Orchestras Canada

The Orchestras Canada office will be closed from end of day Friday, July 31 to Monday, August 10.  Never fear, we will be monitoring email and the job board will be kept up to date during this period.  We’ll see you in August!

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There was good news at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Annual General Meeting on July 15: despite a “difficult” economy, the organization experienced an increase of $283,000 in total revenue, resulting in an $18,000 operating surplus for the 2008/09 season. “I am happy to report that this has been another wonderful year and that we are [...]

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Youth Orchestra of the Americas The Youth Orchestra of the Americas will be performing in the province of Quebec in the coming days, with performances tonight and tomorrow night, July 31 and August 1, at Domaine Forget (led by Benjamin Zander and Jean-Pascal Hamelin), at Quebec’s Palais Montcalm on August 3 (under the leadership of [...]

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Johnson & Johnson, working in partnership with the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, seeks to promote the use of the arts to enhance the healthcare experience for patients, their families, and caregivers. From 2001 to 2009, grants have been provided to 117 programs in the United States and Canada, representing leading models and initiatives [...]

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The Government of Ontario in partnership with the Government of Canada has announced the launch of the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Not-for-Profit Organizations Intake.  Cultural projects that are eligible include art galleries, libraries, museums, performing arts centres (for the creation or presentation of the arts) and projects that preserve or enhance heritage structures. Multi-purpose community [...]

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The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. The deadline for nominations is Friday, September 11, 2009. The National Arts Centre award will be presented at a special dinner on Sunday, November 8, [...]

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Alberta’s Red Deer Symphony Orchestra has recently launched a new website at www.rdso.ca.  At the same time, they’ve set up a fan page on Facebook, and will be updating their fans regularly.

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In recent weeks, we’ve had a mini-boom in new member orchestras.  We bid a warm welcome to Ontario Philharmonic Since its founding in 1957, the Ontario Philharmonic (formerly the Oshawa Durham Symphony Orchestra) has established itself as the leading performing arts institution of Durham Region. The OP is comprised of approximately seventy-five professional musicians, and [...]

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Randy Barnard, General Manager of CBC Records, will be leaving the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as of July 31, after 34 years with the CBC.  CBC has been in touch with Orchestras Canada to advise that, “although Randy will be leaving, and that the position of General Manager will change, the business of CBC Records as [...]

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In the last week, we’ve happened across a number of resources designed specifically for directors of not-for-profit organizations, and we heartily commend them to you. First up, there’s a treasure trove of resources posted on the website of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, designed specifically for directors of charities and not for profits.  They [...]

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