Episodes

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    Amanda Martinez

     English Nov 29, 2019 10:42

    Amanda Martinez is a singer-songwriter whose music exultingly blends her Mexican father and South African mother’s roots with Latin soul and folklore. Her sultry, bright vocals and upbeat sound get...

  • Paul Wells interviews Howard Shore

     English Nov 15, 2019 50:45

    Journalist and author Paul Wells has a fascinating conversation with composer Howard Shore about his passion for music making and acclaimed career as a composer for film, television and opera....

  • Edvard Grieg: his music and melodies

     English Nov 05, 2019 57:01

    Marjolaine Fournier and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer describe the music of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt, his A minor Piano Concerto, and his C minor Symphony. His music, his melodies and his...

  • Amos The Transparent

     English Oct 25, 2019 18:28

    With over 10 years and 4 albums to their name, Ottawa’s Amos the Transparent are a long-standing staple in the independent Canadian folk-rock world. They have performed at SXSW, WayHome,...

  • In With the New: a Golden Age of creativity

     English Oct 04, 2019 45:14

    With a revived commitment to commissioning and performing new music and particularly new Canadian music the NAC Orchestra is more creatively active than ever. All the forces are working in...

  • Beyond Ottawa: Touring, Recording, Broadcasting, Digital Engagement

     English Oct 03, 2019 39:24

    NAC Administrators and music lovers answer the question "Why is it important to have a national orchestra?" The NAC recognizes people are listening to music outside of the concert hall...

  • The players speak: Backstage with the NAC Orchestra musicians

     English Oct 02, 2019 43:38

    Eric speaks with the players themselves about this decade of transition, the 5th decade of the NAC Orchestra. Musicians share what brought them to Ottawa and why they continue...

  • The fifth decade: A new musical vision for the orchestra

     English Oct 01, 2019 45:54

    The fifth decade of the NAC Orchestra would see Pinchas Zukerman finish up his 16 year tenure as Music Director and give way to a new leader, Alexander Shelley. ...

  • Diyet

     English Sep 30, 2019 8:17

    Born in a tent and raised in a cabin on the shores of a glacial lake in the Kluane region of Canada’s Yukon, country-roots artist Diyet is a seamless amalgam...

  • Béla Bartók and Witold Lutosławski

     English Sep 26, 2019 55:33

    Marjolaine Fournier and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer talk about two Concertos for orchestra: one by Béla Bartók and the other by Witold Lutosławski. They take a moment to explain the format...