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The Hockey Sweater Highlight Reel
January 14, 2014The NAC's lobby was filled with hockey fans of all ages sporting their favourite team jerseys. Once the concert began hockey legend Ken Dryden and auther Roch Carrier transported the audience back to when there were only 2 Canadian teams in the NHL; the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto…
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Donor Profile: Susan and David Laister
January 10, 2014Susan Laister remembers it well. When she was a child, her father would go out into the garage and wind-up his old gramophone. “I would go out with him and listen to the music,” she recalls. “That was the start of my love for classical music.” For Susan’s husband, David, his passion for…
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A late night recording session with singer-songwriter Doug Paisley
January 9, 2014It was almost a year ago when singer-songwriter Doug Paisley rolled his vintage recording equipment across the red carpet of Southam Hall's mezzanine. The stages were dark and the lobby lights dim as guitars were unpacked and cups of take out coffee cooled on the intermission bar. Renowned…
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Capturing the Dragon – A Musician’s Images of China
January 6, 2014This week the NAC unveiled a stunning photographic exhibit by NAC Orchestra musician Colin Traquair (trombone). The photos were taken last October during the NAC Orchestra’s landmark 18-day performance and education tour of China, which included stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou,…
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Ame Henderson and Wen Wei Wang selected as Associate Dance Artists at...
December 31, 2013Hi y’all. Christmas came early this year for two talented Canadian choreographers. Ame Henderson (of Toronto) and Wen Wei Wang (of Vancouver) were both chosen by Dance Producer Cathy Levy to join the ranks of NAC Associate Dance Artists. Ame Henderson and Wen Wei Wang are two of the hottest…
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The NAC’s top 13 moments of 2013
December 30, 2013The National Arts Centre enjoyed a highly successful and memorable year over the past twelve months. Here are our top 13 moments from 2013: 1) The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s triumphant China Tour in October featured sellout concerts, rave reviews and standing ovations with eight…
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Share the Spirit with the Ottawa Food Bank
December 27, 2013Since 2007 the National Arts Centre has been providing free tickets to deserving families through Share the Spirit. The Ottawa Food Bank is just one of the partners that distributes NAC performance tickets to their clients. Ottawa Food Bank Agency Relations Manager Michael Howard took us…
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China Tour Remembered
December 27, 2013In this episode of the NACOcast host Nicholas Atkinson (principal tuba, NAC Orchestra) gives an insider's view of the NAC Orchestra's recent China tour, which included a performance in a giant egg and a walk along the Great Wall. Listen to the NACOcast episode: nacocast.ca Subscribe to…
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Let is Snow!
December 24, 2013Emilie-Claire Barlow speaks about performing shows during the holidays and how so many holiday songs are in fact jazz tunes. As a special treat Emilie-Claire sings a verse from Let is Snow!
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The singing of children makes Christmas magical
December 23, 2013The Choir of Men and Boys of Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa has fostered musical training and self confidence since 1896. Boys start with the choir as young as age seven and many continue singing with the Men's choir after their voices break. Choristers Obioma Ebere, Ben Mallory…
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2013 Christmas Cheer Campaign
December 20, 2013On December 20th NAC employees were up very early to gather in the NAC parking garage at 6 am (!) in order to pack their cars with groceries and gifts for local families. It was the culmination of the NAC Christmas Cheer Campaign. Throughout the year staff have organized numerous bake…
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The Sound of Music sets all-time attendance record!
December 19, 2013The National Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that the English Theatre production of the classic musical, The Sound of Music, has now sold the most tickets of any NAC-programmed performance in the organization’s 44-year history. Tickets sales are now over 24,800 (and counting!), well…
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Philippe Sly in Handel’s Messiah
December 18, 2013Bass baritone Philippe Sly grew up in Ottawa and has returned to the NAC stage as a featured soloist in the NAC Orchestra's performance of Handel's Messiah. Philippe took a moment to talk about Messiah and his training as a singer.
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Northern Artists Wow Halifax
December 17, 2013Our Northern artists knocked it out of the park last week at the Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony in Halifax. When Arnold Witzig asked the National Arts Centre to produce a performance similar to the Northern Scene’s Opening Ceremony in Ottawa last April, my team and I jumped at the…
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Interview with Emilie-Claire Barlow
December 17, 2013It is clear that singing brings joy to Emilie-Claire Barlow. Her love of music and sharing it with others is evident each time she steps on stage with her accomplished band. Emilie-Claire first charmed audiences at the NAC in 2010 and will return to the Fourth Stage on March 22nd as part…
