Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary European Tour, led by Music Director Alexander Shelley, will cross distances, generations and expectations and break new ground for the orchestral experience both inside and outside the concert hall. The tour features adventurous new works, fresh interpretations of classics and meaningful community partnerships.
The tour continues with a residency at La Seine Musicale, in Paris, from May 16 to 18. The residency will include a performance of Life Reflected, two classical concerts featuring Canadian soprano Erin Wall, and several education events.
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Education & Outreach
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LÉlan musical (French only)
L’Orchestre du CNA et Insula orchestra, en résidence à La Seine Musicale, vont rapprocher les continents et les générations en collaborant avec six étudiants en médiation de l’Université Paris 3- Sorbonne Nouvelle. Au cours des mois précédant la tournée européenne, chacun des trois ensembles de musique de chambre de l’Orchestre du CNA sera jumelé à un binôme d’étudiants. Ils imagineront des interventions ludiques et musicales de 30 minutes à destination des écoliers du département des Hauts-de-Seine qui seront présentées les 16 et 17 mai 2019 à La Seine Musicale.
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Discovery Concert : String Duos by Bach, Mozart and Handel
Two distinguished members of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, violinist Edvard Skerjanc and Principal violist Jethro Marks, and Pierre Jeannot, Lecturer in Arts and Media department at the Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle university, will explore playfully well-known composers' chamber music works by as Bach, Mozart, and Handel. This event/show is aimed at children from French primary schools. PRIVATE EVENT, by invitation only