Archives: Music

Monday, May 2, 2011

Dropping Anchors

By Nicole Findlay Imagine combining the musical stylings of Wilco, Radiohead, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen, and you have just imagined the sound of Kalle Mattson. Out of Sault Ste. Marie, Kalle Mattson is the musical embodiment of Kalle Wainio and three band mates who released their first record Whisper Bee in... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

CBC TV covers fortepiano fundraiser

Ottawa residents got a sneak peek at the 240 year old fortepiano when CBC TV covered "For heaven's sake! Let's fix this fortepiano" fundraiser. James Wright, Alexis Luko and Andrew Burn are well on their way to ensuring Carleton music students have a refurbished piano to play. The SSAC professors and music student raised approximately... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Tuning up antique ivories

by Nicole Findlay Students and faculty of the School for Studies in Art and Culture’s music program are hosting a fundraiser to dust off an instrument tucked away since the 70s. The fortepiano which traces its lineage back to the 1770s, is in dire need of a tune-up. Music professors James Wright and Alexis Luko,... More

Monday, June 29, 2009

Music grad helps bring opera back to Buffalo

After an eleven-year hiatus residents of Buffalo are able to enjoy opera once again thanks to talented musicians like music graduate Nadia Petrella who recently graced the stage of the Riviera Theater. The twenty-four-year-old sang the leading female role in Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini and performed along with internationally recognized... More

Monday, May 25, 2009

Carleton Composers featured at NAC’s Light and Line show and CBC’s All in a Day

Genus Trilogy, the composition work of Carleton University music students Graydon Campbell, Andrew Burn, and John Dapaah was featured at the National Arts Centre’s sold-out Light and Line integrated-arts performance on May 15, 2009. Genus Trilogy arose from a partnership between Carleton and The School of Dance when the School approached... More

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Balloon Orchestra blows audience away

By Lori Tarbett Carleton University’s newest musical group, the Balloon Orchestra, thrilled the audience during its debut performance on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The orchestra was formed as part of music professor Jesse Stewart’s class; Introduction to Instrumentation where he asked the students to think about the notion of musical... More

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

It’s about the journey – words of wisdom from Beijing Olympians

By Lori Tarbett Mark Oldershaw and Angus Mortimer know more than anyone that the journey is often more important than the outcome. This was one of the messages the two Beijing Olympians delivered to first year Faculty of Arts and Social Science students last week. After six months (and four years) of intense training... More

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Calling the tune

By Nicole Findlay Composer, musician and recent graduate Adam Saikaley is calling the tune quite literally. Saikaley, BMus/08, successfully beat out applicants from across Canada for a coveted and rare spot on CBC Radio Two. As an associate producer for Canada Live, Saikaley is able to feed his passion for eclectic music which runs... More

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