“Relax. Nobody is out to get you. The jurors want you to do your best.” – from “Helpful Hints,” NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition application materials An aspiring classical musician believes in her dream. But she also has to compete. Competitions can help fund an education, and bring…
NAC Orchestra Week has wrapped up for another year, and this edition – the sixth – was a great success. The week started out with a bang – the proclamation of NAC Orchestra Week by Mayor Jim Watson, a performance by the NAC Rideau Lakes Brass Quintet, and three lovely songs performed by a…
Our quintet has just returned from performing Schubert's great C major string quintet, usually referred to as "the cello quintet". Our two cellists were Margaret Tobolowska and Leah Wyber, the other violinist my husband Mark, and the violist Paul Casey ( who was the 2011 NACO Bursary…