Arts & Culture

For Nikki Pet, the idea for animating one of Igor Stravinsky’s greatest masterworks came from her friends in her undergraduate degree at Columbia University. 

“I had a lot of non-musician friends, and they would come to my regular recitals and sort of be like, ‘I’m here to support you,’” she recalls, “and then I would make eye contact with them when I performed and the lights would not be on upstairs. They were fully there because they’re my friend – they're not there because they were particularly engaged.” 

The latest exhibit at Martha Street Studio flies in the face of typical art gallery conventions. By all means, they say, pick up a piece and get your dirty fingerprints on it.  

For Gen Xers raised on a steady diet of network dramas, alien conspiracies, and moody synths, composer Mark Snow was the man behind the music that scored our childhoods and teen years. From the stylish glamour of Hart to Hart to the sci-fi paranoia of The X-Files, Snow’s themes helped define an entire era of television.

Here are 10 of his most memorable TV themes, ranked not just by popularity, but by their pure nostalgic power.

The journey from conservatory school in Baltimore to internationally-acclaimed voice teacher began not in the practice room, but on the baseball diamond. 

“The thing I did was play a lot of Little League Baseball,” remembers Jason Ferrante, whose father was a respected coach in the community. 

Mark Snow, the veteran composer behind some of television’s most recognizable scores — most famously The X-Files theme — has died at the age of 78. He passed away Friday, July 4, at his home in Connecticut, his family confirmed.

Title: Respighi in the Spotlight: A Week of Solo Works with Orchestra on Classic 107 

This week on Classic 107, we’re turning our ears toward one of Italy’s great symphonic colourists: Ottorino Respighi. From Monday, July 7 to Friday, July 11, join us during the 1 p.m. hour each day as we explore a fascinating corner of his output—music for solo instrument and orchestra. 

In the over-nine decades since the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has been in operation, one of its core artistic pillars has been chamber music. That pillar is being maintained this month by new collaborations between faculty and students from the Interplay program on beloved pieces of the Western classical music canon and new commissions that will see their first performances at the Banff Centre. 

Cellist Joanne Yesol Choi awarded $30,000 Virginia Parker Prize for artistic excellence and leadership

Winnipeg, this heatwave has officially crossed the line. The pavement’s sizzling, your steering wheel is trying to brand you, and even your shadows are sweating. So what’s a melting Manitoban to do?

Simple: fight fire with frost—musically. We’ve assembled 10 glacially cool classical pieces that will take you from “overheated human puddle” to “mentally snowshoeing through the Arctic.” No sunscreen required.

The main character in She Falls Again is attempting to survive as an Indigenous woman in Winnipeg – a sadly-complicated task. She talks to the Sky Woman, who challenges her to reclaim her matriarchal power. 

She Falls Again is the latest example of cultural storytelling done by Winnipeg poet, writer and broadcaster Rosanna Deerchild. The unique blend of poetry and prose was recently recognized as one of the winners of the 2025 Indigenous Voices Awards.