NAC Orchestra

Truth
in Our Time

2022 Tour

Music Classical music New works

Philip Glass © Andreas Bitesnich

The NAC Orchestra 2022 Tour made stops in Toronto, New York, and Ottawa

Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Alexander Shelley explore the theme of "Truth in Our Time" with the premiere of Philip Glass's Symphony No. 13, a meditation on truth and how it is told, commissioned by the Orchestra as a tribute to Canadian-born journalist Peter Jennings. Works by Korngold and Shostakovich offer defiant statements toward authoritarian regimes. The tour showcases brilliant Canadian artists Nicole Lizée, James Ehnes (NYC & Ottawa) and Blake Pouliot (Toronto).

Mr. Jennings was not only a highly respected news anchor for ABC News, he was also a trustee of Carnegie Hall during his years in New York City, the founding director of the American chapter of Friends of the NAC Orchestra, and served as a lifelong champion of Canadian artists.

"The most talked about Canadian classical music event of the year." —The Globe & Mail

"As the saying goes, expect the unexpected." —Toronto Star

"Une ode à la liberté de la presse." —Le Devoir

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  • NAC Orchestra
  • Music Director, NAC Orchestra Alexander Shelley
  • Composer Philip Glass
  • james-ehnes
    Violin James Ehnes
  • pouliot-main-2022claurenhurt-02-cropped
    Violin Blake Pouliot
  • Concertmaster, NAC Orchestra Yosuke Kawasaki
  • Special Guest YAO
  • nl-2020-lam0134-crop
    Composer Nicole Lizée
  • Northerncadence 2022 v2 video

    Northern Cadence International Jazz Series

    Inspired by the NAC Orchestra’s 2022 Tour theme Truth in Our Time, three jazz ensembles performed a repertoire of original works based around… Inspired by the NAC Orchestra’s 2022 Tour theme Truth… Inspired by the NAC Orchestra’s 2022 Tour theme Truth in Our Time, three jazz ensembles performed a repertoire of original works based around this theme.

  • A man rests his chin on his hand and gazes intently through the window of an Amtrak train. New album

    NACO releases Truth in Our Time

    New recording pairs Philip Glass’s new symphony with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, Korngold’s Violin Concerto featuring… New recording pairs Philip Glass’s new symphony… New recording pairs Philip Glass’s new symphony with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, Korngold’s Violin Concerto featuring James Ehnes, and contemporary works by Nicole Lizée and Yao.

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