Richard Antoine White is an associate professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of New Mexico. He is also a tuba soloist and principal tubist of the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra. His journey is an improbable one from poverty in Baltimore to a life full of music
Robert Greene is an established American documentary filmmaker with six features under his belt. All of them are, in essence, an exploration of the intersection between performance and documentary film, he told ARTSFILE in an interview. "It started when I was filming my half-sister as she
I live in the noisy heart of downtown Ottawa, and once, while visiting my parents in their comparatively rural home, I discovered how oppressive an innocent silence can be. Late one night I smoked a cigar in their garage. It was January and there was an
There's more than cars travelling between Ottawa and Montreal every day on Highway 417. A lot of music travels up and down the corridor too. Bronwyn Thies-Thompson is part of that musical journey. The soprano is a regular in concerts in both cities. In fact,
In 2015, George Li made a musical breakthrough. The young Chinese American pianist took home a silver medal from the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. It's the kind of thing that can really launch a career. Not only did he take away some hardware. he picked up
Blake Pouliot has the title of punk legend Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids tattooed on his chest. He's a huge fan of Smith and he loves the book too. He has other tattoos and none of them are on obvious display. They are personal reminders of
When Stefan Mendl began his distinguished career as a pianist he did make a foray as a soloist. But "I never had a strong feeling for it when I was on stage. There are some who love to be with others on stage and there are
The announcement of the annual RBC Bluesfest seems to get earlier and earlier every year. The 26 year old event has just unveiled its summer lineup with acts such as Alanis Morrissette (whose 1995 album Jagged Little Pill is celebrating 25 years with a tour and
There is a powerful scene that opens the documentary The Silence of Others. An elderly woman named Maria Martin is preparing to visit the grave of her mother. She grabs her walker and heads off down the road in her village in rural Spain. Accompanied by
Official war artists have been following Canadian forces for more than a century, and that’s a long time to create expectations on what that art will be. As a result, even slight variations stand out to varying degrees. The latest exhibition at the Canadian War Museum
