From The Heart - for Oscar Peterson He always said, " It doesn't mean a thing if it's not from the heart." So I'll speak from the heart. But what do you do when your heart is shattered ? You just slowly pick up the pieces with memories and try to put...

OSCAR PETERSON - SCULPTURE UNVEILING June 30, 2010 Le Café Terrace Ottawa Brief Remarks Peter A. Herrndorf President and CEO National Arts Centre   Thank you very much, Rosemary…and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Bonjour, mesdames et messieurs....

When death came to Oscar just three weeks ago, the country once again came alive with his music.  Every radio and television programme reminded us of his greatness:  the driving versatility of the young man, the confidence of the middle years, the elegiac...