BIG BANG Festival

NAC Orchestra

2020-02-15 14:30 2020-02-16 15:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: The Listening Room

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21972

Suggested for 5-12 years old  Is the concert hall shrinking? How is this possible?! We won’t spoil the surprise, but exciting interactions and playful shape-shifting await you within our listening room! You may find yourself with an orchestra at your fingertips or a solo musician near your ear. Who ever said you needed a magic potion to travel to symphonic lands? Let the playfulness of Mozart’s music performed by the NAC Orchestra and conductor Alexander Shelley, combined with...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
February 15 - 16, 2020
February 15 - 16, 2020
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Family programming Music Classical music
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  • Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute)
  • Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
  • Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
  • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro
  • (Arr. Robert King) Two Themes: I. Andante grazioso; II. Andante
  • Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute): Papageno Aria
  • Flute Concerto in D major, K. 314: I. Allegro aperto

Featured artists

  • National Arts Centre Orchestra
  • dscf9130-curtis-perry-2-cropped
    conductor Alexander Shelley
  • flute (2017 OSM Manulife Competition Winner) Benjamin Morency
  • ≈ 1 hour · No intermission

Suggested for 5-12 years old 

Is the concert hall shrinking? How is this possible?! We won’t spoil the surprise, but exciting interactions and playful shape-shifting await you within our listening room! You may find yourself with an orchestra at your fingertips or a solo musician near your ear. Who ever said you needed a magic potion to travel to symphonic lands? Let the playfulness of Mozart’s music performed by the NAC Orchestra and conductor Alexander Shelley, combined with the cleverness of a young stage director and his lighting designer accomplice, bring you a unique experience for the senses!

This concert is a presentation of the BIG BANG Festival which will take place on February 16 and 17 (Family Day in Ontario). Full program coming soon: bigbangfestival.ca​


TUNETOWN Pre-concert Activities

Arrive 45 minutes early to participate in hands on pre-concert activities courtesy of the Friends of NAC Orchestra.  More than a concert it’s an interactive musical experience! Guaranteed to thrill music lovers of all ages!


NACOtron presented in collaboration with Rogers TV

Rogers TV is very pleased to present NACOtron, in partnership with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. We hope you enjoy the giant images on the NACOtron screen as they capture and magnify the magic of these fabulous concerts.


National Youth and Education Trust

Family Programming is made possible in part by the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust. The Trust is supported by partners and patrons of the annual NAC Gala and the donors of the NAC Foundation’s Corporate Circle and Donors’ Circle.

Artists

  • National Arts Centre Orchestra
  • dscf9130-curtis-perry-2-cropped
    conductor Alexander Shelley
  • flute (2017 OSM Manulife Competition Winner) Benjamin Morency
  • bassoon Vincent Parizeau
  • stage director Maxime Genois
  • hugo-dalphond
    lighting designer Hugo Dalphond
  • set designer Camille Barrantes
  • mathilde-viau-comedienne
    actor Mathilde Viau
  • emilie-viau-comedienne
    actor Émilie Viau
  • artistic consultant Mélanie Dumont
  • wouter-van-looy-credit-mirjamdevriendt
    artistic consultant Wouter Van Looy
  • laurie-champagne
    Stage Manager Laurie Champagne