The passionate conductor of the Brussels Philharmonic has a special affinity for Canada. It's not just that Stéphane Denève has conducted orchestras here, which he has. It's also something more romantic. He met his partner Åsa in Toronto in 2004 and, on Nov. 24, 2005, despite his
Five years after stepping aside from the music business, Ottawa's Kathleen Edwards has announced that she's headed to Nashville to record a new album. The singer-songwriter stepped aside from full-time music making saying she was burned out and suffering from a mood disorder. She opened Quitters
More than 80 poets from six countries will be landing in Ottawa for the ninth VERSeFest. The annual celebration of verse runs from March 26 to 31 will host its largest lineup ever, organizers say. There will be a pre-launch event March 23 at Ottawa City
Making music with the Leahys of Lakefield, Ontario has always been a family affair. They play together, sing together and teach together. They have also self-produced their recordings. That has changed with the record that will be released next September. For a change, they had the
If there’s one thing you can count on at a Chamberfest concert, it’s that it will start 10 to 15 minutes late. A 7:30 p.m. call normally means the first notes will be heard at around 7:45, after artistic director Roman Borys and one or
Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. — Ausonius The Canadian ex-pat and writer Carl Honore was playing some hockey when he scored a great goal to help his team advance in its league playoffs. He
The 25th anniversary of the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest features its usual wide range of music and stars including The Killers, country star Eric Church, the previously announced '90s boy band the Backstreet Boys, the Wu-Tang Clan, Buddy Guy and rising Canadian star Jesse Reyez. The
This International Women's day, some singing warriors will be sharing music at the National Arts Centre. The 12 voices of the Aella Choir will perform works written and arranged by women in the NAC's Public Spaces as part of an evening of music celebrating the day. Aella's
Just when you thought no one could possibly find a fresh interpretation of Hamlet, along come adapter/director Ravi Jain and his Why Not Theatre company out of Toronto. Not exactly risk-averse, they’ve sliced and diced the old warhorse, integrated a gender-bending and cross-cultural slant, erected
The laughing and weeping masks known as “sock and buskin” have symbolized comedy and tragedy since the Greeks. In Revisor, their newest collaboration, choreographer Crystal Pite and writer-actor Jonathon Young have combined the farcical and the serious in one sharply divergent show, lifting the curtain
