Orchestras Canada

As part of our collaborative work, the Performing Arts Alliance (Canadian Dance Assembly, Opera.ca, Orchestras Canada, and Professional Association of Canadian Theatres) is conducting a series of snapshot surveys of economic trends among our member companies in the face of the global economic downturn. The survey was designed to be delivered four times in order [...]

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Orchestra London and the Canadian Operatic Arts Academy (COAA) have just announced a partnership that will result in the continuation of an annual, fully staged annual professional opera production in London.  Together the organizations will present Georg Friedrich Händel’s Giulio Cesare June 3, 5 &6, 2010 at London’s Grand Theatre. Orchestra London previously presented five [...]

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Hearty, if belated congratulations to the Orchestras Canada members whose recordings have been nominated for Juno Awards this year!  The nominations were announced March 3, and the awards will be presented during Juno week, April 12-18 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. In the Classical Album of the Year, Large Ensemble or soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment [...]

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Earlier this week, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (Alexander Mickelthwate, music director) launched its 2010-11 season – seven concert series, 33 concert programs and 57 concert dates.  Season highlights include a gala opening night with virtuoso violinist and composer Mark O’Connor; the world premiere of popular Winnipeg artist Chantal Kreviazuk’s symphony show; the WSO New Music [...]

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On Tuesday, June 22, Orchestras Canada will be holding its Annual General Meeting for the 2009-10 fiscal year, at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB.  A key part of the meeting will, of course, be the report from the OC Nominating Committee (chaired this year by Thérèse Boutin, Directrice générale of the Orchestre symphonique de [...]

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This year’s International Women’s Brass Conference will take place at Toronto’s Humber College June 16-20 – and reduced-price registration is available until March 31.  The conference includes workshops, masterclasses, solo and ensemble performances by stellar Canadian and international performers, a competition and a wide array of activities designed to inspire and engage committed brass players [...]

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The National Arts Centre has announced the renewal of Maestro Pinchas Zukerman’s contract as the NAC Orchestra’s Music Director for four more years, to August 31, 2015.  The decision to renew Mr. Zukerman’s contract was unanimously approved by the National Arts Centre Board of Trustees, on the recommendation of NAC President and Chief Executive Officer [...]

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We’ve got a couple of highly practical recommendations this week, useful for anyone responsible for organizational policy and risk mitigation planning. The International Centre for Infectious Diseases (ICID) has prepared a set of planning tools (in both official languages!) to help nonprofit organizations develop pandemic flu plans. Although the impact of the fall 2009 flu [...]

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In the last couple of weeks, we’ve had more reports of Canadian orchestras raising funds for Haitian relief efforts. On March 10, members of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra took part in Calgary Artists for Haitian Relief on behalf of Le Foyer de Filles Chretiennes, a Canadian-founded Haitian girls’ orphanage.  And it wasn’t just standard repertoire, [...]

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A number of member orchestras have announced their 2010-11 seasons, and here is a round-up of recent launches Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony announced its 66th season recently, and its fourth under the leadership of Music Director Edwin Outwater.  Major works on the season include Holst’s The Planets, Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, and Sibelius’ [...]

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