NAC Orchestra extends music director Alexander Shelley's contract for another four years

Alexander Shelley, music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, has had his contract extended for four years, to Aug. 31, 2023.
“I am thrilled,” Shelley said Thursday in a statement. “The past three years have been enormously rewarding, and I’m so proud of what these incredible musicians and I have achieved together. We’ve toured from coast to coast to coast. I’ve hugely enjoyed meeting, working with, and learning from people throughout Canada. As the