In my never-ending quest to retain some semblance of youth and relevance, I joined Facebook. You know, the incredibly popular social-networking website that allows hip kids like me to keep in touch with our friends, and our friends’ friends, and our friends’ friends’ friends.Why, since I joined just a couple of weeks ago, I’m already … More Facebook

I did a short interview the other day for Ottawa Citizen Business Television on my work as Orchestra Manager at the National Arts Centre. It was pretty painless – about six questions over three or four minutes.The clip aired tonight, so the boys and I sat down to review my performance. There were lots of … More A Stiff Upper Lip

As I noted in my previous post, Harry Belafonte was the host for Saturday night’s opera gala. At one point, he went off script to talk about the importance of the Arts. An NAC staff member transcribed what he said, and I thought I’d share it: “Forgive me if I make an observation, no intent … More Moving Words from Mr. Belafonte