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. 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 www.ArtsAlive.ca 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. Maximun 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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 9:30AM
Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor
Jonathan Biss, Piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007 10:30AM
On the Air! Music of the Fabulous 40s
Jack Everly, Conductor

A sentimental journey down memory lane! Swell singers and the NAC Orchestra take you back to those golden days of live radio, when the unforgettable tunes of Glenn Miller and the Dorsey Brothers hit the air-waves and delighted fans jitterbugged and slow-danced in ballrooms and living rooms everywhere, providing a measure of joy while theworld was at war.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 9:30AM
Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor
Yuja Wang, Piano

ALEXINA LOUIE Infinite Sky With Birds
GRIEG Piano Concerto
HAYDN Symphony No. 49, “La Passione”
PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 9:30AM
Eri Klas, Conductor
Lynn Harrell, Cello

DENIS GOUGEON Primus Tempus
BARBER Cello Concerto
DVORÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008 9:30AM
Ludovic Morlot, Conductor
Midori, Violin

RAVEL Mother Goose: Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008 9:30AM
Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor
Charles Hamann, Oboe

HANDEL “Entrance of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon
R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 9:30AM
Arild Remmereit, Conductor
Boris Berezovsky, Piano

TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Eugene Onegin
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, “Polish”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 9:30AM
Douglas Boyd, Conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, Violin

HAYDN Symphony No. 67
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
SIBELIUS Pelléas and Mélisande (excerpts)
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 10:30AM
Chris Botti: Golden Trumpet
Jack Everly, Conductor
Chris Botti, Trumpet

Trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist with charisma to spare! His velvety tone, lush interpretations, and sublime improvisations have made him a virtual genre-of-one on the contemporary jazz scene, and won him both critical and popular appreciation. And his many top-selling CDs have staked a claim at the top of the charts. Luxurious symphonic underpinnings by the NAC Orchestra create an experience you’ll savour.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008 9:30AM
Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor
Angela Cheng, Piano

Peter Paul KOPROWSKI Sinfonia Concertante
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008 9:30AM
Andrew Litton, Conductor
Stefan Jackiw, Violin

MICHAEL COLGRASS The Schubert Birds
SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008 9:30AM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

LINDA BOUCHARD Exquisite Fires
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008 9:30AM
Jun Märkl, Conductor
Stewart Goodyear, Piano

SCHUMANN Manfred Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptian
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, Spring

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008 9:30AM
Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9