The NAC Orchestra's primary concert venue is Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre.
In May 2019, the NAC Orchestra completed a major European tour, performing and delivering education events in five countries.
Subsequent NAC Orchestra music directors have included Franco Mannino (1982 to 1987), Gabriel Chmura (1987 to 1990), and Trevor Pinnock (1991-1997).
[3] In October 2013, the NAC Orchestra announced the appointment of Alexander Shelley as its next music director, as of the 2015–2016 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.
In 2001, Jean-Philippe Tremblay became the NAC Orchestra's Apprentice Conductor, a then newly created post, for a two-year term.