No matter where the Romani people have travelled in this world they have always carried their music on the journey. And it is that music that Roby Lakatos has made his own. The Hungarian violinist has been a major exponent of this form since he was
Could a sex strike and an ancient Greek play halt the impending ravages of climate change? Toronto-based playwright David S. Craig figured there was an outside chance of exactly that, so he wrote Lysistrata and the Temple of Gaia. Inspired by Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, Craig’s new play
Every year the Canadian War Museum presents the winning images from the annual World Press Photo contest. The 2018 exhibition, which runs until Aug. 12, includes more than 160 large-format images that capturing events around the world. “World Press Photo – Exhibition 2018 is a dramatic overview of
The world's largest chamber music festival is celebrating 25 years of great music with another eclectic and ambitious program of about 100 concerts featuring artists from around the world and right here at home. The fun all begins on July 26. Every year it's a challenge
Gordie Johnson has been down a lot of roads in a career in music that spans about three decades of music most prominently at the helm of the band Big Sugar. Most of the time, he's travelled with bassist Garry Lowe. The two have shared a
Small wonder Twelfth Night is considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies. Its plot-line of love, gender confusion and general chaos, which is kicked off when Viola, shipwrecked, washes up on the shores of Illyria and disguises herself as a man named Cesario, is superbly comic and
One fine summer day we were driving the backroads of PEI in search of a shortcut, which I had known as a teen but had, it turned out, forgotten. So we pulled into a dusty, rustic gas station, where the only person in sight was
By Liam McPherson In the vaults of the National Capital Commission are some of Ottawa-Gatineau’s most prized keepsakes, collectively known as the Crown Collection. The collection reflects Canada’s British, French and Indigenous history and contains everything from fine art, books and textiles to ceramics and furniture.
John Rutter does take some heat over his music, but whatever you think about it, there is little doubt it is exactly what he wants it to be: melodic and accessible
John Rutter is one of the leading composers of choral music working today. As such the music he has written for other kinds of instruments, such as the piece Visions composed for the Ottawa violinist Kerson Leong, is less well known. "Writing for instruments is
