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Spooky Symphony

Start: 2023-10-29T15:30-0400
End: 2023-10-29T17:00-0400
Location: Southam Hall

NACO Family Adventures

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/33744

In-person event

Get ready for musical chills and thrills! Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (Principal Youth Conductor and Creative Partner), the NAC Orchestra and special guests bring spooky orchestral favourites  to life in a fang-tastic performance that will cast a spell on your Halloween. Be sure to dress up with the NAC Orchestra for this Halloween concert—but park your broom at the door!

Sunday, October 29, 2023

3:30 PM EDT

Southam Hall 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

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Spooky Symphony

Oct 29, 2023 - 3:30 PM EDT

Southam Hall

Family programming Music Children

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EDVARD GRIEG "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
JOHN WILLIAMS Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
MAXIME GOULET On Halloween Night
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CHARLES GOUNOD Funeral March of a Marionette
JOHN WILLIAMS Imperial March from Star Wars
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CARL MARIA VON WEBER Overture to Der Freischütz, Opus 77
JOE BURKE Tiptoe Through the Tulips
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre, Opus 40
IGOR STRAVINSKY Infernal Dance from The Firebird (1919)

In-person event
Bilingual
Ages 5-12
≈ 60 minutes · No intermission

Get ready for musical chills and thrills!

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (Principal Youth Conductor and Creative Partner), the NAC Orchestra and special guests bring spooky orchestral favourites  to life in a fang-tastic performance that will cast a spell on your Halloween.

Be sure to dress up with the NAC Orchestra for this Halloween concert—but park your broom at the door!

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Artists

Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser
Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser

A passionate communicator, Daniel brings clarity and meaning to the concert hall, fostering deep connections between audiences and performers. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser is concurrently the Principal Youth Conductor and Creative Partner of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Principal Education Conductor and Community Ambassador of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Artist in Residence and Community Ambassador of Symphony Nova Scotia, and Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education of the San Francisco Symphony.

He served as Assistant Conductor of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Associate Conductor of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Daniel has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and was Cover Conductor with the Washington National Opera in 2020.

In the 2021 Season Daniel will debut with the Carnegie Hall Link-Up Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company.

Daniel is the host of Canadian Broadcasting Company’s nationally broadcast weekly radio show Centrestage.

He was also the subject of an award-winning, full-length Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary called Disruptor Conductor, focussing on his concerts for Neurodiverse, Prison, African Diaspora and LGBTQ2S+ populations.

Daniel earned his Bachelors in Music Performance and Education from the University of Calgary, and his Master of Philosophy in Performance from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England.
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Featuring NAC Orchestra
Featuring NAC Orchestra

Since its debut in 1969, the National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra has been praised for the passion and clarity of its performances, its visionary educational programs, and its prominent role in nurturing Canadian creativity. Under the leadership of Music Director Alexander Shelley, the NAC Orchestra reflects the fabric and values of Canada, reaching and representing the diverse communities we live in with daring programming, powerful storytelling, inspiring artistry, and innovative partnerships.

Alexander Shelley began his tenure as Music Director in 2015, following Pinchas Zukerman’s 16 seasons at the helm. Principal Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and former Chief Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (2009–2017), he has been in demand around the world, conducting the Rotterdam Philharmonic, DSO Berlin, Leipzig Gewandhaus, and Stockholm Philharmonic, among others, and maintains a regular relationship with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie and the German National Youth Orchestra.

Each season, the NAC Orchestra features world-class artists such as the newly appointed Artist-in-Residence James Ehnes, Angela Hewitt, Joshua Bell, Xian Zhang, Gabriela Montero, Stewart Goodyear, Jan Lisiecki, and Principal Guest Conductor John Storgårds. As one of the most accessible, inclusive, and collaborative orchestras in the world, the NAC Orchestra uses music as a universal language to communicate the deepest of human emotions and connect people through shared experiences.
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Co-host Marie-Ève Fontaine
Co-host Marie-Ève Fontaine

A versatile theatre artist, Marie-Ève Fontaine works across Canada as an actor, puppeteer and animator. Her theatre credits include roles in Les Zaventures de Zozotte for Théâtre de Dehors, Les fourberies de Scapin for Fâcheux Théâtre, and Le dire de Di by Michel Ouellette for Théâtre Catapulte and Théâtre français de Toronto. Marie-Ève also shares her passion for stories through puppetry and storytelling workshops. In addition to her work as an artist, Marie-Ève is involved in various cultural activities, notably as an advisor to the young ambassadors of the BIG BANG Festival at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
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Dancer Katherine Ng

Dancer Katherine Ng

Katherine Ng has been actively working as a professional dancer since 2014. Born and raised in Ottawa, she graduated from The School of Dance’s Contemporary Dance Diploma, under director Sylvie Desrosiers. Her career began in Montréal, where Katherine had the opportunity to perform and create with <AP&A>, Interlope, La Tresse, and many more, while participating in many international dance festivals. She also had the opportunity to work on a touring production called Pearl Production with choreographer Daniel Ezralow. Where East meets West, Pearl Production had an exchange with dancers from Nanjing, China. Her last contract was with MGM in Macau, where she had worked with Michael Jackson’s trusty choreographer Travis Payne. Currently, she is working with Ottawa Dance Directives and recently performed a work by Jocelyn Todd and Tedd Robinson.

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Dancer Jack Dillabough

Dancer Jack Dillabough

Jack Dillabough is an Ottawa local actor and writer who has been in performance since he was a wee lad. He is an especially avid Halloween enthusiast and is beyond honored to be an NAC-certified werewolf! It's always been a personal dream of his to be a spooky dancing ghoul, and now he gets to live that reality!

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Dancer Simone Brown

Dancer Simone Brown

Simone Brown is a French-Canadian artist, born in Fujian Province, China, and she was raised into the Franco-Ontarian community in Ottawa. Simone graduated from The School of Dance Contemporary Dance Diploma Programme in 2022.

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Choreographer Siôned Watkins
Choreographer Siôned Watkins

Dancer, choreographer and teacher, Siôned is a vibrant member of the Canadian dance community. Siôned Watkins brings over 20 years of professional dance experience to her movement teachings. After graduating from Les Atelier de danse de Montréal, she began dancing for various Montréal dance companies including 10 years of international touring with Danièle Desnoyers' company, Le Carré Des Lombes. After studying and training in a myriad of movement methodologies, Siôned was introduced to Gyrokinesis® in 2007 during a residency in Banff with Dana Gingras and thus began her journey to becoming a certified and licensed Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis® instructor. Also an Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) practitioner, Siôned is dedicated to sharing these modalities with professionals, teachers and students alike. She has taught at École De Danse De Montréal, UQAM, Concordia University, Université d'Ottawa, School of Dance and Ottawa Dance Directive. Siôned is the Dance Education Associate and Teaching Artist for the National Arts Centre.
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