Orchestras Canada

A number of remarkable (and remarkably varied) concerts by Canadian orchestras are coming up this spring, and here are some of the highlights. April 14-22, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is presenting a 3-program Sibelius festival that includes performances of all seven of the Finnish master’s symphonies in chronological order, under the direction of conductor Thomas [...]

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On Friday, April 9, Sinfonia Toronto (conducted by music director Nurhan Arman) will present the Toronto premiere of Heather Schmidt’s Piano Concerto No. 6, Mythos.  The work, originally commissioned by Barrie’s Colours of Music Festival and premiered there last September, will feature the composer as piano soloist.  The concert takes place at Toronto’s Glenn Gould [...]

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A new film documentary, entitled “Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal”, co-produced by the NFB, has been singled out for the best Canadian film award at this year’s International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA).  The documentary by German filmmaker Bettina Ehrhardt follows maestro Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal during [...]

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The Fort Macleod International Festival, formerly known as Windy Mountain Music, has announced details of its spring 2010 festival, running from May 27 – 31, 2010.  The Festival, under the artistic leadership of violist Rivka Golani, will include such artists as pianist Anton Kuerti, cellist Leonid Gorokhov, clarinetist Darko Brlek and the Alberta based violinist [...]

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We’d like to salute the Thomas Sill Foundation, which has generously agreed to support the June 22 presentation on Alternative Dispute Resolution by Francis J. Handy at the National Orchestras Meeting.  We are grateful for their support!

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Last June, the Government of Canada announced renewed investments in the arts over the next five years. A new support mechanism for the arts and heritage sectors was also announced, namely the Strategic Initiative component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF). The Department of Canadian Heritage has announced that this commitment has now materialized. [...]

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With the continued success of their national campaign to engage the arts across Canada, Artspoints Rewards is now moving to phase two of our development: signing up retail and business partners.  They report that they have already had a number of positive conversations with national retail and media groups, all of whom have expressed enthusiasm [...]

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Congratulations to Mme Sophie Galaise, directrice générale of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec (and board member of Orchestras Canada), who is one of three nominees for the YWCA of Quebec’s Women of Distinction Award for 2010 in the Arts and Culture category.  The award will be presented May 19 in Quebec. The Lindsay (ON) Concert [...]

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The Canada Revenue Agency has announced that on-line registration is now available for its charity webinars.  Topics covered during the free sessions include these perennial favourites: T3010B: Line by Line Review; Gifting and Receipting; Payroll; Disbursement Quota and Capital Gain; Financial Statements, Books and Records and the Registered Charity Information Return Summary; Goods and services [...]

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We’ve got two recommendations this week, both of which came to us courtesy of Charity Village’s weekly newsletter.  You too can subscribe by visiting here. If you’ve ever considered establishing or joining a network to share materials, resources, space, and back-office functions in order to reduce costs and increase impact, you might be interested in [...]

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