Orchestras Canada

Earlier this week, orchestra people from across Canada met in Winnipeg, MB at Orchestras Canada’s annual national meetings, co-hosted by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. It was an action packed few days, as over 50 delegates at the meeting took part in expert presentations on working better with data, collaborations with [...]

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On Tuesday, June 22, Orchestras Canada’s chair Ann Lewis-Luppino (President and CEO of the Calgary Philharmonic) presided over our Annual General Meeting for the 2009-10 fiscal year during our national meetings in Winnipeg. Members heard reports and updates from a number of people – and here are some highlights! The Money Treasurer Cathryn Gregor (Chief [...]

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It’s the season for annual convenings of arts service organizations – and, earlier this month, the League of American Orchestras hosted its annual conference in Atlanta, GA. To prepare constituents for the conference, to engage a broad audience of non-attenders, and to document the discussions at the conference, the League is hosting a highly interactive [...]

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Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced the appointment of its eighth music director, Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Maestro Nézet-Séguin, currently music director of both Orchestre Métropolitain du grand Montréal and the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic, will formally assume music director duties with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2012. As reported [...]

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The Winnipeg Symphony presents its 2nd annual Indigenous Festival in a range of venues from June 21 to 24. “This year’s Indigenous Festival celebrates music from across the four directions, creating new traditions, new friendships and new music,” says Festival Manager Vince Fontaine, also a member of Juno Award-winning group Eagle & Hawk. “We’re merging [...]

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The Orchestre symphonique de Laval will be giving three performances at Mondial Choral – an international celebration of the choral arts in all their variety – tonight (June 18) through June 21. The orchestra will give two concerts under the leadership of Music Director Alain Trudel, June 18 (in a program that features excerpts from [...]

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The Pacific Baroque Orchestra has announced the appointment of Melissa Ratcliff to the position of General Manager, effective early June. Ms Ratcliff succeeds Nancy Cottingham Powell, who is now working for Festival Vancouver. Dr. Murray Frum, chair of the Ontario Arts Foundation, has announced the appointment of Alan Walker as the Foundation’s new Executive Director. [...]

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Several months ago, Orchestras Canada staff member Jennifer Caines set to work on a survey of education and community engagement practices of Canadian orchestras. With the help of the Toronto Symphony‘s Roberta Smith, and Christina Murray, former Education Manager at Symphony Nova Scotia, Jennifer prepared a survey that was sent out to 75 Canadian orchestras. [...]

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We’ve had a few more announcements about summer concerts this week, which we’re happy to share with you! And if you are planning summer events – please let us know. Simply send your media releases to info@oc.ca Orchestre Métropolitain du grand Montréal has announced its summer concerts, six performances of two programs celebrating the human [...]

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Last Friday night, the Kingston Youth Orchestra (under the direction of Gordon Craig) premiered a new work by Conor Corrigan, a 17-year old member of the KYO’s trumpet section who is already two years into a career as a composer. The new work – Blue Mountains Symphony – was inspired by Corrigan’s first sighting of [...]

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