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  Orchestra - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The unusual aspect of the orchestra was that, believing that in the ideal Marxist state all men are equal, its members felt that there was no need to be led by the dictatorial baton of a conductor; instead they were led by a committee.
In ancient Greece the orchestra was the space between the auditorium and the proscenium (or stage), in which were stationed the chorus and the instrumentalists.
In some theaters, the orchestra is the area of seats directly in front of the stage (called "primafila" or "platea"); the term more properly applies to the place in a theatre, or concert hall set apart for the musicians.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/o/r/c/Orchestra.html   (2334 words)

  
 CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Similar orchestras in Vancouver antedated the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra: the CNRV Concert Orchestra (pre-1934) under Percy Harvey; another, heard around 1935 on CRCV's 'Jewels of the Madonna,' with Jean de Rimanoczy as conductor; and the CBR Concert Orchestra.
The CBC Vancouver Orchestra, however, comprising 25 players (increased to 35 in 1952), was still being heard regularly on the CBC in 1991, 53 years after its inception.
Nevertheless, the orchestra appeared annually 1958-60 at the Vancouver International Festivals, gave five concerts in 1961 at the Vancouver Art Gallery, toured Saskatchewan in 1967, and performed in communities in the northern part of Vancouver Island 1967-8.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1SEC834127   (549 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The CBC's predecessor, the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, was established in 1932 by the government of R.B. Bennett after an intense lobbying campaign by Graham Spry and Alan Plaunt of the Canadian Radio League which had been set up in 1930 to campaign for the implementation of recommendations by the Aird Commission on public broadcasting.
CBC television stations in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon tailor their programming mostly to the local native population, and broadcast in many native languages, such as Inuktitut, Gwich'in, and Dene.
CBC Transmission has extensive experience in the design, installation and maintenance of broadcast transmission facilities and is able to provide a full menu of service offerings to the private sector.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation   (4504 words)

  
 Orchestra
In modern times, the musicians are usually directed by a conductor, although early orchestras did not have one, using instead the principal violinist or the harpsichordist playing the continuo for this role.
In 1781, however, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra was organized from the merchants concert society, and it began a trend towards the formation of civic orchetras which would accelerate into the 19th century.
With the formation of standing orchestras, and the expansion of the winds and brass, as well as the ability of winds and brass instruments to be intune with each other, it created the ability of the wind and brass to be more easily massed.
www.mp3.fm /Orchestra.htm   (1844 words)

  
 CBC Winnipeg Orchestra
When Wild retired in 1974 the orchestra was conducted for a year by its concertmaster, Arthur Polson.
In the summer of 1962, the orchestra was the main participant in the live public concerts of the CBC Winnipeg Festival, which was the first of many similar CBC festivals held in Winnipeg and elsewhere across Canada thereafter.
The orchestra premiered compositions by Adaskin, Archer, Davies, Fiala, George, Keetbaas, Mann, Naylor, Prévost and Zuckert.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000639   (297 words)

  
 Mario Bernardi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1968 he became the founding conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa and also became the Music Director in 1971.
He then led the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra from 1984 until 1992.
From 1983 until 2006 he was the Principal Conductor of the CBC Radio Orchestra.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mario_Bernardi   (270 words)

  
 John Eliot Gardiner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1968, Gardiner formed the Monteverdi Orchestra as a complementary body to the Monteverdi Choir.
From 1980 to 1983 he was lead conductor of Canada's CBC Radio Orchestra.
In 1990, Gardiner formed a new period instrument orchestra to perform music of the 19th century, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Eliot_Gardiner   (462 words)

  
 Discreet Charm of the CBC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He mentioned the CBC’s competitions for young performers, young composers and choirs that foster Canadian talent; and he pointed out that Radio Music runs the Vancouver-based CBC Radio Orchestra – the only remaining radio orchestra in North America – and also the On Stage concert series at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio.
In the early decades, the CBC was one of the chief employers of classical musicians in this country, with radio orchestras in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto and Quebec City.
Some CBC staffers date the beginning of the downward trend in funding from the late 1970s, but the dramatic cutbacks of 1995 are still bitterly remembered as the CBC’s Pearl Harbour.
www.colineatock.com /discreet.htm   (2699 words)

  
 Straight.com Vancouver | Festival Vancouver | CBC Radio Orchestra's Italian job satisfies
When the CBC Radio Orchestra announced it was branding its August 18 concert Italian Pictures, with music by Nino Rota, I probably wasn’t the only attendee secretly hoping to hear music from The Godfather—Rota’s most widely recognized composition.
After this rather heady work, the second half was a refreshing change of pace, with the orchestra seeming decidedly perkier than it had at the start of the evening.
Puccini’s melancholy Crisantemi, originally written for quartet and performed with string orchestra, was followed by Stravinsky’s exuberant, neoclassical “Pulcinella” Suite, which allowed the orchestra—and Bernardi—to end the evening with a definitive blast of horns.
www.straight.com /content.cfm?id=19839   (442 words)

  
 Mozart CD: Piano Concerto
The acclaimed Aarhus Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the Scottish-born James Loughran, who meticulously follows the original metronome markings in the scores to reveal a wealth of orchestral detail.
Anthony Ross is the soloist with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Alan Miller.
This fine three CD set is a tribute to the wonderful French violinist Ginette Neveu, who died in an air crash in October 1949, at the age of only 30 (the boxer Marcel Cerdan and Ginette Neveu’s brother who was also her accompanist, were also aboard of the airplane).
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /classics/html/concertos.html   (2948 words)

  
 MCO / Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniel Binelli
From 1968 to 1982, Binelli was bandoneónist and arranger at the prestigious Osvaldo Publiese’s tango orchestra.
His Last Round for string orchestra was commissioned by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and premiered in the fall of 1996.
CBC Radio Two 98.3, Golden West Radio and Shaw Cable.
www.manitobachamberorchestra.org /0405/p23feb05.html   (1633 words)

  
 MCO / Scott Yoo, Katherine Chi
Yoo conducted the American Composers Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony, the Tulsa Philharmonic, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Bretagne (France), and in 2003/04 made his conducting debuts with the symphonies of Utah, Oregon, Kansas City, Victoria, Honolulu and the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival Orchestra.
She makes her debuts with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Radio Orchestra in Vancouver later this year.
He was composer-in-residence for the National Youth Orchestra during their three-week residency in Kingston in 2001, 2002 and 2003; the NYO premiered Burge’s composition, Sonic Architecture, on its tour of Canada in 2003.
www.manitobachamberorchestra.org /0405/p10nov04.html   (2042 words)

  
 K-os and CBC Radio Orchestra: "Burning to Shine"
SOCAN member k-os collaborated last year with the CBC Radio Orchestra, resulting in the track "Burning to Shine." He's shown here at the 2005 Calgary Stampede.
CBC Television documented the entire collaboration, which took less than four weeks.
Ending up with only two-and-a-half hours to perform a perfect take with the orchestra, k-os' efforts culminate in a triumphant performance of the newly created song.
www.socan.ca /jsp/en/news_events/news_archive2006/k-osCBCRadio.jsp   (193 words)

  
 Orchestra London Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
She has appeared as back-up vocalist in concert with Ben E. King, Del Shannon and Gary U.S. Bonds and was a featured vocalist and dancer in a national bi-centennial tour show under the direction of Howard Cable.
Jo-Ann loves to celebrate the uncompromised creativity of people who are not afraid to come to their art form from unsuspecting directions and who take joy in their uniqueness.
In the 2003-2004 season alone, LPM performed with Orchestra London, Antler River Project, The Aeolian Winds, the Amabile Boys Choir, the Amabile Chamber Choir, and the UWO Singers.
www.orchestralondon.ca /0506/guestartists_3.shtml   (942 words)

  
 PlaybillArts: News: CBC Radio Orchestra Names Principal Conductor
The CBC Radio Orchestra has appointed trombonist Alain Trudel as its principal conductor, the Canadian Broadcasting Company reports.
The CBC Radio Orchestra, based in Vancouver, is the only remaining radio orchestra in North America, according to the CBC.
The maverick pianist performs a BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.
www.playbillarts.com /news/article/4465.html   (266 words)

  
 CONFESSIONAL
While the intervallic and melodic content of this chant and its constant metamorphosis account for most of the melodic and harmonic material, it is the literal and metaphorical content of the text which has been the driving force for the formal unfolding of the composition.
Rolston, as precise as she was fearless, was amazing, and so was the orchestra in a role that shimmers with exotic colours.
The centrepiece of the concert was cellist Shauna Rolston's rendition of Confessional by the Greek-Canadian composer Christos Hatzis.
www.chass.utoronto.ca /~chatzis/Confessional.htm   (1008 words)

  
 International Trombone Association :: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The CBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Montreal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
The CBC Radio Orchestra's trombone section includes Gordon Cherry and Gregory Cox, also of the Vancouver Symphony.
The CBC Radio Orchestra is the only remaining orchestra of its kind left in North America.
www.ita-web.org /news/news.asp?ID=758   (187 words)

  
 CBC/Radio-Canada - CBC Records/Les disques SRC Wins Big at the Western Canadian Music Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ottawa - The diverse repertoire of the CBC Records/Les disques SRC label was showcased Sunday evening in Vancouver as classical and jazz recordings each took home prizes at the Western Canadian Music Awards.
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's CD, Frenergy: The Music of John Estacio, with Mario Bernardi conducting, won the award for Outstanding Classical Recording, while the Outstanding Jazz Recording went to the Ryga/Rosnes Quartet for their recording, Deep Cove.
"The CBC Records/Les disques SRC label is dedicated to making the music of Canadian artists and composers available to audiences around the world," says General Manager Randy Barnard.
www.cbc.radio-canada.ca /newsreleases/20051027awards.shtml   (384 words)

  
 Our Public Airwaves - CBC orchestra gets new baton
Trudel has performed professionally from age 15 and his career as a soloist was launched at 18 with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
He was named conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra in 2004 and has been a guest conductor at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto since 2002.
Bernardi will be the orchestra's conductor emeritus, returning several times a year for special engagements.
www.publicairwaves.ca /index.php?page=1612   (256 words)

  
 Kathleen Rudolph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The principal flute of the CBC Radio Orchestra, she is much in demand as a recitalist, chamber musician and teacher.
The CBC recently commisioned a concerto for flute and marimba by John Wyre of Nexus to be performed by Ms.
She has recorded a solo cd on the CBC Musica Viva label (Silver Sounds for Flute) and is featured with the orchestra on Entre Amis, Northern Landscapes and Stravinsky and Somers.
www.rcmusic.ca /ContentPage.aspx?name=KATHLEEN_RUDOLPH   (380 words)

  
 Future Tense: September 08, 2005 Archives
Future Tense is heard in the United States during broadcasts of the CBC's As It Happens.
For the past several weeks, Canadians have had to live without their favorite public radio and television shows from the government-funded CBC.
CBC journalists are are producing dozens of Weblogs and podcasts to provide news and opinions about the labor dispute to the nation.
www.publicradio.org /columns/futuretense/2005/09/08.shtml   (133 words)

  
 Audio Talk! - Last CBC Radio orchestra turns 65
CBC Radio Orchestra set to celebrate its 65th year
The CBC Radio Orchestra's budget is $350,000 a year.
Barnard, who was once producer of the CBC Radio Orchestra in Winnipeg,
www.allaudio.org /detail-1023954.html   (680 words)

  
 ArtsAlive.ca - Music : NAC Orchestra and Friends
Christopher Millard was the principal bassoon for the Vancouver Symphony and the CBC Radio Orchestra for 28 years.
He has received wide praise for his four solo recordings, which include a disc in the prestigious “OrchestraPro” series for Summit Records and a recent CBC records disc of Italian concerti with Mario Bernardi and the CBC Radio Orchestra.
His most recent recordings, both on CBC records, include a new Schubert Octet and the Hétu Bassoon Concerto, the latter of which recently won a 2004 Juno Award.
www.artsalive.ca /en/mus/nacorchestra/bios/christophermillard.html   (317 words)

  
 CBC On-Air
CBC Radio is pleased to announce that celebrated Canadian conductor Alain Trudel has been named Principal Conductor of the CBC Radio Orchestra effective Fall 2006.
Trudel has conducted many Canadian Orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Victoria Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, les Violons du Roy as well as Orchestra London.
We are looking forward to Alain working with CBC Radio Orchestra’s exceptional talent and in expanding its repertoire, exploring new genres and seeking collaborative opportunities for its musicians.”
www3.cbc.ca /sections/newsitem_redux.asp?ID=4297   (263 words)

  
 Remembering Niki Goldschmidt - "On This Day" - CBC Archives
In this interview, Goldschmidt tells the CBC's Peter Tiefenbach how he began to love choral music as a young boy in his native land of Morovia (now part of Czech Republic).
Later in the interview, Goldschmidt describes his move to Canada as "pure coincidence." It was a coincidence that also changed the musical life of his adopted country.
Goldschmidt also remained active as a conductor, performing with the CBC Radio Orchestra, the BBC Symphony and the Théatre Royal de la Monnaie (Belgium).
archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-68-1197-6618-11/on_this_day/arts_entertainment/obit_goldschmidt   (475 words)

  
 Audio Info - Radio Networks Cbc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
CBC RADIO NEWS: Today through Thursday, CBC Radio News will broadcast a series of special reports on the fight against terrorism.
Yesterday CBC radio were going up to peoples doors and telling them their air conditioners were on.
With the Joan Anderson report expected in September to recommend the melding of CBC Radio and TV, radio to be the soundtrack of television, can we expect other fears on the CBC 7.
www.allaudios.org /group-757-801.html   (3329 words)

  
 CBC.ca - The Hotsheets Archives
Also, the latest data from the Mars rovers, and the scoop on a Canadian satellite that is studying the depletion of the ozone layer.
That's WireTap, with Jonathan Goldstein, Saturday at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8 NT) on CBC Radio One.
The prize is named for Karen Kieser, a distinguished triple-graduate of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto and a former Head of Music at CBC Radio.
interact.cbc.ca /pipermail/hotsheets/2005-January/000133.html   (2422 words)

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