News Releases
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My First NAC, presented by Astral Radio is a free concert to be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio of the National Arts Centre on May 29
May 15, 2012
For the second year in a row, My First NAC, presented by Astral Radio shines a spotlight on up-and-coming young performers. The concert features eight musicians who will perform both classical and jazz repertoire. Each participant will be awarded a $1,000 Astral Artist Prize. Several of the performers are past winners of The NAC Orchestra Bursary, and all the young artists have taken part in... Read more
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Winners of the 2012 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition Finals are announced
May 9, 2012
On Monday May 7, the 2012 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition Finals were held in the NAC Studio. Winners were announced and presented with cheques and certificates before an enthusiastic audience of 100 people. National Capital Region music students (aged 16 to 24) who are studying for careers as orchestral musicians competed for prizes totaling $19,000. Eight finalists were selected from the... Read more
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Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the 2011-2012 season, features percussionist Colin Currie and conductor José Luis Gomez on May 16-17
May 3, 2012
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel -- the fifth Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the NAC’s 2011-2012 season – features Venezuelan-born, Spanish conductor José Luis Gomez in his NAC debut and acclaimed guest percussionist Colin Currie. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel is at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall on Wednesday May 16 and Thursday May 17, 2012. The program includes:ROSSINI The... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA CONCERTMASTERS YOSUKE KAWASAKI AND JESSICA LINNEBACH TO STAGE A BENEFIT CONCERT ON MAY 4
May 2, 2012
For the second year in a row, NAC Orchestra Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki and Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach will stage a benefit chamber music concert and auction. The concert takes place on Friday May 4, 2012 at MacKay United Church, 39 Dufferin Road (at MacKay St.) in Ottawa. The silent auction begins at 7:15 p.m. and the concert – hosted by writer/broadcaster Eric Friesen... Read more
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Tickets for the National Arts Centre’s fundraising fall Gala with piano superstar Lang Lang go on sale to the general public on Tuesday May 8
May 1, 2012
Tickets for the National Arts Centre Gala with international piano superstar Lang Lang go on sale to the general public at the NAC Box Office on Tuesday May 8. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The National Arts Centre Gala -- benefitting the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust – is delighted to welcome CIBC as the new Presenting Sponsor. The NAC... Read more
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Singers directly from Broadway salute musical theatre titans Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil in Do You Hear the People Sing, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth CTV Pops concert of the 2011-2012 season, on May 10-12 in Southam Hall
April 27, 2012
Experience the excitement only The Great White way can provide in Do You Hear the People Sing, the fifth CTV Pops concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2011-12 season. Conductor Jack Everly, Principal Pops Conductor of the NAC Orchestra, leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra, a cast of Broadway stars – Eric Kunze, Terrence Mann, Lea Salonga, Kathy Voytko, and Marie Zamora – as well... Read more
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Free online streaming concerts! Canada's National Arts Centre unveils "NAC Orchestra Concerts on Demand", a unique new website feature showcasing live recordings. The National Arts Centre Orchestra is now just a click away!
April 25, 2012
Canada’s National Arts Centre is delighted to announce a unique website feature called NAC Orchestra Concerts on Demand. "Concerts on Demand" allows anyone with a computer to enjoy free online streaming concerts – only a click away. National Arts Centre Orchestra ‘Concerts on Demand’ is the first such feature of its kind, anywhere in the world. "Concerts on Demand" is... Read more
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Ensembles from the NAC Orchestra perform in Ottawa/Gatineau as part of NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA WEEKa week-long celebration of marvelous music from May 7 to 13, 2012
April 24, 2012
In a much-anticipated annual ritual, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will declare May 7-13, 2012 to be NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA WEEK in the National Capital Region. This marks the sixth year in a row for this high-spirited series of events highlighting the role of the NAC Orchestra and its musicians in performance at the NAC and in the community. Throughout each year, NACO musicians participate in... Read more
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Ottawa jazz artists Renée Yoxon and the Jean-Pierre Allain Trio are featured in The Songs of Dave Frishberg on April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre
April 20, 2012
Ottawa jazz artists Renée Yoxon and the Jean-Pierre Allain Trio (Denis Ouellette on drums, Normand Glaude on bass, and Jean-Pierre Allain on piano) will perform their arrangements of songs by Dave Frishberg, “the Stephen Sondheim of jazz song-writing”, in The Songs of Dave Frishberg at 7:30 on Thursday April 26 in the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre. Dave... Read more
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Sally Benson
April 13, 2012
Sally Benson, a beloved member of the NAC Orchestra, left us far too soon earlier today. After recently being diagnosed with a brain tumour, she passed away this afternoon at the Elisabeth Bruyère Continuing Care Hospital. Sally joined the Orchestra in 1970, a year after the National Arts Centre opened to the public. Always a popular member of the Orchestra, Sally has been surrounded by... Read more