There is a story about Nnenna Ebere when she was a six year old. She was in the sanctuary of Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Ottawa as the girls choir processed from the stalls after performing. Apparently the young girl was standing on a pew at
Forty-five years ago an Ottawa family made a important decision. They gave a treasured collection of art to the public. Today that collection is the centrepiece of the new Ottawa Art Gallery. The Firestone Collection of Canadian Art features more than 1,600 works by some of the
The National Arts Centre has named Arna Einarsdóttir as the managing director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. The current managing director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra replaces Christopher Deacon who was named president and CEO of the NAC earlier this year. Einarsdóttir will begin her
Quebec's Vincent Lauzer has a passion for the recorder, an instrument that doesn't always get the respect it deserves. Lauzer is an award-winning performer with a passion for music and for the recorder. Before his performance with the Thirteen Strings chamber orchestra on Dec. 4,
What happens when an existing show suddenly gets $200,000 in funding for expansion and fine-tuning? If it’s The Hockey Sweater: A Musical, very good things occur, according to the show’s co-writers Emil Sher and Jonathan Munro. The musical is an adaptation of Roch Carrier’s beloved short story
Nineteen performing arts projects have been funded to the tune of more than $2.9 million by the National Arts Centre's National Creation Fund in its first year of operation. The fund was established by the NAC as a way to help promising performing arts projects get to
When Royal Wood takes on a project, he's all in, all the time. When he makes an album he writes 99.9 per cent of the lyrics. He arranges the music, produces in the studio and finally takes it on the road. It's the same deal when he
The Canadian Museum of History’s “entirely new look at William Notman” will likely be the first look for most visitors. Notman isn’t a household name in 2018, though he was a century ago. Notman was 30 when he emigrated from Scotland in 1856, and, once settled
The National Arts Centre turns 50 in 2019 and the party will really get started with a Big Bang in February. The centre is organizing a festival for young and old on Feb. 17 and 18 that is built on a connection with a European event
Twice nominated for a JUNO award, Hong Kong born Canadian composer and pianist Alice Ping Yee Ho has become known for her “distinctly individual” musical style. She writes in many different genres and for many different ensembles. Her piece Quest will get its Ottawa premiere next week
