Eric Friesen presents the NAC Orchestra
How did the NAC Orchestra become the world class organization it is today? Veteran broadcaster Eric Friesen chronicles the unfolding drama of the NAC Orchestra from its earliest days in 1969 to the present time. With his charming personality and a host of probing questions, he interviews conductors, orchestral musicians, guest artists and administrators about the Orchestra’s beginnings, the challenges it faced, the tours it made all over Canada and to many foreign lands, and the kind of individuals it took to mold the Orchestra into what it is today.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2019
In With the New: a Golden Age of creativity
With a revived commitment to commissioning and performing new music and particularly new Canadian music the NAC Orchestra is more creatively active than ever. All the forces are working in harmony - …
00:45:14 |
Fri 04 Oct 2019
Beyond Ottawa: Touring, Recording, Broadcasting, Digital Engagement
NAC Administrators and music lovers answer the question "Why is it important to have a national orchestra?" The NAC recognizes people are listening to music outside of the concert hall and away from …
00:39:24 |
Thu 03 Oct 2019
The players speak: Backstage with the NAC Orchestra musicians
Eric speaks with the players themselves about this decade of transition, the 5th decade of the NAC Orchestra. Musicians share what brought them to Ottawa and why they continue to stay. This orchestr…
00:43:42 |
Wed 02 Oct 2019
The fifth decade: A new musical vision for the orchestra
The fifth decade of the NAC Orchestra would see Pinchas Zukerman finish up his 16 year tenure as Music Director and give way to a new leader, Alexander Shelley. The Pinchas legacy continues to be ev…
00:45:54 |
Tue 01 Oct 2019
The 2009 NAC Award Winners: Up Close and Personal
Meet the second group of three Canadian composers given the prestigious NAC Awards: Peter Paul Kaprowski, Anna Sokolovic and John Estacio. Two are immigrants to Canada from Eastern Europe and the thi…
01:04:26 |
Thu 09 Jul 2009
The Post War Years: Canadian Composers Come of Age
This is the story of the composers from the last two decades of the 20th century. These are men and women who are confident of their place in Canadian culture and yet looked out to the world and embr…
01:08:42 |
Wed 08 Jul 2009
The Post War Years: Canadian Composers Come of Age
As World War 2 ended, there was a great flowering in contemporary music making in Canada. For the first time, men and women declared themselves professional composers. Listen to the stories, the voic…
01:11:44 |
Tue 07 Jul 2009
Beyond Ottawa: NACO and the World!
The NAC Orchestra has from its very early years been known outside the boundaries of Canada. In its third year of life, it made a triumphant debut in New York City. From there touring to Asia, Europ…
01:06:47 |
Mon 06 Jul 2009
Beyond Ottawa: The National Mandate of NACO
The National Arts Centre Orchestra has, from its conception, had a mandate beyond Ottawa, a mandate to serve all Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The key national stages for the NAC Orchestra …
01:05:22 |
Sun 05 Jul 2009
The Golden Years with Pinchas Zukerman
The return of the NAC Orchestra to stability and health coincides with the arrival of a superstar violinist/conductor, and a man with a huge vision for expansion and education. Pinchas Zukerman push…
00:56:45 |
Sat 04 Jul 2009
The Pinnock Years and a Memorable Principal Guest Conductor
Through much of the 1990’s, the NAC Orchestra was led by the baroque and classical specialist from England, Trevor Pinnock. This was a time of continued financial challenges for the NAC, but Trevor …
00:57:02 |
Fri 03 Jul 2009
The Eighties: Mannino and Chmura
After 13 years under Bernardi, the NAC Orchestra’s new leader was another Italian: Franco Mannino. Where Bernardi had been all northern Italy - cold blue light, Mannino was all southern Italy - red …
00:57:37 |
Thu 02 Jul 2009
An Orchestra is born: The Bernardi Years
The National Arts Centre Orchestra was born in the cultural euphoria of the 1960’s, an off shoot of a bold Centennial Year project for our nation’s capital. Not only did Ottawa get its first arts ce…
01:00:01 |
Wed 01 Jul 2009
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