NACO is thrilled to unveil a multi-season journey that marries the timeless compositions of Richard Strauss with the creative brilliance of leading Canadian composers.
In 1982, composer and conductor Alex Pauk identified a gap in the Canadian music scene. Although he had already founded smaller musical organizations (ARRAY Music,…
“Only madmen invent entirely new languages,” wrote the Viennese-born British critic Hans Keller in a 1961 essay for The Musical Times bearing the same title…