National Youth Orchestra of Canada

Have you ever heard of this? Didn’t think so. Neither had I. Apparently there’s a summer training program for aspiring young musicians called the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. This past year over 600 musicians ranging in ages from 14 to 28 from across the country auditioned for one of …

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Medea

Note to self: Do not name the baby Medea. At least, that’s what I’m thinking after seeing Euripedes’ Greek classic Medea put on by the Third Wall theater company at the outdoor National Art Gallery tonight. Chances are you’ve heard of the Greek myth where a great mystic from the …

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GO!

Aline and I often enjoy listening to CBC’s radio program GO! on Saturday mornings and I’ve tried unsuccessfully in the past to get tickets to be in the live studio audience when the show is in Ottawa. This Saturday May 27th we got lucky. Playing off the fact that it …

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