From a letter penned by the French sage Voltaire in 1762, to a movie poster showing a more mature, pigtail-less Anne Shirley of Green Gables, Library and Archives Canada has opened a major exhibition of 106 items that offers a take on the essence of
Jeff Reilly seems to live a pretty ideal life for a musician. Not only is he in demand as a bass clarinet player, he's also the senior music producer for the CBC in Atlantic Canada. "I'm responsible for all CBC music recordings coming out of the Atlantic
The signature piece of the $110-million addition to the National Arts Centre is expected to be the Elgin Street 'Lantern' which will gleam at night powered by thousands of LED lights. It will now have a name. The centre announced Monday morning in a media release that
One of the best young violinists to ever come from Ottawa is Kerson Leong. The young performer is currently continuing his education at a very special music school in Belgium. ARTSFILE asked him what it's like to be a student there. If you want a
In 1980, a skinny, long-haired Vietnamese kid in a baggy grey suit won the gold medal at the 1980 Chopin Competition in Warsaw, beating the Soviet and European pianists at their own game. Thirty-seven years later, Dang Thai Son has less hair, more girth, wears
When Tina Fedeski receives a meritorious service award from the governor general on June 23, she'll be accepting on behalf of her colleagues and on behalf of an idea that has become a community. That idea is OrKidstra, a program that introduces disadvantaged children in Ottawa to the joys
David Joseph is an 18 year old Grade 12 student at Lisgar High School. He's been in OrKidstra for about five years, or since Grade 7. He says he's going to Canada Christian College in Toronto next fall where he will study music. David's a personable young
For a chap who is in love with English literature and always wanted to be a writer, a lifetime spent as a tuba player may seem a bit incongruous. But only before you talk to the man. And now, that the NAC Orchestra's Nicholas Atkinson is about
All art is connected along an infinite line of creation that spans time, place and experience, the grand sum of countless inspired imaginations. Just as no creature ever crawled from the primordial ooze without ancestors, no art materializes from the conceptual ether without influence. All
Many people will know Charles Hamann as the principal oboist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He's also a uOttawa professor and an avid gardener. Now he's about to release a two CD set called Canadian Works for Oboe & Piano. He recorded the disc with
