Orchestras Canada

STRINGS Kindred Spirits Orchestra Principal Second Violin Application Deadlines: 07/29/2011 ADMINISTRATIVE Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra Administrator Application deadline: July 18, 2011 Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts Dean of Music Deadline: August 1, 2011 Orchestra London Development Associate Deadline:  July 22, 2011 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir Audience Development and Sales Manager Deadline: [...]

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Orchestras Canada is thrilled to announce the two winners of the Betty Webster Award for 2011: Dr. David Leighton, for distinguished national achievement (nominated by the National Arts Centre Orchestra), and Marsha Moffitt, for outstanding work in a specific region/locality (nominated by the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra). The award celebrates sustained contribution to Canadian orchestras, with [...]

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There’s less to report in the summer, so Orchestra News is going on summer hours after this issue. We’ll be posting news updates July 15, July 29, August 12 and August 26, and will be returning to a weekly publication schedule (and, potentially, a different day of the week) after Labour Day.

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Four Ontario orchestras are just about to launch summer music camps – and each one is slightly different. Two focus specifically on young musicians, one blends programming for children with training for keen adult amateurs, and one is focused exclusively on developing the skills of adult string players. The Niagara Symphony’s Summer Music Camp celebrates [...]

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While the Winnipeg Symphony’s regular season wraps up in May, the orchestra and its members are busy making music throughout the summer. Here’s a quick round-up of upcoming WSO and WSO-related activity. Tonight (June 24), the full orchestra will perform at the Lyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park, in a program of light classics and popular [...]

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The Prince George Symphony Orchestra has announced details of its 2011-12 concert season, the orchestra’s 41st. Seven candidates for the position of music director – most of them Canadian – will lead programs over the course of the season, and featured soloists include pianists Jordan Kwan and Sarah Davis Buechner, violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn and erhu [...]

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The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. The deadline for nominations is Friday, September 16, 2011. The award – to be presented at CAPACOA’s annual conference, in November 2011 in Toronto – [...]

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Earlier this month, the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Marc David as its Music Director. David, who has been the NSO’s Principal Conductor since 1992, will now also be responsible for the overall artistic direction of the orchestra. “We are extremely pleased that Marc has agreed to expand his role with the NSO,” [...]

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Representatives from Canadian orchestras from coast to coast – St. John’s NF to Nanaimo BC – gathered in Vancouver earlier this week for the 6th annual National Orchestras Meeting, hosted by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the VSO School of Music. The meeting had a number of components, including: A tour and inaugural performance at [...]

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On Monday, June 13 Orchestras Canada held its Annual General Meeting for 2010-11. There was much to celebrate, with positive financial results, a growing and engaged membership, much productive activity, and a board slate for 2011-12 that was unanimously approved by the membership. Treasurer Lisa Hamel reported a clean audit opinion by Cowperthwaite Mehta, and [...]

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