Lord of the Rings Pre-concert talk with Howard Shore

We are pleased to announce that Howard Shore, composer of The Lord of the Rings, will participate in a FREE pre-concert talk on Thursday, July 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fourth Stage. Paul Wells will host the live chat with Howard Shore, via video conference, and conductor Erik…

The Lord of the Rings in Concert - Pre-Concert Fun 2

The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring In Concert

Only a few days before the spectacular showing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert! The NAC Orchestra will be conducted by Erik Ochsner; Laurence Ewashko directs the 130-voice Lord of the Rings Chorus, and soloists include soprano Nancy Allen Lundy and boy…

The Lord of the Rings in Concert - Pre-Concert Fun

Howard Shore’s Music of Middle-earth

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert at the National Arts Centre, the NAC Orchestra will be conducted by Erik Ochsner; Laurence Ewashko directs the 130-voice Lord of the Rings Chorus, and soloists include soprano Nancy Allen Lundy and boy soprano Matthew…

Approaching Middle-earth

Only a week before the spectacular showing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert! The NAC Orchestra will be conducted by Erik Ochsner; Laurence Ewashko directs the 130-voice Lord of the Rings Chorus, and soloists include soprano Nancy Allen Lundy and boy soprano…

Getting to know you - an interview with Dina Gilbert, SMI Conductors...

AW: A little about you: where are you from, and where is home right now? DG: I grew up in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, a little town about an hour from Québec City. My parents weren’t musicians, but they loved music, and my five sisters and I all took piano and singing lessons from a very…

Getting to know you - an interview with Kate Marland, SMI Pre-College...

Kate Marland began studying violin with Leslie Wade at the age of four and now studies viola with Rennie Regehr at the University of Ottawa. Encouraged by many wonderful summers spent at chamber music programs such as Music at Port Milford and the Tuckamore Festival, and three years as a…

First open rehearsal on CD 318 with pianist Jan Lisiecki

Acrobatics of the body, mind and soul

Getting to Know You:  An Interview with Anna Pidgorna

Anna Pidgorna, one of five Composer Fellows at the 2012 Summer Music Institute (SMI) was born in Ukraine and immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of twelve.  After studying at Simon Fraser University(SFU) in Vancouver, BC, Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, and the…

Saying Goodbye to King Lear: the dream is over but the memories...

As the production of King Lear came to a close, Jani Lauzon, who played both Cordelia and the Fool, wrote a blog about the experience that took place in bringing King Lear to the NAC Theatre. She wrote about the being part of the production, sharing with members of the NAC English Theatre…

Getting to know you – an interview with Anita Pari, Pre-College Piano

Born in San Diego, raised in Ottawa, and soon to begin a Bachelor of Music at the Frost School of Music in Miami with internationally renowned Cuban-American pianist Santiago Rodriguez, 14-year-old Anita Pari's dream of a life in music is becoming reality. A winner in international and…

Getting to Know You: an interview with Summer Music Institute Violist, John...

We've survived week one of the Summer Music Institute!  I had a chance to quickly catch up with one of our students, Violist, John Kastelic. John received a B.Mus degree in composition and music scholarship at UBC, studying viola with David Harding. As a violist and violinist, he plays a…

What does CD 318 stand for?

Earlier this month, we blogged about how excited the NAC was about our newest archival acquisition, Glenn Gould’s infamous Steinway piano CD 318.  Right now, the NAC is in the process of putting the final touches on a permanent exhibit that will showcase the acquisition on the NAC’s…