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1/30/06

QUINTET FROM CANADA'S NAC ORCHESTRA PERFORMING AT SLU

CANTON - A wind quintet of members of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra will perform at St. Lawrence University on Saturday, February 4, at 8 p.m. in Gilbert Recital Hall, Griffiths Arts Center. The event is open to the public, free of charge.

The NAC Orchestra of Canada, now under the direction of renowned conductor/violinist/violist Pinchas Zukerman, draws accolades both abroad and at its home in Ottawa, where it gives over 100 performances a year.

The quintet includes Joanna G'froerer, principal flute; Charles Hamann, principal oboe; Christopher Millard, principal bassoon; Kimball Sykes, principal clarinet; and Lawrence Vine, principal horn. They will perform Quintet in E Minor, Franz Danzi (1763-1826); Bacchianas Brasilieras No. 6 for flute and bassoon, Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959); Quintet for Wind Instruments in G Minor, Paul Taffanel (1844-1908); and Quintet for Winds (1978), John Harbison (b. 1938).

The NAC Orchestra was founded in 1969 as the resident orchestra of the newly opened National Arts Centre. In addition to a full series of subscription concerts at the National Arts Centre each season, tours are undertaken to regions throughout Canada and around the world. NAC members frequently give master classes to student musicians. Hamann will return to St. Lawrence later in the month, for a workshop with the St. Lawrence Wind Ensemble.

For more information, contact the music department at 315-229-5192.

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