Orchestras Canada

Earlier this week, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of  Jacques Lacombe as its new Music Director.  Maestro Lacombe, music director of the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières since 2006 (and associated for a number of seasons previous with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal), will serve as the NJSO’s Music Director designate for the [...]

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As many of you will already know, Steve Smith (OC’s statistics collector) is collecting audited financial statements for 2008-09 – an important first step in assembling the Orchestras Canada Comparative Report for 2008-09.  Steve reports that he has sent out 67 individual requests for information in the last three weeks – requests that were sent [...]

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Artspoints,  the arts loyalty program being developed to encourage consumers to collect points and redeem them for rewards in arts and culture, is hosting a webinar for those looking for more information. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 3 at 1pm EST. To register, please click here. Once the host approves your request, [...]

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The Cultural Careers Council of Ontario is presenting an informal afternoon of HR learning for the arts and culture community on Monday, November 9th, from 12:30 to 4:30. The event will be held in Toronto at the Loop Centre for Lively Arts and Learning, at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Studio 170.  This [...]

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It was a big week for Canadian flutists! Congratulations to flutist Robert Cram, first-ever recipient of the Ontario Arts Council’s Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance. Mr. Cram received the award late last week, during the opening concert of the University of Ottawa Orchestra’s 2009-10 season.  Mr. Cram, an active advocate for new [...]

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Earlier this week, I Musici de Montreal embarked on its fourth-ever tour of China, a tour that will see the orchestra perform in seven different cities between October 14 and 25.  The orchestra, under the leadership of music director Yuli Turovsky, will perform in Dongguan, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Changzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Beijing.  Tour repertoire includes [...]

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Last week, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra announced “Hamilton’s first and only festival of new music”, What Next?  The six-event, four-concert, three-venue festival will run from January 22 to 24, and will include performances, lectures, and cross-media presentations from such composers and performers as Kelly-Marie Murphy, Samy Moussa and laptop artist Jeremy Flower.  Highlights of the [...]

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On Sunday, October 18, Belleville and area’s Quinte Symphony will launch its 50th anniversary season – and its 20th under the leadership of music director Gordon Craig. The orchestra, a happy amalgam of area professional musicians, committed volunteers and students was known for many years as the Eastern Ontario Concert Orchestra. While based at Belleville, [...]

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Eight of Winnipeg’s top professional arts organizations – including the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra – have joined forces to create The Cultured Club, a combined arts and culture calendar and destination marketing portal for Manitoba’s capital city, funded by Destination Winnipeg, Travel Manitoba and Manitoba Homecoming.  The website for the initiative [...]

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The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres presents “The Artistic Case for Health & Safety: Be Safe Now…Not Sorry Later” on October 21, 2009 at the Grand Theatre London, Ontario. The workshop, presented by Janet Sellery, Canada’s leading expert in health and safety in the arts, will focus on the unique health and safety challenges that [...]

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