Orchestras Canada

On the heels of two significant seasonal surpluses, last week the Orchestre symphonique de Québec announced its first ever major fundraising campaign, with a target of $2 million.  $500,000 in gifts and pledges has already been received. The campaign’s chair is M. Pierre Moreau; other members of the high-powered campaign cabinet are Paul Desmarais Jr, [...]

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Yesterday and today, I Musici de Montréal (led by music director Yuli Turovsky) presents Stars of the Future, a concert featuring seven soloists under the age of 16.  The wide-ranging program includes operatic excerpts, concerto movements for violin, flute and clarinet by Vivaldi, Seitz, Quantz and Weber, a word for erhu and strings, and Edith [...]

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In early December, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will give the first performances of two important new works:  Bramwell Tovey’s Songs of the Paradise Saloon  (on December 2 and 3) and Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No.2 “The American Four Seasons” (December 9 and 11 at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto; December 10 at National Arts Centre, Ottawa). [...]

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Last week, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra celebrated the accomplishments of over 200 students in Grades 4-6 from four inner city schools, who participated in a community concert that marked the finale of this year’s Music Connections program.  Music Connections is a 12-week program that integrates Aboriginal and Western cultural traditions whereby students – a majority [...]

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This fall, Orchestras Canada is partnering with the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres to undertake a national compensation study of senior personnel in Canadian theatres and orchestras.  The results will be used to make sector-specific compensation data available to Canadian orchestras and update The Human Resources in the Canadian Theatre Report last published by PACT [...]

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Tonight in Halifax and tomorrow night in Lunenburg, Symphony Nova Scotia will perform with Halifax progressive pop trio MIR in a holiday-themed symphonic collaboration that features a full program of MIR’s intricate music.  All of the orchestral arrangements have been written by MIR frontman Asif Illyas, who has often arranged for Symphony Nova Scotia in [...]

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The Victoria Symphony has announced that Music Director Tania Miller has renewed her contract with the Victoria Symphony for another three years. Beginning immediately this contract will extend to 2013 bringing her to a total of 10 years as Music Director of Vancouver Island’s largest performing arts organization.  The celebratory media release containing this announcement [...]

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Philanthropy Journal, an American on-line newsletter, has recently released a series of tip sheets on working effectively with consultants, with papers on smart use of consultants, ups and downs of non-profit consulting, the steps needed in hiring a consultant, and – our favourite – “when do you need a fundraising consultant”? (That might be…now.)  You [...]

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Thanks to long-time corporate sponsor Wawanesa Insurance, the Winnipeg Symphony proudly introduced new orchestra chairs earlier this season.  “These chairs were specially designed for each WSO musician, taking into account their respective height and ergo-dynamic requirements. We went the extra mile to ensure the safety, comfort and physical health of our valued musicians,” said Jean-Francois [...]

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The National Youth Orchestra is holding an open house and CD/DVD launch on Thursday, November 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at their offices at 59 Adelaide Street East, Suite 500, Toronto.  In 2009, the NYOC made history as the first youth orchestra in Canada to broadcast a concert live via the internet. This concert [...]

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