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After spending so many years touching the lives of others, an extraordinary group of Canadian artists got to be on the receiving end for a change at this year’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala, held Saturday at the National Arts Centre.
“Obviously, it’s a huge honour,” world-famous singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan told Around Town after making her red carpet arrival with her handsome beau, former NHL star Geoff Courtnall, on her arm, and her shiny new medallion around her neck. “I never sought out to get accolades like this. I mean, I make my art, I make my music because I need to and this is beautiful validation for me as an artist.”
Singer-songwriter and laureate Sarah McLachlan and her boyfriend, former NHL star Geoff Courtnall, arrive to the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
McLachlan was honoured with a lifetime achievement award alongside fellow laureates: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, The Captive), actress and director Diana Leblanc, composer and conductor Walter Boudreau (sporting his legendary bright red sneakers), and actor R.H. Thomson, who, like a true advocate, lauded the organizers for their efforts to celebrate artists in this country.
Michael M. Koerner, after whom The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Koerner Hall is named, landed the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts.
This year’s NAC Award for exceptional achievement over the past year went to filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée. He’s been on a Hollywood hot streak with Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Wild (2014) and his upcoming Demolition.
From left, laureates Michael M. Koerner, Atom Egoyan, Jean-Marc Vallée during the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala tribute show, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30,2015.
The laureates sat front and centre in the mezzanine balcony during the gala show as friends and colleagues sang their praises. The artists reacted with blushing smiles and the occasional tear or two. Later, Gov. Gen. David Johnston, who sat alongside the honourees, took to the stage to remind everyone how artists entertain and enlighten us.
“They’ve given us so much. It’s only fitting that we give them our deepest thanks in return,” he said, his words followed by appreciative applause from the 2,000-plus audience.
Actor Colm Feore was the returning host of the show. Also back were the enjoyable short tribute films produced by the National Film Board. The line-up of talent included Ottawa-native mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta, actor Eric Peterson and the Montreal indie folk rock band Half Moon Run. The NAC Orchestra performed Boudreau’s sardonic Asylum Waltz with pianist Alain Lefèvre and Boudreau as conductor.
Actor Colm Feore was back to host the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
To top it off, Juno Award-winner Serena Ryder owned the stage during her very well-received performance of McLachlan’s I Will Remember You, with the orchestra, followed by her own upbeat hit, What I Wouldn’t Do, to close the show.
Singer-songwriter Serena Ryder sang I Will Remember You as a tribute to laureate Sarah McLachlan at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
It wasn’t the first time a female laureate has promoted a younger female artist during a GGPAA gala. In 1996, the year that saw legendary singer Joni Mitchell honoured, she specifically selected McLachlan to sing Blue. McLachlan nailed it.
After spending so many years touching the lives of others, an extraordinary group of Canadian artists got to be on the receiving end for a change at this year's Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held Saturday at the National Arts Centre.
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“Obviously, it’s a huge honour,” world-famous singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan told Around Town after making her red carpet arrival with her handsome beau, former NHL star Geoff Courtnall, on her arm, and her shiny new medallion around her neck. “I never sought out to get accolades like this. I mean, I make my art, I make my music because I need to and this is beautiful validation for me as an artist.”
Singer-songwriter and laureate Sarah McLachlan and her boyfriend, former NHL star Geoff Courtnall, arrive to the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
McLachlan was honoured with a lifetime achievement award alongside fellow laureates: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, The Captive), actress and director Diana Leblanc, composer and conductor Walter Boudreau (sporting his legendary bright red sneakers), and actor R.H. Thomson, who, like a true advocate, lauded the organizers for their efforts to celebrate artists in this country.
Michael M. Koerner, after whom The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Koerner Hall is named, landed the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts.
This year’s NAC Award for exceptional achievement over the past year went to filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée. He’s been on a Hollywood hot streak with Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Wild (2014) and his upcoming Demolition.
From left, laureates Michael M. Koerner, Atom Egoyan, Jean-Marc Vallée during the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala tribute show, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30,2015.
The laureates sat front and centre in the mezzanine balcony during the gala show as friends and colleagues sang their praises. The artists reacted with blushing smiles and the occasional tear or two. Later, Gov. Gen. David Johnston, who sat alongside the honourees, took to the stage to remind everyone how artists entertain and enlighten us.
“They’ve given us so much. It’s only fitting that we give them our deepest thanks in return,” he said, his words followed by appreciative applause from the 2,000-plus audience.
Actor Colm Feore was the returning host of the show. Also back were the enjoyable short tribute films produced by the National Film Board. The line-up of talent included Ottawa-native mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta, actor Eric Peterson and the Montreal indie folk rock band Half Moon Run. The NAC Orchestra performed Boudreau’s sardonic Asylum Waltz with pianist Alain Lefèvre and Boudreau as conductor.
Actor Colm Feore was back to host the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
To top it off, Juno Award-winner Serena Ryder owned the stage during her very well-received performance of McLachlan’s I Will Remember You, with the orchestra, followed by her own upbeat hit, What I Wouldn’t Do, to close the show.
Singer-songwriter Serena Ryder sang I Will Remember You as a tribute to laureate Sarah McLachlan at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
It wasn’t the first time a female laureate has promoted a younger female artist during a GGPAA gala. In 1996, the year that saw legendary singer Joni Mitchell honoured, she specifically selected McLachlan to sing Blue. McLachlan nailed it.
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Actress and director Diana Leblanc poses on the red carpet with a pair of foot guards at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, flanked by a pair of foot guards, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Composer and conductor Walter Boudreau in his legendary red sneakers at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Filmmake Jean-Marc Vallée, recipient of the National Arts Centre Award, strikes one of the most popular poses among medal wniners, while at the Governor General's Performing Arts Award Gala held at the NAC on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Ottawa-native mezzo-sorprano Wallis Giunta sings from Mozart's Cosi fan tutte during her tribute performance to filmmaker Atom Egoyan at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
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Gov. Gen. David Johnston took to the stage to congratulate the laureates of a 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award during a gala evening held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
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Actor Eric Peterson performs a scene from The Lost Boys as a tribute to laureate R.H. Thomson at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 215.
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The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala tribute show included fanfare trumpets at the National Arts Centre's Southam Hall on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
The crowd watches as Gov. Gen. David Johnston and his wife, Sharon, arrive to the Governor General's Performing Arts Award Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Former Canadian prime minister Jean ChrÈtien and his wife, Aline, walked the red carpet at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan, a laureate of a Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and his wife ArsinÈe Khanjian arrive to the gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Michael M. Koerner, this year's recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, arrives to the Governor's General Performing Arts Awards Gala at the NAC on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
From left, Henrietta Southam, daughter of NAC founder Hamilton Southam, and Sheila O'Gorman at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala tribute show.
From left, Saskatchewan's lieutenant governor, Vaughn Solomon Schofield, with her sister, Adrian Burns, chair of the National Arts Centre board, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the NAC on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Former Alberta premier and federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice with his wife, Karen Prentice, a member of the board with the National Arts Centre Foundation, at the VIP afterparty for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the NAC on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Canadian actress and comedian Mary Walsh gets a big squeeze from fellow actress Sarain Boylan at the VIP afterparty for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Kevin MacLeod, Secretary to the Queen of Canada, with Helena Mundell at the VIP afterparty for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
From left, Dennis Laurin with his wife, Andrea, and Grant McDonald, a member of the National Arts Centre Foundation board, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the NAC on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Marc Stevens, general manager of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, at the VIP afterparty with singer Kellylee Evans, who performed O Canada at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala tribute show held at the NAC on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
From left, Roxanne McCaig with Gerda Hnatyshyn at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015, for a gala evening honouring this year's laureates of a Governor General's Performing Arts Award, created in 1992 under the patronage of Hnatyshyn's late husband, former governor general Ramon John Hnatyshyn.
U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, were spotted mingling at the VIP afterparty during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais at the National Arts Centre with his niece, Meredith Webb, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Guests danced late into the night at the VIP afterparty during the Governor General Performings Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
From left , laureates R.H. Thomson and Jean-Marc Valle share a moment outside the VIP party for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Laureate Atom Egoyan, who's of Armenian descent, was seen in conversation with Maria Yeganian, wife of the Armenian ambassador to Canada, at the VIP afterparty for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
After spending so many years touching the lives of others, an extraordinary group of Canadian artists got to be on the receiving end for a change at this year's Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held Saturday at the National Arts Centre.
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