Summer concert news continues to come our way from member orchestras and others. Here’s a round-up of announcements we’ve received this week!
As always, the National Arts Centre will be the hub of a significant amount of musical activity this summer. The NAC’s Summer Music Institute will run from June 14 to June 30 and offers programs for conductors, composers, instrumentalists and singers, with public masterclasses and performances as part of the program design. The National Arts Centre Orchestra itself will be performing at a Canada Day concert July 1 and at Orchestras in the Park (a free outdoor series at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa) July 23-26. The NAC will also host concerts by the Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. For more information on all of this, you can visit
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The National Youth Orchestra of Canada has confirmed its summer touring schedule, which starts in London ON (also the site of the orchestra’s training program) and moves on to Stratford, Ottawa, Kingston, Mont Tremblant, Montreal, Kitchener and Toronto. The orchestra is led by Alain Trudel this summer, and the program will feature a new work by NYOC alumna Rob Teehan.
The Edmonton Symphony finishes off the summer season September 4-7 with its now-traditional Sobeys Symphony Under the Sky festival in Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park. The festival includes five outdoor concerts, and as the media release advises, “from classical masterpieces, operatic classics, Hollywood movie favourites, and a tribute to Sinatra, there is something for every musical taste and style!” Noteworthy again this year is the orchestra’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of outdoor concert presentation: they’re working with Bullfrog Power, a green electricity provider, and they’ll be encouraging concert patrons to bike or take public transit to the event. As well, bloggers and tweeters will be encouraged to post reports on their festival experience. For more information about the event, you can visit the ESO’s website here.
