The winner of the National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge is a uOttawa PhD student with a penchant for the clarinet. Robert Hunter has redesigned the woodwind instrument to make it more ergonomically friendly to players by using a brace to shift the weight to larger
With his long beard and piercing eyes, the bust of the important 16th century Venetian politician and patron of the arts Giulio Contarini is an imposing and striking portrait in terracotta. No wonder this image was reproduced in engravings and drawings by artists who witnessed it.
If your a fan of Star Trek, you might say that the 2018-19 season of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra will explore new musical worlds, going where not too many orchestras have gone before, at least in this town. The season, assembled by music director Alain Trudel,
The money has started flowing from the $25 million National Creation Fund. The pot of cash was announced by the National Arts Centre in 2016 and was fully funded soon after. Now the first nine projects to receive money are known. Heather Moore is the artistic producer
By Liam McPherson Paul Champion-Demers has worked in the presence of dignitaries and high-profile politicians in Canada’s capital for most of his life. He has practised his trade for Library and Archives Canada, the National Capital Commission, the Parliament Buildings, the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Canadian
When Christopher Deacon was a young lad in the mid-1960s, his father Bill took him to see the great big hole that was to be the National Arts Centre. "My dad walked me by and lifted me up and showed me the view." The young fellow asked
The National Arts Centre board of trustees has decided to go with continuity in their choice of the man who will lead the centre into the future. Christopher Deacon, the managing director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, is the new president and CEO. Deacon, 59, was
On the surface, Brian Asselin is a regular guy from Barrhaven. But look closer. He's a father, a teacher and a talented saxophone player
Each summer for the past 20 years, talented young musicans from around the world gather in Ottawa to learn from some of the very best. The NAC's Young Artists Program was started by former NAC Orchestra music director Pinchas Zukerman. Many of the students go on
Judy Reid knows all about the therapeutic effects of the arts. Her work with Improv and storytelling has helped her cope with the affects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as a result of time spent working as a civilian in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Now she's put her
