Background
Curtis Institute of Music
Christopher Millard has been the principal bassoon of the National Arts Centre Orchestra since 2004 and, prior to that, held simultaneous positions for 29 years with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Radio Orchestra. He has appeared at festivals throughout Canada as well as with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Santa Fe Chamber Music, Chamber Music Northwest, the Marlboro Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the World Orchestra for Peace. A long-time faculty member of the National Youth Orchestra, University of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa and the Domaine Forget, he has recorded on the Summit and CBC labels, including a 2004 Juno award winner, featuring the Hetu Bassoon Concerto.
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