Local music teacher Pierre Massie had an original composition and two other musical arrangements performed on Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower carillon on Dec. 5 at noon. Dominion Carillonneur Andrea McCrady, performer of the historic Peace Tower bells that can be heard daily across the downtown area, played Massie’s original composition, entitled Mourning Dove.
Courtesy Hollie MassiePaul Massie participates in the Christmas lights' ceremony on Parliament Hill earlier this month.
Category: Arts
Popular concert supports local charities
Musicians from the National Arts Centre Orchestra will present their annual FanFair concert on Dec. 15 in the NAC lobby, a Christmas tradition that brings the Ottawa community together to support two local charities.
Prints of city scenes to be displayed in gallery
Ottawa artist Ted Johnston, who creates woodcut prints of scenes from across the city, will have his work displayed through Jan. 7 at Ottawa Folklore Centre’s gallery.
Samantha Halyk, Centretown NewsTed Johnson's woodcut prints of cathedrals will be featured at Ottawa Folklore Centre on Bank Street.
Burlesque performers prepare for first expo
Applications from burlesque performers across Canada and the United States are now being accepted ahead of Ottawa’s first Capital Burlesque Expo, a weekend-long event to be held April 5 and 6 at the Bronson Centre.