The NAC Foundation raises funds to support the National Arts Centre’s work in performance, creation and learning across Canada. Enriching the lives of Canadians through the performing arts and championing our country’s artists, students and educators.
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We would like to recognize the Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation, on whose traditional unceded territory the National Arts Centre is located. We gratefully acknowledge them as the past, present and future stewards of this land.
Discover Shostakovich's "anti-war" symphony. His 9th Symphony is one of the composer's shorter symphonies, a totally non-serious, unpretentious piece shot through with sardonic humour, verve and wit.
