Pinchas Zukerman on NACO joining with Orchestre Métropolitain

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Mahlers "Symphony of a Thousand"
NACO Mark Motors Audi Signature Series
16 June 2010 - 17 June 2010

Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
vocal soloists TBA
Combined Ottawa and Montreal Choruses
Duain Wolfe, chorus master

MAHLER Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"
Mahler himself conducted the debut of his bigger-than-life symphony, featuring more than 1,000 performers and justifying its nickname. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will marshal the enormous forces two full orchestras, a chorus of 240, eight soloists in the NAC Orchestras first-ever performance of this masterpiece. Mahler described it perfectly: "Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound. These are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving in their orbits."

Musically Speaking: Pre-Concert Chat at 7 p.m. (in French)
"Le souffle du chant pour célébrer lêtre"
Musicologist Carol Bergeron interviews music critic Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer

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