Orchestras Canada

On Thursday, September 24, the Canada Council for the Arts will announce the 14 winners of its 2009 Musical Instrument Bank competition. The thirteen instruments and the one cello bow to be assigned through the Council’s competition are worth more than $26 million (US).  This year’s competition is the largest national competition ever held for [...]

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Imagine Canada has launched its fall Risk Management Series for Non-profits, including a series of webinars accessible to people across Canada on important topics, among them Low-cost Ways to Protect Your People & Reputation; Insurance Bootcamp: Cover Your Assets & Protect Your People;  Child Protection Policies & Effective Staff and Volunteer Screening; and Fear Busters [...]

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Last week, Premier Jean Charest presented Yoav Talmi, Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec, with the province’s highest honour:  an appointment to the position of Officer of the Ordre national du Québec, the highest distinction granted by the Government of Quebec.  The presentation took place at the OSQ’s opening concert of the 2009-10 [...]

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The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra opened its Winnipeg season last week, took part in a recording session the following morning – and then flew west to start a tour that includes dates in British Columbia and Alberta with percussion soloist Dame Evelyn Glennie. If you’d like to follow the orchestra’s progress (and marvel, as we always [...]

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The last few months have been stressful ones for both arts and social service organizations in British Columbia. In recent weeks, the stress has increased, with significant cuts announced both to the BC Arts Council‘s core funding, and to Direct Access Grants, funded through gaming and administered by the BC Ministry of Housing and Social [...]

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Orchestras Canada’s Executive Director, Katherine Carleton, will be making a presentation to the federal Standing Committee on Finance at the opening session of its pre-budget consultation tour, in Ottawa on Tuesday, September 15.  In addition to her presentation, representatives from a number of other Orchestras Canada member groups have requested an opportunity to address the [...]

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra returns to Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie ON during its fifth annual Northern Residency, September 14 – 18, 2009. Conducted by TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian, the orchestra will perform concerts for the public, education concerts for local students, and a wide array of in-school music education programs – reaching, by [...]

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Four of Edmonton AB’s leading performing arts organizations have banded together to offer a novel subscription package to potential patrons this year.  The Alberta Ballet, the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Opera, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra have created a mini-package of four appealing performances that include the Alberta Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet (in November), Edmonton Opera’s [...]

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The Calgary Philharmonic has just announced a lottery that will not only raise funds for the orchestra, but also highlight its music director’s busy international career.  The CPO notes that “In addition to Calgary, CPO Music Director Roberto Minczuk guest conducts orchestras all over the world. Win a chance to watch him perform in a [...]

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We’ve got a pair of recommendations this week, both intended for board members and the people who work with them.   First up, a new workbook on the Financial Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards, published as part of the Muttart Foundation and Alberta Culture and Community Spirit Board Development Program. This self-guided workbook provides an overview [...]

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