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The NAC Orchestra Rideau Lakes Brass Quintet at Stonehenge
October 29, 2014The NAC Orchestra Rideau Lakes Brass Quintet gave a 20 minute chamber music recital at Stonehenge, one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe. In October 1914, young Canadian Soldiers packed up and stepped onto ocean liners to cross the Atlantic.…
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Ode to Joy in London
October 27, 2014Two sensational orchestras – Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Canada’s NAC Orchestra – combine with Maestro Pinchas Zukerman and the London Philharmonic Choir to create a powerful evening of gorgeous music!
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A new world premiere by composer John Estacio
October 26, 2014The NAC Orchestra’s UK Tour marks the third time NAC Award Composer John Estacio has toured with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Mr. Estacio’s composition Brio has been featured on the NAC Orchestra’s 2011 tour to Atlantic Canada and the 2013 tour to China. The NAC's tour to the United…
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The Maple Leaf Forever at Nottingham Castle
October 25, 2014Today the NAC Orchestra String Quartet performed at Nottingham Castle, a magnificent 17th century ducal mansion. The String Quartet’s performance coincided with the Nottinghamshire Trent to Trenches exhibition which explores the impact of the First World War on the people of Nottingham at…
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Inspire Day at Glasgow’s Riverside Museum
October 24, 2014Members of the NAC Orchestra Horn Quintet, together with NAC staff were up early to catch the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow this morning. Our destination was the Riverside Museum for an event called ‘Inspire Day’ with members of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Designed by Zaha…
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A concert in memory of Canadian Corporal Nathan Cirillo
October 23, 2014In the spirit of condolence and remembrance, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra dedicated tonight's concert at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall to the memory of Corporal Cirillo, the Canadian soldier and father, killed in Ottawa yesterday. The excerpt is Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by…
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Music at St. Giles’ Cathedral
October 23, 2014Dating back to the 14th century St. Giles' Cathedral is located on the Royal Mile between Edinburgh Castle and Hollyrood Palace. The cathedral is truly a spectacular piece of architecture and today this majestic space was filled with beautiful music performed by NAC Orchestra…
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Big Noise Scotland: music making that fosters confidence and pride
October 22, 2014In 2008 Scotland became home to the UK’s first Big Noise Orchestra. Big Noise is an orchestra programme that uses music making to foster confidence, teamwork and pride in the children taking part – and across the wider community. An orchestra is by its nature a cooperative structure. Any…
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Unforgettable video: Jessica Linnebach onstage at the NAC as a 7 year old
September 12, 2014Just check out the steely focus of Jessica Linnebach in this video of her 7 year-old self! In this archival video, Jessica Linnebach performs onstage at the National Arts Centre and wins the 1990 Canadian Music Competition Grand Prize, at the age of 7. “I remember how excited I was to…
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Storytelling through music with composer Abigail Richardson
August 21, 2014Kids are a big part of every NAC Orchestra tour. In preparation for its October 2014 tour to the United Kingdom commemorating the outbreak of the First World War, the Orchestra asked Canadian composer Abigail Richardson to work with students from Ottawa’s Colonel By Secondary School to help…
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True love, and a miniature horse: Coppélia at the NAC
April 23, 2014The National Arts Centre strives to be a catalyst for performance, creation and learning. Part of that last piece – learning – means we are passionate about helping build the audiences of the future by programming performances that the whole family can enjoy. That’s why we are delighted to…
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huff National Tour: A Creative Exploration of Hope
April 22, 2014huff, from award-winning Aboriginal writer, actor and musician Cliff Cardinal, is wrenching yet darkly comic, a journey into a First Nation heart of darkness in a land called Ontario. A charismatic storyteller who combines ancestral history with brutal honesty and biting humour, Cliff…
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NAC Orchestra UK Tour: Remembrance, performance and education
March 31, 2014Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, under the baton of its renowned Music Director Pinchas Zukerman, will undertake a performance and education tour of the United Kingdom in October 2014 to commemorate the First World War Centenary. The First World War is particularly significant to…
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UK Tour: Feet on the Ground, Remembering 1914
March 31, 2014In his beautiful composition A Ballad of Canada, the late Canadian composer Malcolm Forsyth remembered John McCrae and his infamous 1915 poem, In Flanders Fields. McCrae composed the poem in the field, his surgeon’s kit bloodied and his heart broken after seeing a school friend die in…
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From far and wide: NAC Foundation CEO Jayne Watson on UK Tour...
March 27, 2014Q: What role does the National Arts Centre Foundation play in planning the UK Tour? The Foundation supports the National Arts Centre's priorities, artistic and otherwise. In this case, we've helped find private funding to make the UK Tour possible. The NAC Orchestra would not be able to…
