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Winter • 2019
A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE FOUNDATION
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NAC Presents Sessions
An opportunity like no other for The concert was part of Sessions,
a new series from NAC Presents
Canadian artists and audiences where Canadian artists perform with
the NAC Orchestra in Southam
Hall. “Many artists are looking for
something different in their careers
Lynn Miles felt it the moment she “I felt so supported and comfortable,” such as the opportunity to perform with
Lynn shares. “The rehearsal felt easy. an orchestra,” says Heather Gibson,
walked on stage at Southam Hall Executive Producer of NAC Presents.
This was a new experience for me and
for the first time in her career. the Orchestra had my back all the way.” “Sometimes they come with charts,
The JUNO award-winning singer/ sometimes, as in Lynn’s case, we
songwriter was there to rehearse The rehearsal was a success and so was commission them. This adds another
the concert that followed. “I got so layer to an artist’s repertoire in that
her songs and new orchestral much love from the audience,” Lynn they now have those arrangements to
arrangements with the NAC recalls. “To play in my hometown in perform with other orchestras.”
Orchestra. what is essentially my Carnegie Hall
continued on page 2
with the NAC Orchestra backing me
was a career highlight I’ll never forget.”
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NAC Presents Sessions
PERFORMANCE • CREATION • LEARNING
An opportunity like no other for
Canadian artists and audiences
“Playing with the
NAC Orchestra was
very special. The
whole experience
was one of the
best in my musical
career.”
Lynn Miles,
Canadian Singer/Songwriter
Lynn Miles
Photo: Scott Doubt
Lynn chose Peter Kiesewalter, a Sessions also has benefits for the to see an artist and the Orchestra in
musical director in New York City, to Orchestra, exposing them to potential a different light, to experience high
orchestrate her songs for Sessions. “I new audiences and providing them quality art in a unique environment.”
gave Peter free range and he did some with the chance to do something
grand arrangements,” says Lynn. a little different from their usual Meanwhile, Lynn is thankful for the
“There were horn parts in there I repertoire. “We got such positive experience. “I’ve been coming to the
never would have imagined. To hear feedback from the NAC Orchestra,” NAC since I was 17 years old. With
someone else’s vision of where your Heather says. “They were really Sessions I got to stand on the same
song can go is really exciting.” pleased with Lynn’s performance and stage as Leonard Cohen which was
the opportunity to get to know more hugely inspiring,” she says. “I want to
Heather says providing opportunities of the Canadian fabric of this side of thank everyone involved in giving me
like this one for Canadian singer/ the music industry.” this opportunity, including generous
songwriters is the epitome of what donors. You gave me one of my best
she wants the series to be. “It gives There will be more Sessions in the times on stage.”
artists a new look at their songs and future—Heather plans to present
a greater scope to their art form,” she three or four concerts a year—and
says. “Lynn has a massive repertoire of she encourages fans of both the artists
her own material but she’s never done and the NAC Orchestra to attend.
something like this before. I hope it “It’s something special you won’t see
will open new avenues for her.” again,” she promises. “It’s a chance
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Message from the
CANADA IS OUR STAGE.
National Arts Centre
Foundation CEO
Supporters like you have been a part of each one of these
achievements. You’ve also played a starring role in helping
to support Artistic Director Kevin Loring’s plans for the
NAC’s historic first season of Indigenous Theatre.
On behalf of the countless artists, youth and audience
Jayne Watson members across Canada who benefitted from your
Photo: Marnie Richardson generosity, thank you for caring so deeply about the
performing arts. I’m delighted to enclose our annual
As we welcome a brand new year, I can’t resist one last Stewardship Report, looking back on the achievements you
look back at the incredible accomplishments we celebrated helped make possible in 2017–18.
together last season in 2017–18.
As you read the enclosed report, I hope you’ll be reminded
With our generous supporters, we brought the best of the of your profound impact on our national stage and
arts to Canadians across the country with performances behind-the-scenes. With your invaluable support for the
of Tartuffe, Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show and the NAC, I can’t wait to see what 2019 has in store for us all.
NAC Orchestra’s Canada 150 Tour. We empowered
more rural, Indigenous and underserved communities With gratitude,
through the arts by expanding our Music Alive Program
into Atlantic Canada. And we launched the National
Creation Fund, an initiative to help Canadian artists
create ambitious new work. Jayne Watson
Young NAC-ers interact with LOVE SONG, an installation by
ChampdAction of Belgium, which will be featured during BIG BANG.
BIG BANG Festival
Photo: Dries Segers
Adventures in sound for the whole family
The name says it all: The BIG BANG for young audiences and their families,
Festival will blow your socks off! from a visual concert to an interactive
jazz show, singing hearts, and big
From February 17-18, you and your airbags that make music when you roll
family can experience the fascinating around on them,” promises Mélanie
world of music, sound and the arts Dumont, Associate Artistic Director,
through all kinds of lighthearted and Youth Programming for French
innovative activities and concerts. Theatre. “Discoveries and amazement
BIG BANG, a one-of-a-kind festival in both English and French await you
presented in many European countries, in this colourful musical experience.”
will make its North American debut In addition to the concert hall
in Ottawa. The NAC team is busy performances, the Festival program
putting together a stunning array of 85 includes all kinds of free events you and
outstanding Canadian and international your family won’t want to miss.
performers.
To see what the Festival has to offer visit
“For two days, the NAC will vibrate nac.ca/bigbang
with the sounds of a host of activities
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Celebrating a Year of Giving:
PERFORMANCE • CREATION • LEARNING
The 2017–2018 Stewardship Report
We have a lot to be thankful for as we look back at the 2017–2018 season.
Remarkable performances on all NAC President and CEO, Peter be inspired by the generosity of our
stages at the National Arts Centre, Herrndorf and welcomed donor community. By demonstrating
including the newly-renovated Christopher Deacon to the helm. your passion for the performing
Southam Hall, delighted audiences. With more than 35 years of arts through giving, you’ve helped
Innovative new creation leaped professional experience managing bring world-renowned performers
off the page and into countless orchestras, including 22 years as to our stage, invested in brilliant
hearts. Emerging Canadian artists Managing Director of the NAC new creation, educated promising
were given the chance to develop Orchestra, Christopher is the first artists and ignited a passion for the
their talent while thousands of person in the NAC’s 49-year history performing arts in the next generation
young people were exposed to the to be promoted from within the of audience members.
performing arts through a variety of organization to become President
learning opportunities. and CEO. Dedicated supporters like you are
continuously there behind-the-scenes
There was much to celebrate in Looking back on the year, we have as we work together to transform lives
2017–2018 and our supporters were many reasons to be thankful. And through the magic of the performing
front-and-centre for all of it. As the greatest reason of all is your arts. To date, your donations and
always, your support made it possible generous support. Every proud the contributions of our corporate
for the NAC to serve as a catalyst for moment we celebrate on Canada’s sponsors and foundations have
performance, creation and learning stage, we do together with you. totaled more than $150 million.
across the country. Your generosity plays a huge role in
keeping the performing arts thriving
2017–2018 also brought big changes
to the NAC here in Ottawa. Our
Your Incredible on stages across the country as well as
in countless grateful hearts.
new public spaces allowed us to Record of Giving
welcome the community in a whole
It’s now been 18 years since we
new way.
launched the NAC Foundation and
And, it was the year we bid a welcomed our very first supporters.
bittersweet farewell to long-time In that time, we’ve never ceased to
$12,743,875
$12,069,822 $12,175,637
Amount Raised by Donors, by Year
$10,815,614
2017–2018
Total $12,743,875
$8,913,026
$8,618,485
$8,361,506
$8,164,056
$7,338,061
$6,470,033
$6,240,254 $6,196,208
$6,054,013
$5,783,102
$4,813,173
$4,062,140
$3,087,692
$1,047,537
2000– 2001– 2002– 2003– 2004– 2005– 2006– 2007– 2008– 2009– 2010– 2011– 2012– 2013– 2014– 2015– 2016– 2017–
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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The Impact of Your Giving
CANADA IS OUR STAGE.
As we look back on the 2017–2018 season, we are sincerely grateful to supporters like you for
championing the performing arts in Canada. Here are just some of the highlights we’re celebrating
thanks to your support for the National Arts Centre:
NAC FRENCH THEATRE’S ENGLISH THEATRE THE NATIONAL CREATION FUND
GABRIEL DUMONT’S WILD WEST CELEBRATES ITS LARGEST IS A GAME-CHANGER FOR
SHOW CAPTIVATES AUDIENCES NATIONAL EDUCATION CANADIAN ARTISTS AND ARTS
IN OTTAWA AND THREE OTHER INITIATIVE EVER DURING ORGANIZATIONS
CANADIAN CITIES TARTUFFE TOUR The National Creation Fund, a
NAC French Theatre opened its season The 2013 NAC production of major initiative to help Canadian
with a bold, large-scale new work: Molière’s play Tartuffe took to the artists and arts organizations create
Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show. The road in September and October 2017 ambitious new work, officially opened
flamboyant epic about the struggles for a six-performance, five-city tour on November 1. Supported by our
of the Métis in the Canadian West of Newfoundland. This marked the generous donors, the Fund aims
is a collective creation of 10 writers first tour for NAC English Theatre to change the game for creation in
representing various French, English, since 1998 and was complemented by Canada by investing up to $3 million
First Nations and Métis communities. a full suite of education and outreach a year in 15 to 20 compelling new
Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show, a activities taking place in all five works of music, theatre, dance
NAC French Theatre co-production, communities. There were 20 distinct and inter-disciplinary performing
premiered at the NAC before education and outreach events, and arts such as Obeah Opera (Asah
heading to Montreal, Winnipeg and 54 individual workshops led by artists Productions, Toronto), Prison Dancer
Saskatoon, the cities of the show’s three in the company including comedian (Citadel Theatre, Edmonton), and
partner-organizations. Andy Jones who adapted the play. Unikkaaqtuat (The 7 Fingers, Artcirq
Everyone who participated was and Taqqut Productions; Montreal,
THE NAC ORCHESTRA WRAPS grateful to have this exposure to arts Igloolik, Iqaluit).
UP ITS CANADA 150 TOUR IN education events. It was incredibly
THE WEST AND NORTH valuable to create bridges between the INDIGENOUS THEATRE WARMLY
artists, students and communities in WELCOMES LORI MARCHAND
Under the direction of Music
Newfoundland. AS MANAGING DIRECTOR
Director Alexander Shelley, the NAC
Orchestra concluded the second Under the leadership of Artistic
leg of its highly acclaimed Canada MUSIC ALIVE PROGRAM Director Kevin Loring, the NAC’s
150 Tour with fall dates in Western SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES IN historic new Indigenous Theatre
and Northern Canada. Highlights THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES department began to lay the
included performances in Calgary and Since 2006, the NAC Music Alive foundation for its first season in 2019
Vancouver of Life Reflected, a stunning Program (MAP) has inspired and with the recruitment of an extremely
original creation commissioned by encouraged active participation by talented team. Lori Marchand, a
the NAC; including I Lost My Talk, youth in the arts to foster creativity highly respected national leader
a new work by Alberta composer and personal growth, particularly in in professional theatre, joined the
John Estacio. In total, the Tour rural and remote regions of Canada. In team in April as Managing Director.
included more than 150 education 2017, Music Alive Atlantic was launched Lori brings more than a decade of
and community engagement activities through significant events with local experience as the former Executive
comprising masterclasses, school partners including a Young Artist Director of Western Canada Theatre
performances, coaching sessions and Summit for Indigenous musicians, in Kamloops. She is Syilx and grew
much more. an urban songwriting project and up in Algonquin and Secwepemc
interactive musician visits for rural Territory.
schools. Through MAP and with
donor support, the NAC is proud to
empower Canada’s rural, Indigenous
children and under-served youth
through music and the arts.
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PERFORMANCE • CREATION • LEARNING
Fundraising Total Gift Designations in 2017–2018
Theatre
Total $1,626,259
$12,743,875
National Highest
Youth and Priority Needs
Education $3,824,508
Creation Trust Music Investment
Campaign NAC Presents Income
$1,014,817
$2,429,161 $283,000
$2,674,655 $214,370
Other
Endowments
$374,871
Dance $122,794
$179,440
Where Giving Makes
By the numbers the Difference
With your generous support, the In 2017–2018:
National Arts Centre Foundation
• The National Arts Centre staged 1,411 was proud to invest over $7.9 million • Nineteen percent of your gifts
performances, including Musical Adventures in the NAC in 2017–2018. Your to the NAC were designated to
in my School; generosity made a big impact, the National Youth and Education
helping the Centre achieve its Trust (NYET). The NYET
• The NAC held 42 Student Matinees giving mission to develop and promote the funds performing arts education
18,988 students the chance to enjoy live performing arts by: initiatives, impacting the lives
music, theatre and dance. Each matinee also of thousands of children across
offered surrounding activities and workshops, • Establishing the NAC as the Canada;
teacher resources and online study guides, pre-eminent showcase for the • Many donors asked for their
pre-chats and post-performance talk backs; performing arts; gifts to go where they’re most
• Acting as a catalyst for the needed. Thirty-two percent of
• NAC Music celebrated the 20th anniversary
performing arts nationally; and gifts were designated to meet
of the Young Artists Program. Since its
“highest priority needs,” giving
inception, more than 1,200 participants
• Nurturing and supporting the Foundation flexibility
from across Canada and 40 countries
artists and arts organizations in to support the NAC’s most
have benefitted from world-class training
communities across the country urgent and compelling needs,
opportunities through this unique program;
such as leading-edge artistic
and
performances, new creation and
• NAC Dance Education and Outreach had 606 valuable education programs; and
participants take part in dance masterclasses • Eighty-two donors—76% of
as well as outreach programs such as Tea with whom were in the Ottawa-
a Ballerina, Coffee with a Choreographer and Gatineau area—named 89
school dance workshops. seats in Southam Hall by
making a special gift of $5,000,
raising $445,000 in support
of performance, creation and
learning.
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Our Annual Donors: Together we’re championing
CANADA IS OUR STAGE.
the performing arts across Canada
The Donors’ Circle • Your annual donations totaled exposed to the arts for the first time,
$1,531,513 representing 12% of all we are grateful for your passion and
Thank you for playing a starring role
funds raised by the National Arts generous support.
in everything we accomplish at the
Centre Foundation in 2017–2018.
NAC.
• Your gifts came in many sizes, Planning for the Future
Looking back on last season we ranging from $1 to $10,000 and Last year, a special group of supporters
have much to celebrate and it’s more. showed their passion for the
the generosity of our Donors’ performing arts in an extraordinary
Circle supporters that helped • Gifts under $500 added up to
$717,825. Gifts of all sizes way. Esteemed members of our
make it all possible. With you by Emeritus Circle have pledged future
our side, we brought electrifying make a difference in the areas of
performance, creation and learning. gifts to the NAC valued at more
performance to our stage. We than $6 million, through gifts in their
invested in brilliant new creation Will, gifts of life insurance and other
and gave artists the chance to
The Corporate Circle
planned giving arrangements. Thank
share their voices. We helped The National Arts Centre Foundation
you for your generosity and vision, for
emerging artists develop their would like to thank our local
the crucial role you play in ensuring a
talents and gave countless young businesses and professionals for
bright future for the performing arts
people the chance to explore their your generosity. The 145 supporters
in Canada.
own passion for the performing of our Corporate Circle had a big
arts. With your generosity, you’re impact, giving the performing arts the
part of every magical moment that chance to flourish from coast to coast-
happens on Canada’s stage and to-coast. On behalf of the artists,
behind-the-scenes. audience members and young people
A Picture of Annual Giving
Donors’ Circle
Supporters
Total 6,667
Friend Associate Sustainer Benefactor Playwright Maestro Director Producer
1,785 2,787 1,371 312 221 116 34 41
$10 to $99 $100 to $249 $250 to $499 $500 to $999 $1,000 to $1,999 $2,000 to $2,999 $3,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999
Corporate Circle
Supporters
Total 145
Playwright Maestro Director Producer Presenter
61 62 13 6 3
$1,000 to $1,999 $2,000 to $2,999 $3,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000+
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Claude Guilmain lives his American dream
PERFORMANCE • CREATION • LEARNING
at the NAC
Having started out as a props man at the NAC, Franco-Ontarian playwright Claude Guilmain returns
to the fold in a major way. In April 2019, NAC French Theatre will present the world premiere of the full
version of his trilogy AmericanDream.ca.
Part historical saga, part comedy and 2 were staged at Zones Théâtrales co-founded by Claude Guilmain and
of manners, AmericanDream.ca in 2015. Louise Naubert in 1994 to create and
deconstructs the American dream stage original French language works
through the quest for happiness “When we present the show in April, in Toronto.
and the personal dramas of the it will be really relevant in terms of
Cardinals, a French-Canadian family what’s happening right now,” says “The pinnacle is being at the National
who lived through the America Guilmain, who drew on current Arts Centre as part of Brigitte
of John F. Kennedy, the attacks of events, his own experience, and his [Haentjens]’s season,” says Guilmain,
September 11, 2001, and the war in own family (including a mysterious who is keenly aware that the move to
Afghanistan. grandfather who disappeared in the prestigious NAC national stage
New York in 1942) to weave this very could help this Franco-Ontarian
Claude Guilmain also designed the personal story. production enjoy the success it
ingenious set, and codirects (with deserves. “We’re all delighted, and we
Louise Naubert) this ambitious The trilogy is the most ambitious hope the show will have a future, be it
multimedia show, which has been project to date for Théâtre la in Montreal, at festivals or elsewhere.”
extensively reworked since Parts 1 Tangente, a small company
A scene from Americandream.ca staged in the
NAC’s Azrieli Studio, as part of Zones Théâtrales.
Photo: Marianne Duval
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Donor Profile: Making Giving
Easy
Bulger Young
CANADA IS OUR STAGE.
Recognize your passion for the
Discovering and championing the arts in your estate plans and
magic of the performing arts inspire future generations
Many of us remember the person
Kenneth Young, Valerie Nixon “Giving to the NAC has made us who brought us to our first concert,
more aware of the integral part the play or dance performance. We
and John Rouatt of Ottawa hold a special place in our heart for
performing arts plays in our city,”
law firm Bulger Young have says Valerie. “We have a daughter the family member or teacher who
practiced together for about in first year engineering. She shared their love of live performance
30 years. In fact, Kenneth and has studied piano since the age with us.
of four and her playlist includes
Valerie are married to one As someone who cares deeply about
piano, pop, country, and opera.
another. Naturally, it was a the performing arts in Canada,
We believe that the business
perhaps you’re that special person for
shared decision for the firm community benefits from the
the young people in your life. And
to join the NAC Foundation’s diversity the arts provide, which is
now, you can also take it one step
one of the reasons we support the
Corporate Circle in 2013. further and inspire a love of the arts
NAC—we are helping to inspire
in the hearts of future generations.
John and his wife Sharon used the next generation.”
to be more regular attendees in a From time to time it’s important
Kenneth, Valerie, and John to review your estate plans. And,
sports arena than in a performance
are proud of Bulger Young’s while looking at your estate plan, it’s
hall. “We were introduced to the
contributions to the NAC, and also a good idea to think about your
Pops series many years ago when
they regularly promote the retirement funds (RRSPs or RRIFs).
we were given tickets to a show
Corporate Circle to business
which involved ‘dueling pianos’ ” When you pass away, the value
colleagues. “The NAC gives us an
John says. “We were surprised by of your RRSPs or RRIFs must be
elegant setting for special events,
how much we enjoyed something brought into your income unless
and a magical place where we can
that did not have three periods, it’s rolled over to a surviving spouse
relax and dream,” they share. “We
nine innings or four quarters, or dependent child. As you can
receive so much more than we
and we have been regular NAC imagine, you will pay a lot of tax
give. It would be a pretty empty
Orchestra attendees ever since.” because of this increase to your
city without the NAC.”
estate’s income.
That’s why you may want to consider
(l-r) John Rouatt, Valerie Nixon and making a charity like the NAC your
Kenneth Young of Bulger Young.
beneficiary. If your retirement funds
Photo: Andrea Thomson
remain outside your estate you won’t
pay probate fees. And you’ll receive a
tax receipt that can be used to offset
taxes which can be substantial in
your final year.
Your legacy gift for the NAC
Foundation is an ideal way to
celebrate the performing arts and
what they’ve brought into your life.
It can inspire future generations of
young people to develop a similar
passion for the arts you hold so dear.
For more information on how best to
remember the NAC Foundation in your
estate plans please contact Barry Bloom
at 613 947-7000 ext. 314.10
Obeah Opera benefits from the support
PERFORMANCE • CREATION • LEARNING
of the National Creation Fund
It’s been in development for the past 10 years—a musical sensation that’s already benefitted from
multiple workshops, performances and a Dora Award nomination.
Still, Nicole Brooks wants her didn’t have to. Obeah Opera is one workshops with the choreographer
creation, Obeah Opera, to be the of the five latest projects to receive and cast; and a technical residency
best piece of musical theatre it can support from the Fund, which helps and workshop time to incorporate
possibly be. For that to happen, Canadian artists create ambitious the new material into the final
she needs a large, diverse, all-female new work. production.
cast who dance and sing entirely
a cappella. “What we’re trying to do with the Ultimately, Nicole’s vision will
Fund is to let artists ask themselves: be realized and audiences will be
“When I first presented the idea, I ‘What if that thing we really wanted treated to a hand-clapping, foot-
was told, ‘If it’s more than five people, to do was actually possible?’ ” says stomping, spirit-lifting retelling of
we can’t do it,’ ” Nicole recalls, “I was Heather Moore, the Fund’s Artistic the legendary Salem witch trials
asked to tone down the idea because Producer. from the fascinating perspective of
Canada doesn’t do large-scale musical Caribbean slave women who also
theatre productions. I wouldn’t.” In Obeah Opera’s case, the Fund’s lived in the town.
investment will support the
Thanks to supporters of the NAC’s dramaturgy and a workshop to Obeah Opera will be part of Toronto’s
National Creation Fund, Nicole refine the script and score; extensive Luminato Festival in June.
“I am so grateful I can finally breathe with this show.”
Nicole Brooks
creator of Obeah Opera
Obeah Opera
Photo: Racheal McCaig11
CANADA IS OUR STAGE.
Participants revel in the glow of an empowering
Alonzo King LINES Ballet masterclass.
Photo: Siôned Watkins
Dance Masterclass gives
“I’m very dancers the chance to
thankful to
have access to
develop their own voices
these amazing The class began with a typical ballet barre exercise, and some of
workshops the 18 emerging dancers were nervous. It’s not every day they get
the chance to participate in a masterclass with Meredith Webster,
from visiting
Ballet Master for Alonzo King LINES Ballet.
companies at
the NAC. They Then something unexpected seen on stage,” says Siôned. “They
happened. Meredith asked the got a lot out of the opportunity.”
truly make a dancers to make her laugh.
difference in Masterclass participant, Kira Zanyk
In that single class Meredith helped Davey, agrees, “It’s a privilege to take
my training and these emerging dancers develop their classes from visiting artists and see
the expansion own voices,” recalls NAC Dance their performances that same night.
of my artistic Education and Teaching Artist The classes offer Ottawa dancers
Siôned Watkins. “Meredith taught exposure to a wide variety of training
viewpoint.” the students the importance of experiences.”
Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson, making personal choices and it was
participant, Contemporary very empowering.” Learning opportunities like this one
Ballet Masterclass with are possible thanks to donor support.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet After the exercise, Meredith taught Says Siôned, “I want to thank donors
the students repertoire from the for exposing youth in the National
company’s show Sutra. “They were so Capital Region to world-class
excited to learn repertoire they’d just teaching artists.”12
Five Minutes with
Yolanda Bruno:
PERFORMANCE • CREATION • LEARNING
A Q&A with the past NAC Orchestra
Bursary winner who was recently
selected as the Kingston Symphony’s
new Concertmaster
Violinist Yolanda Bruno won a NAC Orchestra Bursary in 2006 and
benefitted from attending the Young Artists Program (YAP) in 2008. We asked
what the NAC Orchestra Bursary meant to her and why programs like YAP are so
important for emerging artists.
Q: How does it feel to be the music program in Italy. It was very
new Concertmaster for the expensive. Without the scholarship I
Kingston Symphony? wouldn’t have been able to attend.
A: It’s a huge honour and I feel very Q: Why are programs like YAP
privileged. I am happy to be part of so important for aspiring
this musical family. musicians?
Q: You won an NAC Orchestra A: YAP helps people work together
Bursary when you were a and learn from each other at a very Yolanda Bruno
teenager. What did that mean to important stage in their development. Photo: Donna Santos
your future career aspirations? Many of the colleagues I met at YAP
A: The prize meant a lot to me. I later worked with professionally in
That summer, I applied for a the UK and across Canada.
Staff Listing Members of the James Ho (Richmond, BC)
Emeritus Directors
Jayne Watson Board of Directors D’Arcy Levesque (Calgary, AB)
L. Grant Burton (Toronto, ON)
CEO, National Arts Centre Foundation M. Ann McCaig, C.M., A.O.E., LL.D.
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE Catherine A. (Kiki) Delaney, C.M.,
Jane Moore (Calgary, AB)
FOUNDATION LL.D. (Toronto, ON)
Chief Advancement Officer Grant J. McDonald, FCPA, FCA
Dianne Kipnes (Edmonton, AB)
Janice O’Born, Chair (Toronto, ON) (Ottawa, ON)
Annual Giving Staff Christine Armstrong (Calgary, AB) Eme Onuoha (Ottawa, ON)
Gail O’Brien (Calgary, AB)
Barry M. Bloom Matthew Azrieli (Montréal, QC)
Associate Director, Annual Fund and
Gregory Pope (Oakville, ON) Ex-officio Directors
Reena Bhatt (New York, NY) Karen Prentice, Q.C. (Calgary, AB)
Planned Gifts Adrian Burns (Ottawa, ON)
Bonnie Buhler (Winnipeg, MB) Alan P. Rossy (Montréal, QC)
Bronwen Dearlove, CFRE Christopher Deacon (Ottawa, ON)
Susan Peterson d’Aquino (Ottawa, J. Serge Sasseville (Montréal, QC)
Senior Development Officer, Annual
Fund and Database
ON) Barbara Seal, C.M. (Montréal, QC) Emeritus Chair
Amoryn Engel (Toronto, ON) Gary Zed (Ottawa, ON) Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D
Christina Hunter Cadieux
Development Officer Margaret Fountain, C.M. (Halifax, (Winnipeg, MB)
NS)
Alain Chauvin
Development Coordinator Alex Graham (Toronto, ON)
A special thank you to our Open Rehearsal and Preview sponsor, Rob Marland, Royal LePage Performance Realty.
Please see the enclosed Calendar of Events for our list of fall Open Rehearsals and Previews.
For further information or to register for any of the events, please contact:
National Arts Centre Foundation
1 Elgin St., P.O. Box 1534, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 5W1 | nacfoundation.ca • donorscircle@nac-cna.ca • 613 947-7000, ext. 315You can also read
