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My review of the National Arts Centre Orchestra…
…which played a benefit concert for the Regina Symphony Orchestra Saturday night, is in today’s LeaderPost.
It begins:
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got those strings” would be one way to sum up the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s concert Saturday night at the Conexus Arts Centre.
The strings are the heart of any symphony orchestra, and the National Arts Centre’s string section is (a) superb and (b) much larger than what the 100-year-old Regina Symphony Orchestra (for whom the Saturday concert was a benefit) can field.
The lush, rich sound pouring from the strings was a joy throughout the concert…
Read the whole thing.
Permanent link to this article: https://edwardwillett.com/2008/11/my-review-of-the-national-arts-centre-orchestra/
