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  1. Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Announced

    March 6, 2012

    CALGARY, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul?André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.These individuals are being honoured for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to... Read more

  2. Des McAnuff receives 2012 National Arts Centre Award

    March 6, 2012

    Calgary (Canada) — Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce it is awarding the prestigious 2012 National Arts Centre Award to Des McAnuff. A two-time Tony and Olivier Award winner, Mr. McAnuff is one of Canada’s most successful theatre directors and the Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which this year celebrates its 60th... Read more

  3. Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Announced

    March 6, 2012

    CALGARY, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul?André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.These individuals are being honoured for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to... Read more

  4. Des McAnuff receives 2012 National Arts Centre Award

    March 6, 2012

    Calgary (Canada) — Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce it is awarding the prestigious 2012 National Arts Centre Award to Des McAnuff. A two-time Tony and Olivier Award winner, Mr. McAnuff is one of Canada’s most successful theatre directors and the Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which this year celebrates its 60th... Read more

  5. Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Announced

    March 6, 2012

    CALGARY, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul?André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.These individuals are being honoured for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to... Read more

  6. World renowned violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman announces he will step down as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 2015

    March 5, 2012

    Ottawa (Canada), March 5, 2012— Maestro Pinchas Zukerman, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s longest standing Music Director announced today that he plans to step down at the end of his 16 year tenure on August 31, 2015. Since 1999, the internationally acclaimed conductor, violinist, violist and music educator has made the National Arts Centre (NAC) his musical home.In a statement... Read more

  7. National Arts Centre hosts Canadian Conductors Workshop February 25-29, 2012 Young Canadian conductors lead NAC Orchestra in rehearsal during five days of intense, hands-on training led by renowned conducting instructor Kenneth Kiesler

    February 14, 2012

    OTTAWA, ON—Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Institute for Orchestral Studies will host the 2012 Canadian Conductors Workshop from February 25-29, 2012. A supplement to the highly successful Conductors Program of the NAC Summer Music Institute, the Canadian Conductors Workshop will offer intense conducting instruction for emerging professional and pre-professional... Read more

  8. National Arts Centre hosts Canadian Conductors Workshop February 25-29, 2012 Young Canadian conductors lead NAC Orchestra in rehearsal during five days of intense, hands-on training led by renowned conducting instructor Kenneth Kiesler

    February 14, 2012

    OTTAWA, ON—Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Institute for Orchestral Studies will host the 2012 Canadian Conductors Workshop from February 25-29, 2012. A supplement to the highly successful Conductors Program of the NAC Summer Music Institute, the Canadian Conductors Workshop will offer intense conducting instruction for emerging professional and pre-professional... Read more

  9. National Arts Centre hosts Canadian Conductors Workshop February 25-29, 2012 Young Canadian conductors lead NAC Orchestra in rehearsal during five days of intense, hands-on training led by renowned conducting instructor Kenneth Kiesler

    February 14, 2012

    OTTAWA, ON—Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Institute for Orchestral Studies will host the 2012 Canadian Conductors Workshop from February 25-29, 2012. A supplement to the highly successful Conductors Program of the NAC Summer Music Institute, the Canadian Conductors Workshop will offer intense conducting instruction for emerging professional and pre-professional... Read more

  10. National Arts Centre hosts Canadian Conductors Workshop February 25-29, 2012 Young Canadian conductors lead NAC Orchestra in rehearsal during five days of intense, hands-on training led by renowned conducting instructor Kenneth Kiesler

    February 14, 2012

    OTTAWA, ON—Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Institute for Orchestral Studies will host the 2012 Canadian Conductors Workshop from February 25-29, 2012. A supplement to the highly successful Conductors Program of the NAC Summer Music Institute, the Canadian Conductors Workshop will offer intense conducting instruction for emerging professional and pre-professional... Read more