NAC Orchestra Student Open Rehearsals
GRADE 8 – 12
For complete programme details and application forms download the 2009-2010 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)
- 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:
Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony
Thursday October 8, 2009 | 10 a.m.
Pinchas Zukerman conductor
Russell Braun baritone
LINDA BOUCHARD Songs for an Acrobat
BACH/arr. MAHLER Orchestral Suite
MAHLER Symphony No. 1 “Titan”
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Fiery Prokofiev
Wednesday October 28, 2009
Alexander Shelley conductor
Simon Trpceski piano
ROSSINI William Tell Overture
BERLIOZ Romeo and Juliet: Scene for orchestra
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Hamlet Suite
BRIDGE There is a willow grows aslant a brook
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
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Sacred Trees
Wednesday November 18, 2009 | 10 a.m.
Douglas Boyd conductor
Christopher Millard bassoon
CORELLI Concerto Grosso in F major
TIPPETT Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
JOHN WILLIAMS The Five Sacred Trees
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
9:30 a.m. Pre-rehearsal introduction to approx. 11:15 a.m. Open Rehearsal
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King of Swing: A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Thursday January 7, 2010 | 11 a.m.
Michael Krajewski conductor
Bob DeAngelis clarinet
Imagine that it’s 1938 and you’re at Carnegie Hall. But instead of the usual orchestra performance, you find Benny Goodman and his orchestra, groovin’ before a sold-out crowd. This marked the birth of a new era for Goodman, the crowned “King of Swing.” Canadian bandleader and virtuoso clarinetist Bob DeAngelis recalls that historic era in an evening of Goodman standards, including “Moonglow,” “Let’s Dance,” “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “Lady Be Good” and other hits of this golden age. So party like it’s 1938 when the NAC Orchestra transforms itself into a really big Big Band.
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Amazing Amadeus
Thursday January 14, 2010 | 10 a.m.
Pinchas Zukerman conductor and violin
Eric Friesen host
Kimball Sykes clarinet
Members of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
MOZART Adagio from Clarinet Concerto
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 “Turkish”
MOZART Symphony No. 29
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A Feast of Bach
Wednesday January 20, 2010 | 10 a.m.
Pinchas Zukerman conductor and violin
Joanna G’froerer flute
Charles Hamann oboe
Jens Lindemann trumpet
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1
BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor
BACH Concerto for Flute, Violin, and Harpsichord
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
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Pinchas & Amanda
Wednesday February 17, 2010 | 10 a.m.
Christian Vásquez conductor
Pinchas Zukerman violin
Amanda Forsyth cello
SAINT-SAËNS La Muse et le Poète
RÓZSA Sinfonia concertante
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2
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Rachmaninov’s Piano Showpiece
Wednesday February 24, 2010 | 10 a.m.
James Gaffigan conductor
Natasha Paremski piano
MOZART Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2
DVORÁK Symphony No. 7
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The Poetry of Ohlsson’s Chopin
Wednesday May 5, 2010 | 10 a.m.
Carlo Rizzi conductor
Garrick Ohlsson piano
BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian”
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Irving Berlin: From Ragtime to Ritzes
Thursday May 13, 2010 | 11 a.m.
Jack Everly conductor
Tony DeSare vocals and piano
Ashley Brown vocals
Hugh Panaro vocals
Natasha Williams vocals
An all-star cast of vocalists, including charismatic Tony DeSare, and your NAC Orchestra celebrate Irving Berlin, one of the legendary creators of the Great American Songbook. This lavishly produced program show - cases nearly a century of his music from ragtime through two world wars, Hollywood, and Broadway – sampling all-time favourites from among the nearly 3,000 songs he wrote! This musical genius will amuse, touch, and WOW you with classics like “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Blue Skies,” “Always,” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” You won’t need “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails” when you “Let Yourself Go” at this CTV Pops concert!
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Bronfman & Brahms
Wednesday June 2, 2010 | 10 a.m.
Pinchas Zukerman conductor
Yefim Bronfman piano
JACQUES HÉTU World premiere of NAC commission
DVORÁK Symphony No. 8
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
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Schumann & Mozart
Thursday June 10, 2010 | 10 a.m.
Pinchas Zukerman conductor
TBA piano
James Sommerville horn
Lawrence Vine horn
David Posner horn
Patricia Evans horn
SCHUMANN Konzertstück
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
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