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Strathcona String Quartet has plucked a St. Albert composer from obscurity to perform the world premiere of his first composition this coming Saturday at the Edmonton Moravian Church.

It’s a pretty big art show by anyone’s standards, even the Art Gallery of Alberta’s and it doesn’t even take place in a gallery.

In our age of cynicism, when truth and justice fly out revolving doors and dreams are squashed like bugs, there is a certain satisfaction in watching Disney’s High School Musical, running at the Arden until Sunday Dec. 5.

Age isn't holding Hans-Jurgen Kirstein, 80, from fulfilling his passionate love affair with choral music. The St.

There are a lot of pitfalls to singing live, and one of them is falling off the stage. Vic DeSousa laughs at the time he stepped into thin air. “It was quite humorous. I was so involved in the song, I forgot where I was,” says the St.

There’s nothing like good old-fashioned love to heat up the moment as Walterdale Playhouse opens its arms to one of Shakespeare’s favourite romantic comedies. Much Ado About Nothing , set to open Wednesday, Dec.

Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to L.A.

The biggest obstacle emerging singers face in the super-competitive music industry is finding an audience and igniting interest.

Michael Massey is a conductor who has a knack for pushing his Edmonton Youth Orchestra (EYO) musicians to stellar heights with gentle persuasion and a knowing smile.

Seeing Santa at the mall is a Christmas highlight for just about any munchkin under the age of seven. Just telling him their deepest secrets and knowing he will arrive on a mysterious night fuels their excitement for weeks.