My Kona Zing

About a month ago, I decided to get a road bike.  I need a summer hobby, I’ve got to lose a few pounds, and it seems like a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I’ve got a decent mountain bike that works well for commuting to work, but it’s not great for anything longer … More My Kona Zing

Yannick and Mahler

This was going to be a big week for the National Arts Centre Orchestra.  For the conclusion of its 40th anniversary season, the orchestra had programmed Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, the famous “Symphony of a Thousand”.  Canadian superstar conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin was engaged to lead the combined orchestras of the NAC and l’Orchestre Metropolitain, eight … More Yannick and Mahler