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NACOcast - 02.02.2012 - Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer on "Happiness" in music
Updated: 2012-02-02 12:59:52
Description: In contrast to his defiant First Symphony, Brahms turned to an overall feeling of cheerfulness for his Symphony No. 2, a subtle work that displays the brilliance of the master composer. With lilting melodies and uplifting harmonies, Brahms’s work ...more...

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NACOcast - 12.01.2012 - Trevor Pinnock interviewed by Eric Friesen
Updated: 2012-01-12 18:52:11
Description: In this first of two interviews with Trevor Pinnock, writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen speaks with Maestro Pinnock about Handel's Messiah....more...

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NACOcast - 25.11.2011 - Susan Knight, from St. John's NL
Updated: 2011-11-29 16:11:40
Description: Christopher, on tour with the NAC Orchestra in St. John's, interviews Susan Knight, founding director of Newfoundland's world-renowned Shallaway choir. Among the many themes explored in this edition of the NACOcast is the fundamental importance of mu...more...

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NACOcast - 20.06.2011 - Paul Wells and Thomas Dausgaard explore Sibelius No. 1
Updated: 2011-06-20 11:15:44
Description: Canadian journalist Paul Wells explores Sibelius' Symphony No 1 in conversation with acclaimed conductor Maestro Thomas Dausgaard....more...

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NACOcast - 17.06.2011 - William Littler
Updated: 2011-06-17 11:36:56
Description: Italy was the programatic theme of the NACO concerts and pre-concert talks of October 6 & 7. "Capriccio Italien" was the title of talks which paired William Littler, the erudite music critic of the Toronto Star, with the ebullient theatre expert and ...more...

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NACOcast - 02.05.2011 - The Trumpet Shall Sound
Updated: 2011-05-02 18:35:52
Description: A talented student trumpet player suffers a serious lip injury. In this edition of the NACOcast, Christopher follows the struggle to recover and explores the dangers facing eager young virtuosi....more...

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NACOcast - 29.03.2011 - Rob Kapilow
Updated: 2011-03-29 13:43:08
Description: This week, Marjolaine Fournier caught up with conductor, composer, commentator and broadcaster, Rob Kapilow in his dressing room at the NAC. They talked about what makes music great, and what makes for great music....more...

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NACOcast - 03.03.2011 - Jonathan Biss, Pinchas Zukerman - Beethoven's Spring Sonata
Updated: 2011-03-03 14:48:57
Description: It may still be winter in Ottawa, but as the days get longer Christopher gets more hopeful. A little Beethoven always helps! Jonathan Biss visits the NAC's Hexagon studio to discuss the Spring Sonata. The show concludes with a complete performance of...more...

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NACOcast - 17.01.2011 - On Antonio Salieri with Ian Kyer
Updated: 2011-01-17 16:37:27
Description: We all remember Antonio Salieri as portrayed by F. Murray Abraham in Peter Shaffer's Oscar-winning film, Amadeus. Was the historical Salieri obsessively envious of Mozart? Did he kill him? In this edition of the NACOcast, Christopher speaks with Ian ...more...

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NACOcast - 05.11.2010 - Robert Harris
Updated: 2010-11-11 20:41:25
Description: The CBC’s Robert Harris began his career in broadcasting in Ottawa many years ago, and we were very happy to bring him ‘home’ as a guest speaker during the Mozart-Haydn Festival. Robert literally took a page from his book "How to Listen to Moza...more...

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NACOcast - 05.11.2010 - Paul Kennedy
Updated: 2010-11-05 21:34:39
Description: For those many faithful listeners of CBC's Ideas, you know producer and host Paul Kennedy to be as entertaining as he is enlightening. And he was every bit of that in his pre-concert talk of September 24th at the NAC. His theme was “Amadeus: Fictio...more...

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NACOcast - 21.10.2010 - Paul Wells
Updated: 2010-10-21 15:20:20
Description: Author and Maclean's magazine columnist Paul Wells was invited to open the NAC Orchestra's Mozart-Haydn Festival on September 22nd on its Musically-Speaking Series of pre-concerts talks....more...

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NACOcast - 01.10.2010 - Hijacked!!
Updated: 2010-10-01 13:18:33
Description: The show is taken over by some of Christopher's students in this fun and informative edition of the NACOcast...more...

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NACOcast - 03.05.2010 - To Repeat, or not to Repeat (with Leonard Slatkin)
Updated: 2010-05-03 15:10:31
Description: Christopher speaks with the distinguished conductor Leonard Slatkin about the problem of repeats in Schubert. The conversation focuses on his Ninth Symphony, The Great C Major, with a careful examination of the exquisite Andante Con Moto....more...

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NACOcast - 01.03.2010 - On The Spot
Updated: 2010-03-01 17:02:25
Description: Two conductors, twenty questions. In this episode, Christopher puts conductors Andrew Grams and James Gaffigan to the test with some challenging questions for aspiring maestros....more...

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NACOcast - 08.02.2010 - Practice Makes Perfect
Updated: 2010-02-08 14:50:55
Description: In this episode, Christopher ponders the concept of deep practice and how successful musicians use intelligent repetition to build their skills....more...

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NACOcast - 11.12.2009 - A Messiah Reprise
Updated: 2009-12-11 15:20:02
Description: By popular demand, again! ... In this very special NACOcast presentation, Christopher takes us on a 30-minute guided tour of that holiday perennial, Handel's Messiah. Stay tuned for new NACOcast episodes beginning January 2010....more...

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NACOcast - 04.11.2009 - Measuring Time
Updated: 2009-11-04 20:09:31
Description: Christopher has been thinking about metronomes. Here he discusses the history of that irritating but essential device, and talks with NACO guest conductor Alexander Shelley about Maelzel, Beethoven and the challenges of the metronome for modern cond...more...

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NACOcast - 06.10.2009 - Dvořàk (reprise)
Updated: 2009-10-06 17:49:29
Description: In preparation for our new season of NACOcasts ... and to celebrate the the National Art Centre's 40th anniversary this week. We offer you this reprise edition of the very first NACOcast from February 20, 2006, featuring, as the Orchestra did 40 year...more...

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NACOcast - 02.06.2009 - NAC Orchestra 2009/10 Season Preview
Updated: 2009-06-02 18:40:11
Description: Christopher takes you on an hour-long exploration of the NAC Orchestra's recently announced 2009-2010 season, complete with musical excerpts from the NAC Orchestra audio archives and Naxos Canada....more...

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NACOcast - 31.03.2009 - Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Updated: 2009-03-31 21:49:47
Description: Bringing Onegin to Life. With insights from philosopher Isaiah Berlin and a wide ranging conversation with tenor Richard Troxell and stage manager Joseph Bascetta, this episode explores Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin. Opera Lyra Ottawa's productio...more...

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NACOcast - 11.03.2009 - Artistic Administrator, Daphne Burt
Updated: 2009-03-11 13:52:53
Description: In this second in a series of podcasts which will look at the business and administration of symphony orchestras, NACOcast host Christopher Millard talks with Daphne Burt, artistic administrator of the NAC Orchestra....more...

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NACOcast - 23.01.2009 - NAC Orchestra librarians, Margo and Greg Hodgson
Updated: 2009-01-23 16:34:29
Description: In this first in a series of podcasts which will look at the business and administration of symphony orchestras, NACOcast host Christopher Millard talks with husband-and-wife team Margo and Greg Hodgson, principal librarian and assistant principal li...more...

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NACOcast - 24.11.2008 - James Gaffigan and Beethoven Symphony no. 1
Updated: 2008-11-24 20:55:17
Description: This week's episode of the NACOcast looks at Beethoven's First Symphony. American conductor James Gaffigan is Christopher's guest. Chris and James analyze the harmonies employed in the introduction of the first movement and continue with a discussion...more...

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NACOcast - 13.11.2008 - Do we need Conductors?
Updated: 2008-11-13 13:37:17
Description: While the NAC Orchestra is on tour in Western Canada (NACOtour.ca) we offer you, by popular demand, a repeat of one of our most downloaded NACOcast editions to date: "Do we need Conductors?" Ever wonder about the role of the conductor? This week we b...more...

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NACOcast - 22.10.2008 - LIVE! The Violin and The Voice
Updated: 2008-10-22 12:49:59
Description: Live from Southam Hall at Canada's National Arts Centre, Christopher talks with Pinchas Zukerman and Arianna Zukerman about the voice as instrument, and the instrument as voice....more...

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NACOcast - 13.09.2008 - Figuring Out Figaro
Updated: 2008-09-13 02:59:56
Description: In this episode, Christopher speaks with Opera Lyra Ottawa's Artistic Director Tyrone Paterson, Conductor Christoph Campestrini and mezzo-soprano Marion Newman about the new production of Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro. The conversation focuse...more...

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NACOcast - 08.07.2008 - On Hearing
Updated: 2008-07-08 12:42:03
Description: Christopher explores hearing, and the loss thereof, as it relates to orchestral musicians and audiences in general....more...

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NACOcast - 09.06.2008 - A Prophetic Conversation
Updated: 2008-06-09 19:39:30
Description: Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is one of the great works of programmatic music in the orchestral repertoire. Christopher examines the thoughtful insights of musicologist Owen Jander in a study of the second movement, Scene by the Brook....more...

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NACOcast - 14.05.2008 - Clown of the Orchestra
Updated: 2008-05-15 00:19:46
Description: Christopher discusses primates, brontosauri and other musical influences in a wide ranging examination of his favourite orchestral instrument....more...

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NACOcast - 09.05.2007 - Andrew Litton (encore)
Updated: 2008-05-09 15:26:00
Description: Conductor Andrew Litton returns to lead the NAC Orchestra on May 14-15. Here is an encore presentation of the wide-ranging chat that NACOcast host Christopher Millard had with the Grammy Award-winning conductor on his last visit to the NAC in January...more...

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NACOcast - 27.03.2008 - NAC Orchestra 2008/09 Season Preview
Updated: 2008-03-27 13:44:37
Description: Christopher takes you on an hour-long exploration of the NAC Orchestra's recently announced 2008-2009 season, complete with musical excerpts from the NAC Orchestra audio archives and Naxos Canada....more...

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NACOcast - 18.01.2008 - Strauss Oboe Concerto with Charles Hamann
Updated: 2008-01-18 05:00:00
Description: In this first NACOcast of 2008, Christopher focuses on Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto with special guest Charles Hamann, principal oboe, National Arts Centre Orchestra....more...

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NACOcast - 14.12.2007 - Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto with Jon Kimura Parker
Updated: 2007-12-14 13:46:47
Description: Christopher's guest is the ebullient Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker, a virtuoso star who is also known for his outgoing personality and cheerful sense of humour. Jackie and Christopher discuss Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto No. 5....more...

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NACOcast - 07.11.2007 - The World Orchestra for Peace [repost]
Updated: 2007-11-08 01:27:06
Description: As Remembrance Day approaches here in Canada, Christopher looks at The World Orchestra for Peace in a programme that first aired on CBC Radio in 2003. "The World Orchestra for Peace is an expression of harmony on all levels. It was founded in 1995 by...more...

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NACOcast - 18.10.2007 - Live with Pinchas Zukerman and Measha Brueggergosman
Updated: 2007-10-18 20:32:21
Description: Beethoven Symphony no. 9 is the subject, and Pinchas Zukerman and Measha Brueggergosman are Christopher's guests on this live edition of the NACOcast....more...

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NACOcast - 15.09.2007 - Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Updated: 2007-09-15 04:00:00
Description: To mark the beginning of the NAC Orchestra's Beethoven Festival, Christopher offers up a guided tour of the complete 2nd Symphony. Featured in this week's podcast is the NAC Orchestra's CBC Records recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 under the th...more...

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NACOcast - 31.08.2007 - Susan Platts
Updated: 2007-08-31 04:00:00
Description: Canadian mezzo-soprano Susan Platts is Christopher's guest on this edition of the NACOcast. The two discuss vocal sound production and repertoire. Musical excerpts include Verdi's Requiem and Brahm's "Gestillte Sehnsucht"....more...

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NACOcast - 15.08.2007 - The National Orchestral Institute
Updated: 2007-08-15 04:00:00
Description: This week we continue our look at training for young orchestral players -- In Washington DC, Christopher talks with 3 participants in the National Orchestral Institute programme and we hear several excerpts of Richard Strauss' Eine Alpensinfonie play...more...

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NACOcast - 01.08.2007 - NACO's Institute for Orchestral Studies
Updated: 2007-08-01 04:00:00
Description: Back from our summer hiatus, Christopher talks with three young and dynamic music students -- the first participants in the NAC's new Institute for Orchestral Studies -- about the opportunity to play in the NAC Orchestra, their studies, their instrum...more...

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NACOcast - 05.06.2007 - NACOcast Live with Gary Kulesha (2/2)
Updated: 2007-06-05 18:11:02
Description: Composer Gary Kulesha joins Christopher for the second part of a two part discussion recorded following the NAC Orchestra's world premiere of Kulesha's 3rd Symphony. Among other topics, Christopher and Gary discuss teaching composition and making a l...more...

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NACOcast - 22.05.2007 - NACOcast Live with Gary Kulesha (1/2)
Updated: 2007-05-22 03:20:47
Description: Composer Gary Kulesha is Christopher's guest in this first part of two special NACOcast Live sessions recorded following the NAC Orchestra's world premiere of Kulesha's 3rd Symphony....more...

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NACOcast - 17.04.2007 - James Ehnes
Updated: 2007-04-16 18:06:14
Description: In this very special edition of the NACOcast, Christopher discusses the beauty and mystery of Stradivari instruments with one of the world's foremost violin players, Canadian James Ehnes. Music samples include Ehnes's recent recordings of the Bach's ...more...

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NACOcast - 13.03.2007 - Oliver Knussen
Updated: 2007-03-26 19:39:16
Description: The distinguished British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen is Christopher's guest on this week's edition of the NACOcast. NAC Orchestra audiences know Oliver Knussen from his appearances with the NAC Orchestra in 2001 when he conducted his own S...more...

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NACOcast - 27.02.2007 - Sliding Angels
Updated: 2007-02-28 04:59:00
Description: Douglas Burden, bass trombonist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, is Christopher's guest on this edition of the NACOcast. The two discuss everything 'trombone'; from the instrument's origins, repertoire and its role in today's orchestra. This ...more...

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NACOcast - 12.02.2007 - Gustavo Dudamel
Updated: 2007-02-12 17:01:41
Description: Gustavo Dudamel, the 26 year-old Venezuelan conducting phenom visits the NACOcast studios to discuss "El Sistema", Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, and his mentors Jose Antonio Abreu, Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle....more...

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NACOcast - 18.12.2006 - A Messiah Digest
Updated: 2006-12-18 21:21:34
Description: In this very special NACOcast presentation, Christopher takes us on a 30-minute guided tour of that holiday perennial, Handel's Messiah....more...

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NACOcast - 22.11.2006 - Charles "Chip" Hamann
Updated: 2006-11-22 05:00:00
Description: Christopher discusses the art of reed making with NAC Orchestra prinicpal oboe Chip Hamann with archival musical excerpts from Strauss's Don Quixote and Mozart's Oboe Concerto as performed by Chip Hamann and the National Arts Centre Orchestra...more...

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NACOcast - 14.11.2006 - Canadian Brass
Updated: 2006-11-15 01:30:38
Description: Canadian Brass members, Charles Daellenbach and Eugene Watts, are Christopher's guests on this special edition of the NACOcast...more...

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NACOcast - 31.10.2006 - The Protean Tuba
Updated: 2006-10-31 03:33:47
Description: On this week's NACOcast ... the Protean Tuba. Christopher speaks with NACO Principal Tuba Nick Atkinson about the variable identity of this big bugle and about life at the bottom of the orchestra. An informative discussion of the history of the tub...more...

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NACOcast - 16.10.2006 - Hungarian Celebration
Updated: 2006-10-16 04:00:00
Description: Hungarian Celebration - The NAC Orchestra celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution this week with a programme of Bartok, Kodaly and Brahms. Christopher welcomes NACO's Karoly Sziladi to talk about his personal experiences during an...more...

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NACOcast - 04.10.2006 - A Fifth of Quarrington
Updated: 2006-10-04 04:00:00
Description: A Fifth of Quarrington -- In this week's NACOcast, Christopher speaks with the National Arts Centre Orchestra's remarkable Principal Bass, Joel Quarrington. Canada's foremost virtuoso of the double bass, Joel is the only great modern bassist who tun...more...

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NACOcast - 19.09.2006 - Brahms
Updated: 2006-09-19 19:00:00
Description: In this first episode of the 2006-2007 NACOcast season, Christopher focuses on Brahm's Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Opus 15 and Brahms' Symphony No. 2. This week's podcast includes archival recordings of the NAC Orchestra under the baton of Maest...more...

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NACOcast - 18.07.2006 - It's a Living
Updated: 2006-07-18 04:00:00
Description: In this last episode of the 2005-2006 season, Christopher looks at the work life of the professional orchestra musician and how symphony orchestras are organized. Also in this edition, a sampling of the NAC Orchestra's recording of Beethoven's Sympho...more...

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NACOcast - 27.06.2006 - Patinka Kopec
Updated: 2006-06-28 02:00:00
Description: This week on the NACOcast, Christopher talks with Patinka Kopec, director of the NAC's Young Artist Programme. Chris and Patti discuss her formative days in New York with gifted contemporaries, Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman, and highlight the g...more...

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NACOcast - 12.06.2006 - Beethoven, Bernardi, Prystawski!
Updated: 2006-06-13 16:11:52
Description: As a tribute to Walter Prystawski, the NAC Orchestra's founding concertmaster who is retiring after 37 years at the first desk, Christopher talks to founding NACO music director Mario Bernardi as well as three of Walter's original orchestra colleague...more...

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NACOcast - 05.06.2006 - Jack Everly
Updated: 2006-06-05 15:35:45
Description: POPS! goes the NACOcast -- This week an interview with NAC Orchestra principal pops conductor Jack Everly. Christopher talks with Jack about his distinguished career and the world of symphonic popular music. Send your comments and questions to NACOca...more...

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NACOcast - 30.05.2006 - Pinchas Zukerman (Pt.2)
Updated: 2006-05-30 19:17:39
Description: Part 2 of a conversation with Maestro Pinchas Zukerman on the mechanics of making music with the violin. Join Chris and Pinchas as they discuss bowing techniques and the music of J.S. Bach. Also, Christopher announces the winner of the NACOcast iPod ...more...

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NACOcast - 22.05.2006 - Pinchas Zukerman (Pt.1)
Updated: 2006-05-23 20:01:54
Description: Special guest Maestro Pinchas Zukerman joins Chris Millard to discuss the mechanics of making music with the violin. Join Chris and Pinchas in this first of two interviews -- They discuss bowing and vibrato techniques and the divergent approaches of ...more...

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NACOcast - 15.05.2006 - Eric Friesen
Updated: 2006-05-16 00:00:00
Description: The musician interviews the broadcaster. Veteran CBC radio host and champion of classical music, Eric Friesen joins Chris Millard this week on the NACOcast. The two discuss Eric's passion for radio and music. Also on this week's show: The Question! C...more...

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NACOcast - 02.05.2006 - On Music and Pain
Updated: 2006-05-02 19:08:39
Description: In response to a listener question, Christopher assembles a panel of colleagues to discuss instrument-related injuries and the various treatments, techniques and training programs used to avoid them. Joining Chris this week are bassist Marjolaine Lar...more...

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NACOcast - 24.04.2006 - Boris Brott
Updated: 2006-04-24 02:30:17
Description: This week on the NACOcast, Christopher Millard is in conversation Maestro Boris Brott, Principal Youth and Family Conductor, National Arts Centre Orchestra. Boris Brott is one of the most internationally recognized Canadian Conductors, holding major ...more...

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NACOcast - 17.04.2006 - Jessica Linnebach
Updated: 2006-04-17 03:16:14
Description: This week on the NACOcast, Christopher Millard is in conversation with Jessica Linnebach. Jessica was only 10 years old when she was accepted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music and only 19 when she received her Master's degree from Manhatta...more...

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NACOcast - 03.04.2006 - Ty Paterson
Updated: 2006-04-03 04:01:53
Description: It's all about opera this week as Christopher Millard talks with Ty Paterson, artistic director and principal conductor of Opera Lyra Ottawa -- Listen in as they discuss Verdi's Falstaff and the making of opera. Send your comments and questions to NA...more...

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NACOcast - 27.03.2006 - Pulcinella Suite
Updated: 2006-03-27 22:00:00
Description: Stravinski's Pulcinella Suite and Brahm's Piano concerto No. 2 in B-flat major are featured in this week's edition of the NACOcast, hosted by Christopher Millard. Contact us at NACOcast@gmail.com...more...

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NACOcast - 20.03.2006 - Michael Torke
Updated: 2006-03-20 20:56:51
Description: Composer Michael Torke discusses the genesis of the ballet score for An Italian Straw Hat and the influences of Rossini and Mozart on the work. With excerpts from the CD, "An Italian Straw Hat" on Ecstatic Records (www.michaeltorke.com). Contact us a...more...

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NACOcast - 06.03.2006 - Laurence Ewashko
Updated: 2006-03-06 05:01:00
Description: This week Christopher Millard discusses the history and theology behind Bach's B Minor Mass with choral director Laurence Ewashko. Send your comments to NACOcast@gmail.com...more...

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NACOcast - 27.02.2006 - Karen Donnelly
Updated: 2006-02-27 12:31:44
Description: This week's NACOcast features the music of New Zealand's Hayley Westenra, a look at the Pops programmes of Jack Everly, principal Pops conductor at the NAC, and an interview with special guest Karen Donnelly, principal trumpet of the NAC Orchestra. S...more...

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