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Winnipeg teen shares love of classical music with international ‘army’ of collaborators
COVID-19 pandemic.Clarinetist Kara Hackford, a Grade 12 student at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, told 680 CJOB her ambitious “Karanet’s Army” project stemmed from a desire to keep up the momentum she had going as an aspiring classical musician in 2019.“I was winning auditions, and I was on the radio another time, and I thought I lost all of that totally,” she said, “so I wanted to create an opportunity that could help musicians everywhere.” Live from the front porch: Winnipeg’s new DIY classical, jazz concert series That opportunity, Karanet’s Army, is an ever-growing and ever-evolving group of young musicians from around the world — including Canada, France, Mexico, and beyond — who team up to tackle classical masterpieces from the