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Imagine a musical boy growing up in small-town Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and learning that the National Arts Centre Orchestra was coming to visit, and that he’d get to hear classical – not within the confines of the compact cassette era – but live.
Skip ahead a few decades and that same boy, now a man, was seen seated in the front row of the free annual Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the NAC Orchestra Players’ Association on Sunday in the NAC Main Foyer.
And just like when he was a kid, Ottawa Food Bank executive director Michael Maidment listened to the orchestra with teary-eyed emotion.
From left, Ottawa Food Bank executive director Michael Maidment with Douglas Burden, long-time bass trombonist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Snowsuit Fund board member Sylvie Bigras at the orchestra’s free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in support of the two local charities.
The heart-warming, family friendly event featured popular holiday classics, a gorgeous-sounding choir, an audience sing-along, and an appearance from Santa and his own personal supply of candy canes. Conducting the concert was organizer David Thies-Thompson, a violist with the NAC Orchestra.
From left, Christmas FanFair Concert organizer David Thies-Thompson, a violist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Matthew Larkin, choral director of the Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015, for the orchestra’s annual free concert in aid of the Ottawa Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund.
Just as joyful were the unscripted moments, such as two-year-old Hanako Kawasaki dancing with carefree abandon as her parents, NAC Orchestra Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki and NAC Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach performed on stage just a few feet away from her.
Jessica Linnebach, associate concertmaster with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, seen with her delightful daughter, Hanako Kawasaki, age two, at the orchestra’s Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
Two-year-old Hanako Kawasaki watches from her own front row seat as her violin-playing parents, Jessica Linnebach and Yosuke Kawasaki, perform during the free annual Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players’ Association, at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
Donations went to the Ottawa Food Bank, which provides food for 50,000 people every month, and to the Snowsuit Fund, which hands out warm outdoor clothing to 16,000 underprivileged children each winter. The latter charity was represented by long-time board member Sylvie Bigras, who, with Maidment, had the fun job of playing percussion during Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride number. They got to make whip-cracking sounds.
The concert, in its 29th year, was dedicated to the late Max Keeping, who served as a host and honourary conductor in past years.
In the crowd was the NAC’s president and CEO, Peter Herrndorf, and roughly 450 people, some of whom began arriving hours in advance to secure themselves a seat. By the time the concert began, both the main and second floor lobbies were packed.
Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre, with Karen Donnelly, principal trumpet of the NAC Orchestra, at the orchestra’s annual free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in support of the Ottawa Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund.
The show included a performance by flutist Phoebe Robertson, winner of the 2015 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition; the Leading Note Foundation’s young OrKidstra and KidSingers; and the Christ Church Cathedral choirs, conducted by choral director Matthew Larkin.
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Skip ahead a few decades and that same boy, now a man, was seen seated in the front row of the free annual Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the NAC Orchestra Players’ Association on Sunday in the NAC Main Foyer.
And just like when he was a kid, Ottawa Food Bank executive director Michael Maidment listened to the orchestra with teary-eyed emotion.
From left, Ottawa Food Bank executive director Michael Maidment with Douglas Burden, long-time bass trombonist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Snowsuit Fund board member Sylvie Bigras at the orchestra’s free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in support of the two local charities.
The heart-warming, family friendly event featured popular holiday classics, a gorgeous-sounding choir, an audience sing-along, and an appearance from Santa and his own personal supply of candy canes. Conducting the concert was organizer David Thies-Thompson, a violist with the NAC Orchestra.
From left, Christmas FanFair Concert organizer David Thies-Thompson, a violist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Matthew Larkin, choral director of the Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015, for the orchestra’s annual free concert in aid of the Ottawa Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund.
Just as joyful were the unscripted moments, such as two-year-old Hanako Kawasaki dancing with carefree abandon as her parents, NAC Orchestra Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki and NAC Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach performed on stage just a few feet away from her.
Jessica Linnebach, associate concertmaster with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, seen with her delightful daughter, Hanako Kawasaki, age two, at the orchestra’s Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
Two-year-old Hanako Kawasaki watches from her own front row seat as her violin-playing parents, Jessica Linnebach and Yosuke Kawasaki, perform during the free annual Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players’ Association, at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
Donations went to the Ottawa Food Bank, which provides food for 50,000 people every month, and to the Snowsuit Fund, which hands out warm outdoor clothing to 16,000 underprivileged children each winter. The latter charity was represented by long-time board member Sylvie Bigras, who, with Maidment, had the fun job of playing percussion during Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride number. They got to make whip-cracking sounds.
The concert, in its 29th year, was dedicated to the late Max Keeping, who served as a host and honourary conductor in past years.
In the crowd was the NAC’s president and CEO, Peter Herrndorf, and roughly 450 people, some of whom began arriving hours in advance to secure themselves a seat. By the time the concert began, both the main and second floor lobbies were packed.
Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre, with Karen Donnelly, principal trumpet of the NAC Orchestra, at the orchestra’s annual free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in support of the Ottawa Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund.
The show included a performance by flutist Phoebe Robertson, winner of the 2015 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition; the Leading Note Foundation’s young OrKidstra and KidSingers; and the Christ Church Cathedral choirs, conducted by choral director Matthew Larkin.
Matthew Larkin, choral director of the Christ Church Choir of Men and Boys, conducts the singers during the free Christmas FanFair Concert, presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
Some 450 people filled the NAC's festive Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, for the annual Christmas FanFair Concert, presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association, in support of the Ottawa Food Bank and the Snowsuit Fund.
Some 450 people filled the NAC's festive Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, for the annual Christmas FanFair Concert, presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association, in support of the Ottawa Food Bank and the Snowsuit Fund.
Jessica Linnebach, associate concertmaster with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, seen with her delightful daughter, Hanako Kawasaki, age two, at the orchestra's Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
The Christmas FanFair Concert, presented Sunday, December 13, 205 in the NAC Main Foyer by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association, featured dozens of choir singers from Christ Church Cathedral.
Two-year-old Hanako Kawasaki watches from her own front row seat as her violin-playing parents, Jessica Linnebach and Yosuke Kawasaki, perform during the free annual Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association, at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
From left, Christmas FanFair Concert organizer David Thies-Thompson, a violist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Matthew Larkin, choral director of the Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015, for the orchestra's annual free concert in aid of the Ottawa Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund.
Jessica Linnebach, associate concertmaster with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, performs next to her husband, NAC Orchestra concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, during the orchestra's free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Kawasaki can be seen peeking over at their two-year-old daughter, Hanako, who's watching them from the nearby audience.
Dr. David Finestone, who volunteered in costume at the Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association at the NAC on Sunday, December 13, 2015, is seen with three-year-old Autumn Marks, daughter of NACO principal violist Jethro Marks and NACO flutist Emily Marks.
Five-year-old Marion Parizeau with her mom, NAC Orchestra violinist NoÈmi Racine Gaudreault, and baby sister Lou Parizeau, 15 months, were at the Christmas FanFair Concert presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Their dad/husband, NAC Orchestra bassoonist Vincent Parizeau, played that day.
The annual Christmas FanFair Concert hosted Sunday, December 13, 2015, by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association in the NAC Main Foyer included a visit from Santa, seen with Marty Howard, three, and his big brother Aaron, six.
Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre, with Karen Donnelly, principal trumpet of the NAC Orchestra, at the orchestra's annual free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in support of the Ottawa Food Bank and Snowsuit Fund.
From left, Ottawa Food Bank executive director Michael Maidment with Douglas Burden, long-time bass trombonist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Snowsuit Fund board member Sylvie Bigras at the orchestra's free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in support of the two local charities.
Featured flutist Phoebe Robertson, winner of the 2015 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition, on stage with National Arts Centre Orchestra musicians during the free Christmas FanFair Concert held in the NAC Main Foyer on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
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