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Meet Billy Merasty: Gloucester, King Lear
May 3, 2012 -
An interview with SMI Conducting Program Alumnus Yaniv Dinur
March 14, 2012We are excited to share with you the following interview with Summer Music Institute Conducting Program Alumnus Yaniv Dinur (YD) and blogger Pamela Hickman*(PH). Yaniv speaks quite thoroughly and complimentary about his experience at SMI in 2005-2006 and his studies with our Conductor’s…
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Getting to Know You: An interview with Paul Casey
March 1, 2012Violist Paul Casey will be performing at the upcoming NAC Orchestra Bursary Benefit Concert this Sunday, March 4th, 2012. I had the opportunity to spend some time getting to know Paul a little better as we chatted about music, and about some outstanding memories from his experiences with us…
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NAC Summer Music Institute!
February 28, 2012The 2012 edition of the National Arts Centre’s Summer Music Institute is only a few short months away. The program consists of three divisions: the Young Artist Program, the Conductors Program and the Composers Program. It’s a time to study with world-class coaches and exceptional fellow…
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It’s a wrap!
November 24, 2011 -
Warmed by the Music of Mozart
November 23, 2011 -
Snow Day
November 23, 2011A major snowstorm hit southern New Brunswick this morning dumping more than 25 centimeters on the ground and wrecking havoc on the orchestra’s music education activity schedule. All schools in Saint-John have cancelled classes and that means a rare day off for our musicians. Well, not…
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Mozart reports from Moncton
November 22, 2011 -
La mini-tournée acadienne
November 22, 2011« Avez-vous déjà vu un bâton laid »?, demande Marjolaine Fournier. La centaine d’élèves rassemblés dans la cafétéria de l’école de Grande-Digue – située dans un des pittoresques petits villages de la côte acadienne – éclatent de rire lorsqu’ils aperçoivent cet instrument de musique hors de…
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Transformation through music
November 21, 2011 -
Chanter et danser en Acadie
November 21, 2011 -
(Re)Connecting Through Music
November 21, 2011Today I played a woodwind trio concert with my colleagues Chip Hamann and Chris Millard at the Kenneth E. Spenser Home as part of the Health Arts Performance program. I also had an “it’s a small world experience.” After the concert, some of the residents of the home came up to us and told…
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Un grand concert dans une petite salle
November 20, 2011 -
Catch and Release with Sibelius
November 19, 2011 -
The Role of the Conductor
November 18, 2011
