Ottawa's Diane Nalini is one of those amazing people in our city. She is an Oxford trained physicist, a teacher and she is a jazz singer who regularly appears with the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra as resident vocalist and has several recordings to her name. She's about
Several years ago Bernard Labadie stopped counting Messiahs after he had conducted more than 100 performances. "I can't tell you how many, but it is definitely the piece I have done the most in my career." He'll do another with his choir La Chapelle de Quebec at
Sarah Jennings wasn't at all sure that she wanted to tackle a second edition of Art and Politics, her intensive history of the National Arts Centre. "The first edition took five years of my life when we originally thought it would take a year or two,"
On Friday evening at St. Joseph's Parish church, Jamie Loback and the Capital Chamber Choir presented a refreshingly modern, discovery-driven program that reflected seasonal themes while staying well clear of tired Messiah and carol clichés. The evening’s cornerstone was David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion. The
This year's exhibition of new acquisitions by the City of Ottawa is dominated by artworks that are not actually there. They are, rather, spread from one side of the city to the other, as commissions in the stations along the new LRT line. It’s likely
There was a time in Tom Jackson's life when he was more familiar with the street than the song. But, with help, he turned his life around and carved out a career that seems almost unimaginable in its scope. He's a singer, songwriter and he's an
When Alexander Shelley assumed the role of music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, one of his principal commitments was to increase the commissioning of new works. Well he's really done it this time and during the 50th anniversary year of the centre. NACO has
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has been made into several movies and is often the subject of annual readings by local prominents. But such is the depth of the work that creators want to tackle its enduring message of generosity and hope. This year in Ottawa,
There is a family cottage on Barnes Lake just east of the small town of Ladysmith, Quebec. It's a special spot for Josh Finlayson. The co-founder of the Canadian band Skydiggers has "written a lot of songs up there. It has been a good place for
The magic of Ottawa's music scene can often be found in the mixing and matching that goes on. Look at the lineup of a band on a given night and you might recognize folks from other ensembles you have seen in action. The synergies of these
