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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.

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Stories featuring Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser

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    Bringing the Power of Reggae Music and More to Students Across the...

    June 2, 2023

    It has been an eventful first season for Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, the National Arts Centre’s Orchestra’s Principal Youth Conductor and Creative Partner, full of wonderful music making and important firsts. In February 2022, Daniel became the first Black titled conductor in the NAC…

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    The Great Canadian Orchestra Field Trip

    April 11, 2023

    Planet Earth needs our help! Launching on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023, join conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and youth climate activist Aliénor Rougeot on an action-packed adventure from coast to coast – The Great Canadian Orchestra Field Trip. Learn how the natural world has…

  • A Buzz in the Air: The NAC Orchestra’s SPHERE festival

    November 23, 2022

    Your donations to the NAC Foundation help to create artistic programming that is relevant to our time. SPHERE, a music, arts and science festival about our world in a time of climate crisis, engaged audiences between September 22 and 25. Co-curated by Alexander Shelley and…

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    Reggae Roots or an Unexpected Rendez-Vous!

    April 4, 2022

    A video-on-demand series bringing to life the sounds and stories of the musical movement that grew to influence music around the globe!   In February 2022, Orchestral Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser joined the National Arts Centre Orchestra as Principal Youth Conductor and Creative…

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