The axiom “history is written by the victors” is, in essence, a grim twist of the truism “perspective is everything.” War artists have influenced that perspective, often as a counter to propaganda, even when dispatched by the victors. The art of Mary Riter Hamilton offers
May 7, 1824 is a special moment in the history of music. It's the day Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna. In its premiere, the Ninth was unlike anything heard before and it remains such a towering achievement that it comes back to concert stages again
For past several years, Southminster United Church has emerged as a centre for music in Ottawa South. Much of that is due to the church's energetic music director Roland Graham. Graham has programmed a lively once a week noon hour concert series called Doors Open
Pulling into the homestretch of their Beethoven symphony cycle, Alexander Shelley and NACO laid down rousing, passionate performances of the Seventh and Eighth Thursday night. Speaking to the audience, Shelley mentioned that as red-hot as his tempi may seem, they were still slower than the actual
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is seen as the great composer's towering achievement in a career full of superlatives. That he was deaf when he wrote it makes it even more unbelievable. That act of creation despite the odds is something that Jessica Holmes thinks a lot about. She is
Chaos promises to be one of the benchmarks of this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival. Not that the festival itself, running Sept. 26-30 and featuring 161 films plus other events, will be chaotic. After more than four decades, it tends to tick over smoothly. But many of
Roxanne Goodman has heard this line before: 'I can't join a choir, I can't sing.' She knows it's not always true because she used to say it herself. Believe it or not the 54 year old singer and choir director of Ottawa's popular soul and gospel ensemble
Alexander Shelley and NACO pressed on with their Beethoven Symphony cycle on Wednesday night, ticking the Fourth and Sixth off their list. There’s an old wives’ tale in classical music that Beethoven’s even-numbered symphonies are somehow “not as good” as his odd-numbered ones. Certainly by Beethoven’s
At 16, Sarah Weinman was a Nepean High School student when she picked up Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. She wouldn't have know then that such a controversial work would be a major part of her life, so much so in fact that she has released a book
This year's shortlist for Canada's largest theatre prize features four designers from across. The Siminovitch Prize is awarded annually but it rotates discipline each year. This year it celebrates Canadian designers. Other years theatre directors and playwrights are recognized. This year's finalists were announced in a media
