Arts·Q with Tom Power
The musician and broadcaster talks to Q’s Tom Power about his new book, Tom Allen’s Classical Musick Almynack, which takes a look at classical music over the course of a calendar year.
The musician and broadcaster talks to Q’s Tom Power about his new book, Tom Allen’s Classical Musick Almynack
CBC Arts · Posted: Nov 21, 2025 10:20 AM EST | Last Updated: November 21
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Tom Allen in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
For decades, Tom Allen has been boosting the nation’s knowledge of classical music. He’s the host of the CBC music show About Time, as well as a musician and concert host. But now, Allen has turned his attention to a new format: the almanac. His book Tom Allen’s Classical Musick Almynack takes a look at classical music over the course of a calendar year, including key dates, facts and stories for each month, along with recipes, quizzes and musical activities. Allen sits down with Tom Power to tell us why he wanted to embrace this old calendar form, and why he’s so keen to spread the word when it comes to classical music.
LISTEN | Tom Allen’s full interview with Tom Power:
19:01Tom Allen’s new book is an almanac for classical music lovers
The full interview with Tom Allen is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Tom Allen produced by Ben Edwards.
