2027 NAC Orchestra Mentorship Program

National Arts Centre Orchestra

Professional Development

• A full side-by-side opportunity for international emerging and early-career orchestral musicians and conductors who are on the audition circuit or who have recently started a position with a professional orchestra
• Play in section with Canada’s NAC Orchestra
• NAC Orchestra rehearsals and concerts will be led by Music Director Alexander Shelley
• Eligible disciplines include:
  • Orchestral instrumentalists
  • Orchestral conductors
  • Music librarians
  • Orchestra personnel managers

Program location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dates: June 8 to 24, 2027
Cost: Tuition-free
Accommodation: Included
Honorarium: $450 CAD/week
Travel support: Partial subsidy
Eligibility: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older (Applications are open to candidates from Canada and around the world)

Application deadline: January 25, 2027, at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

*Early-bird application fee is $50 CAD until November 29, 2026. The regular fee is $70 CAD.

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