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Music Alive Program connects in Ottawa
February 28, 2014Trumpet player Rachel Niego-Akavak first met NAC Orchestra musician Karen Donnelly in 2012 through the Music Alive Program in Nunavut. Rachel is a talented young musician but she did not have a trumpet teacher to take her music training to the next level. Over the past two years Karen has…
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Like Family: Pinchas Zukerman and Yefim Bronfman
February 20, 2014Pinchas Zukerman and Yefim Bronfman first met when they were teenagers. In this video they share how their close friendship contributes to the extraordinary music they perform together on stage. On March 31, 2014 Zukerman and Bronfman will perform a recital of intimate chamber music…
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Hockey Sweater author at Roch Carrier Elementary School
January 14, 2014The elegant and always-inspiring Roch Carrier met students at the school named for him in Kanata, Ontario. Monsieur Carrier, the celebrated poet and writer who also served as director of the Canada Council for the Arts and National Librarian of Canada, is in Ottawa narrating sold-out…
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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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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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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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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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Join us for Fanfair
December 11, 2013Come share in the spirit of Christmas with the NAC Orchestra musicians at Fanfair on December 15th at 12 p.m. Pre-concert activities start at 10:45 a.m. with a bake sale and a silent auction which includes the chance to win a percussion instrument called a whip, signed by Pinchas Zukerman.…
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The Gift of Sharing
December 10, 2013The 2013 Share the Spirit campaign kicked off with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's beautiful performance of the Nutcracker. The holidays are an especially important time for many families and being able to share the magic of the season with those less fortunate is a true part of the Christmas…
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NAC Orchestra in Toronto
December 1, 2013The NAC Orchestra ended their concert in Toronto with a rousing performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No 10. The audience in Toronto was thrilled by the fast paced and powerful finale which showcased the wonderful precision of the NAC Orchestra percussion section and timpani.
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Fine tuning a trumpet over lunch
November 29, 2013"A carpenter and a trumpet player were sitting in the green room ... " You may think this is the start of a music joke, but it fact this type of scenario happens all the time in the Leighton Green Room at the NAC. It's a great place to chat with people about the many different productions…
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Pinchas Zukerman performs Mozart
November 26, 2013Pinchas Zukerman conducts and solos in Mozart’s sparkling Violin Concerto No. 3, whose ethereal middle movement “could have fallen straight from heaven,” as a commentator famously said. Maestro Zukerman recently performed this work as part of the NAC Orchestra's tour to China and now…
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Artist Reflections from Giora Schmidt and Carlo Rizzi
November 18, 2013Join violinist Giora Schmidt and conductor Carlo Rizzi November 20 and 21 with the NAC Orchestra for "Barber's Violin Concerto." The Barber Violin Concerto has been a cornerstone in my musical life. I first performed the piece for my Carnegie Hall debut and shortly after toured it with the…
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Artist Reflections from Thomas Søndergård and Dejan Lazić
November 13, 2013Join conductor Thomas Søndergård and pianist Dejan Lazić November 13 and 14 with the NAC Orchestra for "All Beethoven Celebration!" "It's thrilling for me to be returning to Ottawa for an all-Beethoven program this season. I greatly look forward to collaborating with my friend and…
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Interview with Roch Carrier
November 9, 2013Roch Carrier speaks about sharing the Southam Hall stage with the NAC Orchestra to present his classic tale The Hockey Sweater.