Podcasts
Welcome to the NAC's podcast directory. To access an NAC podcast, choose one from the list below, copy the URL and paste it into your podcast software application, or simply drag the orange RSS logo directly to your podcast software, like iTunes. For further information please see the About Podcasts section below.
NACOcast with Christopher Millard
Join host Christopher Millard (principal bassoon, NAC Orchestra) as he explores the world of orchestral music and its great composers. In this series of audio programmes you can look forward to hearing insightful commentary about upcoming NAC Orchestra programmes as well as musical excerpts and interviews with NACO musicians and guest artists.
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Explore The Symphony
Join the National Arts Centre Orchestra's Marjolaine Fournier and one of Canada's foremost music journalists, Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer, as they explore the symphonic form from Haydn to Shostakovich.
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Eric Friesen presents the NAC Orchestra
How did the National Art Centre Orchestra become the world class organization it is today? In this podcast series, veteran broadcaster and writer Eric Friesen chronicles the unfolding drama ofthe NAC Orchestra from its earliest days in 1969 to the present time. With his charming personality and a host of probing questions, he interviews conductors, orchestral musicians, guest artists and administrators about the Orchestra’s beginnings, the challenges it faced, the tours it made all over Canada and to many foreign lands, and the kind of individuals it took to mold the Orchestra into what it is today.
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Hinterviews with Peter Hinton
Peter Hinton is the Artistic Director of English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Considered one of Canada’s finest stage directors, Peter has had a twenty year career as a playwright, dramaturge and tireless champion of Canadian theatre. In each podcast episode we hope to take you into the intimate world of the artists and creative minds behind the productions on stage.
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NAC Dance Podcast
The NAC Dance podcast features fascinating conversations between NAC Dance Producer Cathy Levy and some of the world’s most exciting dance artists, all of whom will be appearing, or have appeared, at the National Arts Centre.
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La Baladodiffusion du Théâtre français
(in French)
The NAC French Theatre's podcasts feature artist interviews. Produced and presented to complement NAC Dance programming, the podcasts are a great way to get to know more about the stage artists whose work is the heart and soul of our theatre season.
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BaladOCNA
(in French)
Each episode, Marjolaine Fournier (assistant principal double bass, NAC Orchestra) takes you backstage for an intimate, at times irreverent look at the day-to-day life of the orchestral musician. As a regular part of the series, Marjolaine chats with her orchestra colleagues and visiting guest artists on topics ranging from auditions to international touring. (In French)
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About podcasts
A podcast is a downloadable audio programme in MP3 format or enhanced podcast format (AAC). These audio files can be downloaded and listened to directly by clicking on a link in a web page, or automatically downloaded by subscribing to the program's "RSS" feed using a podcast client. Once they are downloaded, the audio programs can be listened to on a computer or moved to a portable MP3 player, like an iPod.
Subscribing to a podcast feed
Subscribing to a podcast allows you to download each new audio programmes as it becomes available and then listen to it at your convenience, either at your computer or on your portable MP3 player. Subscribe to the NAC podcast feeds and never miss an episode.
What you'll need to subscribe
- Podcatching software like iTunes or Juice
- A media player that supports MP3 and/or AAC files like iTunes or Windows Media Player.
Learn more about podcasting at Wikipedia.
Learn more about RSS at Wikipedia.
Other podcasts we like
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO Podcast)
- Naxos podcast
- Sony BMG Masterworks podcast
- The Gramophone podcast
- Classical Masterpieces - Deutsche Welle
