Orchestras Canada

Last night and tonight (May 27 and 28), the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting its 2nd annual New Music Festival at the Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. The two-concert festival is led by former Associate Conductor Pierre Simard, and pre-concert talks will be given each evening by composer Rodney Sharman. The festival features [...]

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Earlier this week, the Lethbridge Symphony presented the 10th anniversary of its annual Kids Choir event, which every year features elementary school choirs in performance with the orchestra at its home venue, Southminster United Church. The concerts always feature newly created arrangements for the choir and orchestra, and this year is no exception: there was [...]

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On June 13, the intrepid folks at Orchestra Toronto will launch their first ever Music in the Air, a free, family-friendly, fun-filled nine hour celebration of music and entertainment in Toronto’s Mel Lastman Square. The musicians of the orchestra will play throughout the day, conducted by their newly appointed music director, maestra Danielle Lisboa. Adding [...]

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In anticipation of the Orchestras Canada National Orchestras Meetings in Winnipeg (June 21-23, with a pre-session on June 20), we’re embarking on two more pieces of research: First of all, OC statistician C. Stephen Smith will soon be sending participating orchestras requests for summary, pre-audit financial and audience information on the 2009-10 season. As past [...]

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Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra has just announced their 35th season, its first with new Artistic Director Kevin Mallon. The season includes 6 concerts with repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary. The season opens on Friday, October 29, 2010 with “Bienvenue,” a concert of welcome that includes guest violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, Concertmaster of the National Arts [...]

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Just a few weeks ago, two stellar individuals from the Canadian orchestral community – Walter Homburger, CM and Yannick Nézet-Séguin – were honoured at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala for 2010. Mr. Homburger received an Award for Lifetime Achievement, and Maestro Nézet-Séguin the National Arts Centre Award. Well, the Awards are annual – [...]

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Late last week, Mme Sophie Galaise, Directrice generale of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec, was recognized as a “Woman of Distinction” in the field of arts and culture by the YWCA of Quebec at their annual Gala. She was cited for her track record of developing and transforming the organizations for which she has worked, [...]

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The Canada Revenue Agency has launched its latest initiative to support Canada’s donors and charitable sector: the Giving to Registered Charities 101 videocast series. The goal of this series is to inform young Canadians about how charities are regulated in Canada and how to donate wisely. “By educating donors, we build confidence in the charitable [...]

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On Sunday, June 6th at 10:30 a.m., the Kingston Symphony presents its 15th annual Beat Beethoven Run, an 8 KM run/4KM walk through the city’s historic downtown core. The full orchestra performs Beethoven‘s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” – and approximately 1000 racers endeavour to finish the course before the final bars of the work. Once [...]

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I Musici de Montreal has just announced its 2010-11 season, the 25th since it was founded by cellist-conductor Yuli Turovsky. The season includes 2 distinct series featuring a broad repertoire from Baroque to contemporary: five programs on the “Downtown” series, and six programs (each performed twice) on the “Ogilvy” series, with concerts at 11 a.m. [...]

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