This May, there will be two different Canadian gatherings that will explore Venezuala’s celebrated El Sistema program.
May 14 and 15, Sistema Canada and Sistema NB will co-present the first-ever Sistema Canada Summit at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton NB. Featured speakers include Maestro José Antonio Abreu, Tina Fedeski of Ottawa’s Leading Note Foundation, Ken MacLeod of Sistema New Brunswick; panellists include Abreu fellows, Robert Eisenberg, Dantes Rameau and Stanford Thompson, and there will also be feature presentations by inspirational speaker Gair Maxwell and the Sistema New Brunswick Children’s Orchestra. For more information, and to register, please visit
sistemacanadasummit-eivtefrnd.eventbrite.com.
On May 29, the “Leading Music Education International Conference” will kick off with a one-day Canadian Symposium on El Sistema. Featured presenters include Ken MacLeod (El Sistema NB), Tina Fedeski (Leading Note Foundation) and Brian Levine (Glenn Gould Foundation). Jonathan Govias (Abreu Fellow 2009 / New England Conservatory) will give a keynote address and Canadian film producer Noemi Weis will present her newly released film on El Sistema entilted Teaching the Life of Music. A round table discussion, with additional El Sistema stakeholders will be moderated by UWO’s Music Education Chair Dr. Ruth Wright, and will take place after lunch. LME is being hosted by the University of Western Ontario from May 29 to June 1, 2010, and the full (and fascinating) program is available here: www.lme.uwo.ca.
Registration is now open for the MyCharityConnects Conference 2011, scheduled to take place at the MaRS Centre in Toronto June 6 and 7, 2011. Now in its third year, the conference brings together social media experts, online fundraising specialists and non-profits from across Canada for three thought-provoking keynotes, a choice from 25 breakout sessions and plenty of chances to learn from other non-profits about what works online… and what doesn’t. To learn more, please visit mycharityconnects.org.
Meanwhile, we’re hard at work on finalizing the program for Orchestras Canada’s National Orchestras Meetings, which will take place at the Vancouver Symphony School of Music, June 13-15, 2011. For up to date information on the program, hotel, travel discounts and more, please visit orchestrascanada.org.
