The New York based violinist Brendan Speltz lives a bit of a double musical life. That will be on display in three different events at Ottawa Chamberfest on Aug. 6 and 7. The first, on Aug. 6, will feature Speltz, with his mates in the Manhattan Chamber Players,
Beethoven’s 250th birthday is coming up in 2020, but many music organizations have been celebrating early. How it’s possible, or practical, to give even more attention to a figure who is already — according to regular surveys — the most programmed and performed Western classical
Maryem Hassan Tollar spent much of her youth running away from the strict Muslim tradition in her family home. "I was born in Egypt and we came to Canada in 1969 when I was one. We went to Halifax. We were the second Egyptian family there." She
On June 19, 1953 the United States government executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in Sing Sing prison in one of the 20th century's most controversial acts. The Rosenbergs were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. That is what they are known for, but they also
