Kelly Symons

NACO Emerging Artist Prof Development Officer / pianist + mom / foodie + chorister with @Aella_choir and Capital Chamber Choir

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

A big congratulations to all our winners! 🏆

Special thanks to our jury of @NacoMusicians and to all of you who came to support young artists at @uOttawaMusic's Freiman Hall today! 🙏

We can’t wait to see how they will continue to inspire us.💕

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Aidan Fleet, cello
Katherine Moran, viola

🏆 Honourable mentions ($350)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Patrick Paradine, violin

🏆 The Piccolo Prix ($1,000)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Maria Krstic, violin

🏆 The Friends of the NAC Orchestra Evelyn Greenberg Award ($1,500)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Emily Kistemaker, viola

🏆 The NAC Orchestra Vic Pomer Award ($2,000)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Christoph Chung, viola

🏆 Friends of the NAC Orchestra Award ($3,000)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Austin Wu, violin

🏆 Crabtree Foundation Award ($5,000)
🏆 The Sturdevant Orchestral Excerpts Prize ($1,500)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Justin Saulnier, violin

🏆 2023 NAC Orchestra Bursary Prize ($7,000)

📸 Fred Cattroll | #NACOBursary

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

Hey @alannealottawa - what was that song you played today around 3:40pm, "It's a lovely day"? Who is the artist? I enjoyed that and would love to hear it again!

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

Congratulations Arin!
Arin was in the very first @CanadasNAC Orchestra Mentorship Program in June 2022 :)

[Canada Council for the Arts @CanadaCouncil]

🎉 The winners of the 2022 #MichaelMeasuresPrizes are: trombonist Robert Conquer, from Scarborough, Ontario and flutist Arin Sarkissian, from Toronto, Ontario. Join us as we extend our warmest congratulations to these talented musicians! @NYO_Can #CCPrizes https://t.co/glJuwyNljj

[NYO Canada @NYO_Can]

Congratulations again to 🏆 Trombonist Robert Conquer and flutist Arin Sarkissian, the latest winners of the #MichaelMeasuresPrizes. #CCPrizes https://t.co/fDjxhAnnUu Presented by @CanadaCouncil on July 25th

📷 Photos: Curtis Perry for Ottawa Chamberfest

[NYO Canada @NYO_Can]

Introducing 2022 @CanadaCouncil Michael Measures second prize winner flautist Arin Sarkissian!

Catch Arin today in a free chamber concert in the NAC main lobby at noon, as a part of #Chamberfest2022

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

@apalanca So lucky :)

[NAC Orchestra | Orchestre du CNA @NACOrchCNA]

Congrats, Trevor Wilson on being appointed Resident Conductor at @TorontoSymphony 👏 Trevor is one of four conductors to recently take part in the #PlayItForward mentorship at @CanadasNAC, learning from @ShelleyConduct and @NacoMusicians... now onto great things in Toronto!

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

Allô! Ça fait longtemps! Venez travailler avec moi cet été au CNA pour deux mois sur le tout premier Programme de mentorat de l'Orchestre du CNA ! N'attendez pas, postulez MAINTENANT!
https://t.co/y1v6fSAfjI

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

Hey! Come work with me at the NAC for two months on the first ever NAC Orchestra Mentorship Program! APPLY RIGHT NOW!! (really, don't wait until the deadline, it will be too late by then!) https://t.co/v9NQiRDOGF

[Beatrice Hubble @beahubble]

Jobs going for instrumental teachers @THAMES_Music!
Great music service and team to work with!
👇👇👇

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

‘Bring back the damn mask mandates ’ -- Here are six things Ontario needs to do to lift the province out of the pandemic muddle that has left the public vulnerable and confused: @OttawaCitizen editorial https://t.co/J0v8H9SZOo via @egpayne #COVID19 #onpoli #cdnhealth

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

@NACOrchCNA @ShelleyConduct It’s probably black coffee!

[Kelly Symons @ambroseeloise]

Is @petvalu open in Ottawa today, on Labour Day?