Ottawa 
Events Description
Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Primal Message is a tender, truly primal work inspired by the idea of sharing the things we reveal to each other—our intelligence, our emotions, our goodness. This powerful piece trades melody between voices to create a beautiful meditation on communication.
Florence Price (1887-1953) was an African-American composer whose work was performed widely during her lifetime and then neglected until recent re-discovery and championing by musicians worldwide. Her work is infused with her experience as a Black woman in the post-Civil War American south. Shortly after the concerto’s premiere in 1934, the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph called it “real American music…. Mrs. Price is speaking a language that she knows.” This warm and nostalgic concerto comes to life in the hands of American pianist Michelle Cann, a champion of Price’s work who makes her NAC debut.
Despite the personal struggles Mozart was facing at the time he wrote his Symphony No. 39—near penury, waning popularity, and the death of his only daughter—this majestic and vibrant symphony, the first of three (his last) written in rapid succession, is Mozart at his best.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $15 – $115+charges
How to get tickets?
Phone: 1-844-985-2787 (ARTS)
Email: subscription@nac-cna.ca
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Saturday October 30, 2021 | 8:00 PM
Performance is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Venue & Address
SOUTHAM HALL – National Arts Centre / Centre National des Arts, 1 Elgin Street, at Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario
Wheelchair accessible
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
