Bizet would be proud, no doubt, by this festive use of his Toreador song:

Ottawa winters aren’t so bad by comparison.  The Calgary Philharmonic Chorus offers us tips for a blistery prairie winter.

What would Christmas be without plum pudding? Thanks to Émile Dumont and Leonard Bernstein, we now have a special musical recipe for this holiday favourite.

Common-Practice Harmonic Analysis through emotional response.