An art exhibition at the Canadian Museum of History is unique in that the people who made it were not artists at all. The exhibition, Picturing Arctic Modernity — Northern Baffin Drawings from 1964, includes 50 drawings gathered by Terry Ryan 54 years ago. Ryan, who
Walter Boudreau has received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his life's work as a composer, conductor, musician and as the artistic director of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec in Montreal. Did you recognize the name? If you didn't, you probably not alone. Not that
A new book has entered the shelves of the Library of Parliament and it includes music written by 40 Canadian composers from sea to sea to sea. The book, titled Canada Mosaic: Sesquies is the end result of a major effort by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Ottawa native and Swiss-based historical bassoonist Andrew Burn is back home to perform three concerts with harpsichordist Marie Bouchard and soprano Marianne Moore. The concerts, at Carleton University, in Perth, Ontario and at Southminster United Church, will feature a program of music by composers of
In the past, luthiers such as Antonio Stradivari would painstakingly piece together a new violin out of special woods. They would mix the varnish that would protect the instrument themselves and then these beautiful pieces of art would be presented to their owner. Stradivari's instruments
Good things do come to those who wait. That's certainly the case for Mark Monahan, the executive director of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. After five years, the legendary Foo Fighters are making an appearance at the festival this summer. The band, formed by the grunge god Dave Grohl,
Sisters Carmen and Yolanda Bruno have come full circle. The Ottawa natives have both returned to Canada after several years in Europe and they are back playing together again, much as they did as young performers. This week, they will be on the stage at the
By Micaal Ahmed Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says “it’s a good bet” the city and the federal government will strike a deal to collaborate on a new $168-million Central Library on the eastern edge of LeBreton Flats. But Watson added the proposed partnership between the Ottawa
Think of Richard Raymond as a kind of Marvel superhero of the piano. Away from the keyboard, the New Brunswick native looks like a bookkeeper, mild-mannered and bespectacled. Sitting in front of it, he’s transformed into a beast, with a commanding presence and bulletproof technique. Raymond,
By Meaghan Richens About 86 per cent of respondents in a recent survey support the City of Ottawa investing in the local music industry. But only 24 per cent of respondents believe that it's possible to make a living in music in the community. The survey of
