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Charles Callahan died December 25, 2023. He was born on September 27, 1951, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was well known as an award-winning composer, organist, choral conductor, pianist, and teacher—with over 300 works in print for organ, piano, chorus, solo voice, chamber ensemble and orchestra. He was a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Additional study had been in England, France, Germany, and B...

Elizabeth Mulderig is a Bermudian children’s book author and illustrator. Her exhibition, “Bermuda Wonderland,” is on view until May 2024 at the Bermuda National Gallery (in the Hereward T. Watlington Room). The exhibition was curated by Eve Godet Thomas.  Bermuda Wonderland depicts Bermuda’s nine parishes through the lens of Alice in Wonderland and the imagination of Elizabeth Mulderig, Bermuda’s best-selling children’s author…

At 22, Hughie Smith didn’t know how to drive and did not have a licence. So when he was put behind the wheel of a truck on his first day at the Department of Works & Engineering’s asphalt plant he...

Marjorie Pettit’s father warned her that if she followed him into music, it would take over her life. A professional violinist, he likened it to having “a lead weight around your neck for the rest of ...

In the Bermuda School of Music’s Christmas concert, Joy To The World, director Marjorie Pettit led 100 talented singers and musicians to give an unforgettable evening of unalloyed Christmas joy. The B...

Joy to the World is back after nearly three years. The pandemic put the once annual Christmas concert on hold. Director Marjorie Pettit has promised big things from the show, which is hosted by th...

The Bermuda Philharmonic Society is now back in full strength. After the long pandemic pause it has now reassembled and fielded a fully-rehearsed 40-piece orchestra composed of talented local musician...

Kalea Walker, 14, is headed to Carnegie Hall to play violin. She was selected from 10,000 musicians eager to join the 2023 Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. The prestigious weeklong programm...

When Kate Kayaian says there is a lot of musical talent on the island, Sari Smith is one of the people she is talking about. The 18-year-old violinist is the recipient of one of the Bermuda Philharmon...

Vidya Cannonier-Watson remembers the exact moment she knew she wanted to become a professional dancer. Her brother Ravi was performing in The Nutcracker and, as she watched him, she became consciously...