It’s time for another Invitation Weekend! The NBO is asking all our friends, fans, and followers to reach out and spread the word. Take a few minutes this weekend and invite your contacts to become involved with the NBO. Start by sharing our Facebook Page with your Friends using the “Suggest to Friends” function. You can...
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The National Broadcast Orchestra (NBO) announced today that it will hit the road in November, 2010, for a tour of British Columbia communities. Performances will be conducted by NBO Artistic Director Alain Trudel, and violinist Jonathan Crow will join the orchestra as its featured guest artist. Crow, a resident of Montreal, was born in...
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(Content below is from the printed program of the original live performance on January 8, 2010. The CBC broadcast may not include this full program in its entirety, or in the same order.) National Broadcast Orchestra Alain Trudel, conductor Anton Kuerti, piano Jens Lindemann, trumpet PROGRAM Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”) Allegro Larghetto Gavotta:...
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Sergei Prokofiev (b. 1891 Sontsovka, Russia; d. Moscow, 1953) Symphony #1 (“Classical”) Allegro Larghetto Gavotta: Non troppo allegro Finale: Molto vivace In the summer of 1918 a young musician passed through the young city of Vancouver. He noted in his diary that the place was quiet, and more British than he expected. It mattered...
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Alain Trudel, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Alain Trudel has established an international reputation in a very short period of time, leading orchestras and ensembles on three continents in a wide variety of standard and contemporary repertory, and receiving high marks both from musicians and the press. He joins the small number of instrumentalists...
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We have lift off… Posted by SATO / IC team on Thursday January 14, 2010 at 7:43 PM Comments0|Recommend1 This week In Concert explores some exciting new musical adventures and collaborations. From Vancouver, it's the inaugural concert of the National Broadcast Orchestra. This new ensemble, under the direction of Alain Trudel, is carrying on...
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Reviews from the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail are now available online and in print. Take a look here, and link back the original articles to share your own comments. If you were there on Friday night, we want to hear from you! Review: National Broadcast Orchestra, VSO shine in separate showcases...
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The Chan Centre was buzzing with excitement as the National Broadcast Orchestra took the stage for its Vancouver debut last night. Fourteen months after its last concert under the wing of the CBC, the NBO took flight on its own. The evening marked an important passage, honoring the legacy of the CBC Radio Orchestra...
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Bonsoir! La glace est brisée, le premier concert est passé! Et nous sommes fatigués! Remarquez plusieurs de mes collègues sont présentement occupés à comparer la sélection de sushi et à fêter au champagne! Pour les autres, on doit gagner sa vie et se lever demain pour d’autres répétitions! Mais quelque belle soirée! D’abord, le...
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