Tom Churchill lived a life of hidden woe.
The 67-year-old Toronto investment manager, father and husband had suffered an inner depression since puberty.
Today, the burden of brain disease – medically, financially and emotionally – has surpassed that of cancer and heart disease combined. One in three Canadians is directly affected by a brain disorder. These are diseases that demand a lifelong commitment.
The La musique aux enfants program has received a major donation from the Azrieli Foundation. Conceived by Kent Nagano, this initiative, developed in partnership with the Université de Montréal and the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI), introduces preschool and kindergarten children in the Montréal-Nord borough to music.
Despite our relatively small population, Canadian music is well, alive, strong, and fascinating.
Here are 10 innovative composers redefining the future of Canadian classical music.
Bar-Ilan University’s Galilee Faculty of Medicine in Safed will be renamed the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, after the Azrieli Foundation donated $50 million to expand the facilities of the country’s newest medical school.
What happens when three women take Music Care Training? They become inspired, and work to create a beautiful space for residents, their families and staff, and call it Room 217, to honour the Foundation that taught them about music care.
A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lead to the development of better diagnostic tools and more effective therapies for people with autism.
College involved “many anxiety attacks and many trips home” for Daniel Share-Strom, an autistic 27-year-old motivational speaker in Bradford, Ontario.
Part of the life of being a composer is filling out grant applications and submitting proposals.
When the Toronto Symphony Orchestra takes the stage Friday night, it will be a very public acknowledgement of Ottawa composer Kelly-Marie Murphy’s great year.
