Orchestras Canada

The RSO Chamber Players – an ensemble made up of the twelve principal players of the Regina Symphony – will perform with Regina musician Jeffery Straker and his band “The Handsome Strangers” in four Saskatchewan communities in May.  They’ll be in Weyburn on May 3rd, Strasbourg on May 5th, Gravelbourg on May 10th, and Wolseley [...]

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The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and their venue, the Francis Winspear Centre for Music, are opening up the hall for a series of public tours this spring.  As the ESO media release says, “Ever wonder what really happens inside the Winspear Centre?  Have you joined us for an ESO concert and were amazed by the incredible [...]

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The Canadian Conference of the Arts is in the planning stages of its Fall 2010 National Policy Conference titled: Artists: Powering the Creative Economy? The goal of this conference (scheduled to run from November 1-3) is to investigate the shape of the evolving global economy and the roles played by Canadian artists within this innovative [...]

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Our hearty congratulations to the following classical music Juno Award winners for 2010 Classical Album of the Year, Solo or Chamber Ensemble: Joel Quarrington, Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene. Classical Album of the Year, Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment: Alain Lefèvre andLondon Mozart Players, Mathieu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: Concertino & Concertos. Classical Album of [...]

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Earlier this week, Symphony Nova Scotia made its first ever trip to Millbrook First Nation’s Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq Centre to perform and share cultures. The day included an orchestral concert for young children and an all-ages community concert, as well as a shared meal and performances by A Tribe Called Mi’kmaq. (The SNS media [...]

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Last weekend, the OSTR announced the winners in its 26th annual Competition, this year dedicated to the art of string playing.  The winners were all violinists, and they included grand prize winner Ewald Cheung (who walked away with the “audience favourite” prize, a study scholarship, a solo concerto opportunity with the OSTR, a solo recital [...]

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The Board of Directors of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Melody McKnight as the orchestra’s new Executive Director. McKnight replaces Jacqueline Brooks who has moved on to a new position as Director of the Hospital Foundation.  Melody has had a long association with the RDSO, performing various administrative and personnel [...]

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The HR Council for the Voluntary Sector, a national sector council, has developed a new, dual language, web-based tool to help Canadian non-profit organizations to quickly and easily rate their current performance in a range of functional Human Resources areas.  It takes ten minutes (or less) to complete, and – based on results – you [...]

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The good people at Ketchum Canada have just released the spring 2010 issue of their Trends e-publication, and this issue is devoted to ”an exploration of the trends that are expected to change the way we as fundraisers do business in the future”.  You can link to the publication here.

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Late last week, Symphony New Brunswick announced plans to expand its professional core, hiring up to five salaried woodwind and brass players by as early as this fall.  The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is investing a total of $170,000 in the initiative. The musicians will perform as members of the orchestra, teach and do outreach [...]

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