Podcasts by 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.
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Beyond Ottawa: Touring, Recording, Broadcasting, Digital Engagement from 2019-10-03T16:58:58
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 fro...
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The players speak: Backstage with the NAC Orchestra musicians from 2019-10-02T14:28:49
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 orches...
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The fifth decade: A new musical vision for the orchestra from 2019-10-01T15:18:35
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 ...
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The 2009 NAC Award Winners: Up Close and Personal from 2009-07-09T11:00
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 t...
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The Post War Years: Canadian Composers Come of Age from 2009-07-08T10:58
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 em...
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Beyond Ottawa: NACO and the World! from 2009-07-06T06:00
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, Eur...
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Beyond Ottawa: The National Mandate of NACO from 2009-07-05T05:00
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 Orchestr...
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The Golden Years with Pinchas Zukerman from 2009-07-04T04:00
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 pu...
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The Pinnock Years and a Memorable Principal Guest Conductor from 2009-07-03T03:00
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 Trevo...
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The Eighties: Mannino and Chmura from 2009-07-02T02:00
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 - re...
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An Orchestra is born: The Bernardi Years from 2009-07-01T01:00:47
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 ...
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An Orchestra is born: The Bernardi Years from 2009-07-01T01:00:47
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 ...
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