Arts & Culture

Start your Saturday morning with a musical journey through time! In this special 9 a.m. hour of Classical Almanac on Saturday, July 19, we’re presenting a lineup of works tied to historical events and birthdays that happened on this day throughout music history. From a charming waltz of the Viennese stage to Olympic grandeur, we’ve got a little something for everyone. Here’s what we’re playing—and why.

Sir Roger Norrington, British conductor and musical iconoclast, dies at 91
Champion of period authenticity, he transformed the way we hear classical music

Karen Slack didn’t even hear the full name of her album being read from the stage at the Crypto.com arena at the 67th Grammy Awards. 

“I still can’t believe it,” she says months later. “I leap up out of the chair and I’ve got this big, gorgeous gown on... I just felt like I was ten thousand feet above ground. It was extraordinary.” 

Lost and Found: 27 Unheard Works by Erik Satie Unearthed in Landmark Album Release

“The Cello Saved My Life”: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch Marks 100 Years as One of the Last Witnesses of Auschwitz

For as open as Kristen Einarson is about her ADHD diagnosis now, it took a long time to come to terms with it. 

“I was actually very resistant to the idea,” she recalls. “I always knew I was anxious or something. I always knew I was just kind of an intense person. Something weird was going on for sure.” 

The confluence of poetry and photography in a new exhibit at the Edge Gallery on Main Street aims to capture the space between two existences: being queer and an active member of the Italian-Canadian community. 

In an age where it is increasingly difficult to make a career in the arts, more aspiring artists are looking to diversify their skillsets in order to be employed in multiple positions. This is especially true in the world of theatre arts, where multitudes of people are needed both on and off the stage in order to maintain a career. 

If you wander into the Video Pool Media Arts Centre these days, you’ll dive into the past with a talk show about gardening, supposedly from the 1980’s. The show, decidedly queer in nature, is called bingenTV, and it channels the works of the 12th century musician, scientist, nun and polymath Hildegard von Bingen, with reimainged music by Winnipeg composer Ashley Au. 

One of the most iconic stories ever written in Canada is getting reimagined for the operatic stage at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity this month.