The National Arts Centre is the place to be on Canada Day: freeNAC Orchestra concerts with Pinchas Zukerman, Unisong, and otheractivities throughout the day, July 1
May 08, 2002 -
Ottawa, Canada -- The doors will be open at the National Arts
Centre all day on Canada Day, Monday, July 1. Activities will include
a free concert and an open rehearsal of the National Arts Centre
Orchestra led by Music Director Pinchas Zukerman, and a free concert
by the 400-voice Unisong 2002 Choir all in Southam Hall, plus
on-going performances of music, dance theatre, and drumming in the
Foyers, Theatre, Studio and Terraces of the NAC. Everyone is welcome
and no tickets are required for any of the events.
The National Arts Centre's Canada Day celebration is
presented by Rogers Television and CPAC - the Cable Public
Affairs Channel.
The hour-long National Arts Centre Orchestra concert at 19:30 will
include members of the NAC Young Artists Programme performing
Paganini's Moto Perpetuum (Perpetual Motion) and
Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos. The Unisong Choir will
join the Orchestra for certain selections. The concert will be led by
Music Director Pinchas Zukerman, with a portion led by the
Orchestra's Apprentice Conductor Jean-Philippe Tremblay.
There will be an afternoon rehearsal for this NAC Orchestra
concert open to the public at 15:30 for one hour.
The full Unisong 2002 chorus of 400 singers from 13 choirs from
coast-to-coast in Canada will present an inspiring concert
accompanied by the Unisong String Quintet and led by Dr. Douglas
Dunsmore, Professor of Music at Memorial University, Newfoundland, at
10:00 in the morning in Southam Hall.
There's plenty of other entertainment throughout the day:
Théâtre de l'Aubergine will perform in the Studio
at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:30; The School of Dance will present dance
demonstrations in the Theatre at 12:30, 14:00 and 15:30; the Ragtime
Brass Sextet of trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba and percussion will
swing in the Foyer at 16:30 and 18:30; the Franco-Ontarien music
group Deux saisons will liven the Terrace at 13:00 and 14:30; while
the Burundi Drummers will roam through the NAC periodically drumming
up excitement between noon and 15:30.
