It all started when…
Samantha was an artist in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts after she finished her post secondary education. She practiced her trumpet every day and met artists in every discipline pursuing their passions. She met a Californian bass player/storyteller, David Duret, who inspired her to start writing her own stories and she has been playing music and telling stories ever since.
A CANMORE FAIRY TALE
A fun story from the CD "Rocky Mountain Fairy Tales" by Samantha Whelan Kotkas. Music by Keon Birney/ Artwork by Lynne Huras
PARADISE VALLEY
Red Deer Symphony: Wandering with Wonder
Wandering with Wonder - Trailer
Created by Samantha Whelan Kotkas, inspired by the land, water and sky, and filmed against the backdrop of Alberta's beautiful landscapes, Wandering With Wonder uses the arts to reconnect people with nature.
Thanks to the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra with Roadwest Pictures and Green Fools Theatre Society for bringing this project to film!
With funding from Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, Government of Alberta, and sponsorship from Servus Credit Union.
From Blue to Red
From Blue to Red was co-produced by Samantha Whelan Kotkas and Ross McIntyre as a children's hardcover book with CD and eBook created by the students at Lord Beaverbrook High School in Calgary, Alberta with their teachers and a professional leadership team. Narrated by Canadian astronauts Julie Payette, David Saint-Jacques and Dr. Robert Thirsk along with Canadian superstar and Space lover, Diana Krall, it is available for free as an eBook in French and English online at www.frombluetored.net and www.dublueaurouge.net.