Episodes

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  • Shakespeare, Stravinsky and Alexander Shelley

     English Jul 07, 2014 56:38

    In this final NACOcast episode of the season, Nick talks to NAC Orchestra Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley about the two programmes he is conducting next season. [Music excerpt: Carlo...

  • Jon Kimura Parker on Mendelssohn

     English Jul 04, 2014 37:37

    Guest host Frank Dans, Interim Artistic Administrator for the NAC Orchestra, interviews Jon Kimura Parker for the "Parker Plays Mendelssohn" concerts from February 5-6, 2014. Inspired by his sunny sojourn...

  • Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 with Eric Friesen

     English Jun 13, 2014 42:28

    Guest host Eric Friesen, writer and broadcaster, presents his pre-concert chat entitled, "Schumann’s Fourth Symphony: From Darkness to Light”.

  • The NAC Orchestra’s Institute for Orchestral Studies

     English May 28, 2014 36:06

    The four apprentices in the NAC Orchestra's Institute for Orchestral Studies — violinist Sunny Shi, violist Kayleigh Miller, cellist Zhou Fang and bassist Nate Martin, plus former apprentice Emily Westell...

  • Episode 35: Fauré

     English May 06, 2014 38:55

    In this episode, Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques delve into Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, once called, “a lullaby of death” and “a Requiem without the Last Judgment” for its gentle nature and sublime...

  • “Fate Lurks, but Tunes Triumph” with guest host Eric Friesen

     English Apr 28, 2014 38:00

    In this episode, guest host Eric Friesen, writer and broadcaster, presents his pre-concert chat entitled, "Fate Lurks, but Tunes Triumph”.

  • Brahms Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, with guest host Paul Wells

     English Apr 07, 2014 31:59

    Guest host Paul Wells, political editor of Maclean's magazine, presents a program entitled, "Brahms Between Yesterday and Tomorrow."

  • Drums along the Rideau

     English Mar 31, 2014 53:44

    Percussion playing is not just a matter of indiscriminate crashing and banging. NAC Orchestra percussionists Jon Wade and Ken Simpson explain the finer points of playing in an orchestral percussion...

  • Episode 34: Schoenberg

     English Mar 20, 2014 40:54

    In this Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine Fournier and Jeans-Jacques van Vlasselaer talk about the life of Arnold Schoenberg and his string sextet, Verklärte Nacht.

  • Operatic Athletes (Part 2)

     English Mar 19, 2014 58:53

    Nick continues his discussion of some of the great "gold medal" singers of the past.