Orchestras Canada

The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, in collaboration with the West End Cultural Centre, will present three concerts showcasing the skills of about seventy young fiddlers from across the province, May 26 and 27. The MCO has been working with the Frontier School Division Fiddle program over the past five years, visiting schools and offering workshops and [...]

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On Sunday, May 9, Maestro Earl Stafford – who has served as interim Artistic Director of the Saskatoon Symphony since September 2008 – will lead the orchestra’s season finale as well as his last concert in the interim position.  Guest artist in the eclectic program (running from Nessun Dorma to Queen‘s Bohemian Rhapsody) is acclaimed [...]

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Twenty-four years ago, Orchestras Canada’s predecessor – the Association of Canadian Orchestras – presented the first ACO Awards, honouring outstanding contributions to Canada’s orchestral community. The list of winners reflects the breadth of the country, and the remarkable individuals and organizations that have made such a difference to our orchestras.  In 2002, the ACO Award [...]

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From April 28 to May 2, Symphony Nova Scotia will present a 3-concert tribute to the music of Dvořák, including lectures, a narrated chamber music concert, and an expanded orchestra for a pair of orchestral concerts featuring familiar concertos and symphonies.  The orchestral programs will be led by SNS Music Director Bernhard Gueller and will [...]

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The Calgary Philharmonic‘s 13th annual Cork & Canvas Wine & Art Festival is taking place this week, and it features no fewer than three distinctive events, at three distinct price points.  This past Tuesday, “wine connoisseurs and those aspiring to be” took part in a wine tasting, featuring appetizers and 50 stellar wines from 13 [...]

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Early last week, plans for Culture Days were unveiled at events in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. The Canada-wide celebration represents the largest-ever collective public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in this country. Culture Days will take place on September 24 to 26 in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, [...]

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The Kamloops Symphony has launched its new season, and, as the orchestra’s enthusiastic media release says:  ”Music Director Bruce Dunn has done it again! His twenty first season with the Kamloops Symphony is just as fresh and new as the first one was.”  The KSO’s program for 2010-11 includes a ten-concert classics series featuring “treasured [...]

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The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra has just announced the appointment of their new music director, Arthur Post – and the orchestra has launched its 50th anniversary season at the same time!  Maestro Post has been music director of the San Juan Symphony (of Colorado and New Mexico) for the last eight seasons, and has also [...]

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CanadaHelps is going to be presenting a series of workshops across the country, designed to help registered Canadian charities better leverage the web to enhance relationships with supporters – and raise money, too.  In May, they are running sessions in Calgary, Medicine Hat, Airdrie, Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie, AB; in June, they’ll be [...]

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We’ve got a couple of recommendations for you this week: The Canada Revenue Agency has just released the most recent issue of its reformatted Charities Connection electronic newsletter.  The current issue features articles on current activities at the Charities Directorate, and helpful advice for registered charities in Canada.  While it’s not exactly a page-turner, we [...]

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