Blog

Do you think you would feel the dramatic chills you did from the famous film Psycho if it wasn’t for Bernard Herrmann’s unsettling score in the film? When hearing Monty Norman’s recognizable pie…

Don’t you just feel fantastic when you tune in to a classical music station and take in an opera or a symphony by a great composer like Mozart? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most famous …

National Philanthropy Day, November 15 Philanthropy is “the love of humankind,” and National Philanthropy Day® (NPD) – November 15 – is the day that thousands of people around the world come …

As Halloween approaches, what better time to explore the darker side of classical music? Great music can bring about many emotions – joy, reflection, melancholy, fear. Composers, like many artists, …

From our friends at peopleofhamilton.com Since his 1973 hit Painted Ladies, Hamilton native Ian Thomas has added impressive achievements to his repertoire. The JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter has…

Karen Matsumaru has been a violist with the HPO for eight years. Growing up in Vancouver, she studied violin, piano, voice and flute. In addition to concerts on the Mainstage at FirstOntario Concert…