NAC Orchestra Student Open Rehearsals
GRADE 8 – 12
For complete programme details and application forms download the 2010-2011 NAC Programs for Students and Teachers brochure in PDF format.
Student Open Rehearsals – a unique opportunity to hear the National Arts Centre Orchestra at work in rehearsal with some of the world’s finest conductors and soloists, and to meet some of the musicians in person.
Open Rehearsals are generally held on Wednesday or Thursday mornings (see dates below). During the rehearsals, the Orchestra will be preparing for the concerts taking place the same week. Therefore, the students will hear only one or two of the pieces listed on the programme. Please remember that the musicians are hard at work during these rehearsals, and noise or talking can disturb their concentration.
When possible, a volunteer will present a short introduction about the musicians and pieces featured on the day’s programme. For further preparation, we encourage you to visit ArtsAlive.ca/Music where your students can learn more about the musicians behind the instruments.
General information
- Dates: Year-round
- Location: Southam Hall
- Duration: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Cost: Free admission by reservation only (at least two weeks in advance) Cancellations without providing a minimum of 72 hours notice will be subject to a $50 fee.
- Group size: Attendance may be limited; maximum 75 students per school, per visit.
- Note: Student Open Rehearsals are subject to change or cancellation at any time. When requesting more than one rehearsal, priority will be given to first-time attendees.
Dates:
MOZART’S TRIPLE CROWN
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor
MOZART Symphony No. 39
MOZART Symphony No. 40
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 | 10:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
“ITALIAN” SYMPHONY
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor
JOEL QUARRINGTON, double bass
ROSSINI Overture to Il Signor bruschino
ROTA Divertimento concertante
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010 |9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
LOVE & SPRING
ALEXANDER SHELLEY, conductor
LOUIS LORTIE, piano
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
MATHIEU AND BRAHMS
ANDREW GRAMS, conductor
ALAIN LEFÈVRE, piano
MATHIEU Piano Concerto No. 4 in E minor
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
STRAVINSKY’S FIREBIRD
JULIAN KUERTI, conductor
JOHANNES MOSER, cello
J.S. BACH Suite No. 1
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919)
DVORÁK Cello Concerto
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
DVORÁK’S SYMPHONY NO. 9
THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD, conductor
SARAH CHANG, violin
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
DVORÁK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 | at 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
RADU LUPU... RAPTURE & FIRE
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor
RADU LUPU, piano
P. P. KOPROWSKI In Memoriam Karol Szymanowski
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
BISS & BEETHOVEN
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor
JONATHAN BISS, piano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
HEWITT PLAYS LISZT
LUDOVIC MORLOT, conductor
ANGELA HEWITT, piano
BERLIOZ Overture to Les francs-juges
LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE CONCERTO
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor
WILD ROSE TRIO: JESSICA LINNEBACH, violin, AMANDA FORSYTH, cello, ANGELA CHENG, piano
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 56, "Triple Concerto"
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
BROADWAY’S LEADING MEN
JACK EVERLY, conductor
TED KEEGAN, ED STAUDENMAYER, HEATH CALVERT, BRYNN O’MALLEY
Be wowed by the glitz and glamour of Broadway when four of its most exciting leading men – and one leading lady – sing and dance your favourite hits from The Great White Way.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 | 11 a.m. | Southam Hall
RACHMANINOV’S RHAPSODY
THOMAS DAUSGAARD, conductor
YUJA WANG, piano
SCHNELZER A Freak in Burbank
RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
MAHLER’S FOURTH
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor
ERIN WALL, soprano,
KIMBALL SYKES, clarinet,
JON KIMURA PARKER, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27
SCHUBERT The Shepherd on the Rock
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2011 | 9:30 a.m. | Southam Hall
