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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, January 11, 2012 · 16 Two musical paths converge on hybrid classical CD By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Though they have two distinct musical careers, Oakville's Stuart Zaltz and his collaborator Alexander Mishnaevski joined forces to produce a classical album together. The album, titled Symphony of Life, is the first CD under the name they gave themselves, a group called Two Circles Music Company. The group name is in reference to the two having distinct musical backgrounds. Zaltz is a classically-trained musician who formed a rock band in the '80s and later went on to have a solo rock career. Now, he's turned to writing music for television shows. The Tecumseh, Michigan resident Mishnaevski emigrated from Russia and graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Now, he's the principal violist with the world-renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has performed with orchestras around the world. "He's a top 20 or 30 violist in the world," Zaltz said. After a chance meeting, the pair decided to collaborate on music and produced the fully-orchestrated CD, which is a cross between classical and more contemporary Artscene submitted photo the Symphony: Oakville's Stuart Zaltz (left) and his collaborator Alexander Mishnaevski combined their musical talents to release a classical album, titled Symphony of Life. It is available at www.twocirclesmusicco.com. music. "It's certainly a hybrid and that would include classical music, rock and pop. It's a full band with strings, a chamber orchestra basically," Zaltz said. The bulk of the album was recorded in Zaltz's home studio in Oakville and mixed at Phase One Studios in Toronto. However, See Musician page 17 Book launch Africa on display michael ivanin / oakville beaver James Hoggett / special to the beaver with a different drummer: Oakville author Susan Crossman, writer of Shades of Teale, is pictured at A Different Drummer Books in Burlington during a book launch she held last month. The novel is available at www.shadesofteale.com. at art show: Oakville's Caleb Invidiata recently held an art exhibit of his photographs taken during his family's trip to South Africa. The exhibit was held at the African Cafe in Oakville.