and wait for their owner. Those owners may have drowned or may be so overwhelmed with grief and the loss of their home that they're unable to claim their pet back. 'We don't know, so right now, we're kind of in a limbo state,' he said. 'We're going to obviously hold on and help as long as we can, and when they tell us, from a governmental standpoint, that we're good to intake them us our own, then we'll definitely do everything we can to get them adopted. But we don't know, timewise, what the legalities of that is and kind of taking it day by day.' So far, at least 130 people declared dead and another 160 are missing, local officials said Monday morning. Rescuers have refused to put a timeline on their efforts. Additionally, these pets are under protective order, meaning the organizations that are currently sheltering them can't just adopt them out. Donations from across the nation, in the form of Amazon orders, have flooded the Hill Country SPCA in the days after the July 4 floods, the organization told Daily Mail Instead local officials will dictate when and what happens to them. In other cases, the owners are alive, but don't have a place to live since their home was destroyed by the water. 'The cat was missing for a couple of days but fortunately returned, but the owner doesn't have a place to stay where she can keep the cat. So we took the cat in and the cat still had mud on its tail from coming through all the muck and mud it had to experience,' Davis recalled.' In the meantime, donations and resources from people wanting to help have flooded in, the director of the SPCA added. In the hours after the July 4 floods, the organization posted a wish list to its social media, asking for help caring for additional animals. Within days, the entire Amazon wish list had been fulfilled, with mountains of boxes showing up to their offices. 'It's been so heartwarming,' the no-kill shelter stated.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Beach barbecue for people with dementia and their carers
A care company hosted a beach barbecue for people with dementia and their carers. Right at Home Bournemouth and Poole took ten people to Branksome Beach on Thursday, July 10, for a dementia-friendly Big Green Barbecue. The event was part of a nationwide initiative led by Dementia Adventure and supported by Right at Home. The barbecue was for people with or without dementia, as well as their carers and families. It aimed to provide an opportunity for Right at Home clients, their family carers, and Right at Home care assistants and their families to enjoy the beach, connect with others and enjoy nature. Right at Home managed to overcome logistical, accessibility and weather-related challenges to ensure everyone could enjoy the beach safely. Andrew Davis, managing director of Right at Home Bournemouth and Poole, said: "This event is about togetherness. "We want to create a space where people of all ages feel welcome, especially those our clients and their families. "It's a chance to slow down, be outside, and enjoy a great day in great company." The event featured activities such as a sing-along, beach games and paddling in the sea. People could also enjoy refreshments and entertainment. The event followed a successful picnic during National Picnic Week in June.
