More Than One Way To Skin An Orchestra

Look at orchestras from coast to coast in Canada, and you’ll discover very different ways of running things. “Ottawa’s orchestra is a bit on the conservative side, sticking with the more classic classical… Across the country, the Victoria Symphony’s conductor Tania Miller eyes that line between pop and classical.” And Kent Nagano’s Montreal Symphony “peppers its programs with post-tonal scores and edgy guest conductors.”