NAC Orchestra 50th Anniversary Celebration
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/23204
Darren Hicks joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2018-2019 season as Associate Principal Bassoon. Mr. Hicks is a former student at Yale University and at the University of Ottawa, and in 2012, won the NAC Orchestra Bursary Award. In 2016, Mr. Hicks was named to the CBC’s “Hot 30 under 30” list of classical musicians. In this public masterclass, Mr. Hicks will work with University of Ottawa bassoon students currently studying with Christopher Millard,...
University of Ottawa: Tabaret Hall,550 Cumberland Street,OttawaDarren Hicks joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2018-2019 season as Associate Principal Bassoon. Mr. Hicks is a former student at Yale University and at the University of Ottawa, and in 2012, won the NAC Orchestra Bursary Award. In 2016, Mr. Hicks was named to the CBC’s “Hot 30 under 30” list of classical musicians.
In this public masterclass, Mr. Hicks will work with University of Ottawa bassoon students currently studying with Christopher Millard, Principal Bassoon with the NAC Orchestra and faculty at the University of Ottawa.
This event is co-produced with the uOttawa School of Music.50 years of sharing music and moments, students and teachers; of exchanging knowledge, experiences and spaces; and of championing a common vision of musical excellence.
The NAC’s 50th anniversary events and programs are made possible with support from Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. and Michael Paterson, Bonnie and John Buhler, Alice and Grant Burton, Margaret Fountain, C.M., DFA (h) and David Fountain, C.M., Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M., O.N.L., LL.D. (hc). Janice and Earle O’Born, Gail O’Brien, LL.D. and David O’Brien, O.C., and Dasha Shenkman, OBE, Hon RCM.