Orchestras Canada

Earlier this month, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra held its annual general meeting, where board chair Dorothy Dobbie proudly announced that the WSO not only achieved an excess of revenues over expenses of $119,000 for the season, but also eliminated its accumulated deficit. “Our music director Alexander Mickelthwate, and executive director Trudy Schroeder, along with all [...]

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The West Island Youth Symphony Orchestra and its Artistic Director, Stewart Grant, have returned from a successful 25th Anniversary Tour of France and Switzerland. The tour included performances at the Jardins-du-Luxembourg in Paris, the Salle Devosge in Dijon, the Jungfrau Festival in Interlaken, the Französische Kirche in Bern and the Festival Provençal des Orchestres de Jeunes, [...]

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The Cultural Human Resources Council, a national sector council established in 1995 to address the training and career development needs of employers and cultural workers in the arts, culture and heritage sectors, has recently learned that its core federal funding will be eliminated as of March 31, 2013. CHRC is not the only sector council [...]

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The office of the Prime Minister of Canada has issued a call for nominations for the brand new Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards. The deadline for nominations is September 9, and a total of 17 awards for distinguished contributions on the regional and national level will be made. In addition, recipients will be eligible to identify [...]

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The University of Waterloo (Stratford Campus) has announced the dates for the first-ever Challenging Digital Media: The Performing Arts conference, scheduled to run from September 28-30, 2011 in Stratford ON. According to the preliminary materials, “the Challenging Digital Media conference will explore the transformative relationship between digital media and the performing arts” and will feature [...]

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Congratulations to cellist Kaori Yamagami, who is the 2011 recipient of the Virginia Parker Prize, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. The $25,000 prize was established in 1982 by Virginia Parker for Canadian performers of classical music under the age of 32, who demonstrate outstanding talent and musicianship. “I am extremely honoured to [...]

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ADMINISTRATIVE Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal OSM Standard Life Competition Coordinator / Coordonnateur du Concours OSM Standard Life Application Deadline / Date Limite: August 5 août 2011   AUDITIONS Regina Symphony Orchestra Assistant Principal Trumpet Assistant Principal Viola Assistant Principal Bassoon Utility & Per Service positions, all sections Application Deadline / Date Limite: August 28 août [...]

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The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra has just returned from a wildly successful tour to Vienna, Austria, where they won first prize at the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival and were described by the judges as “outstanding.” The 68 NBYO members were led by their music director Antonio Delgado. It’s hard to convey – [...]

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Sunday, July 31 marks the date for the 22nd annual edition of the Victoria Symphony Splash, an amazing event that takes over Victoria’s Inner Harbour and attracts over 60,000 people for a day of music and fun. This year’s program celebrates the 100th anniversary of BC Parks, and includes a Splash Family Zone (complete with [...]

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From August 12-21, the national capital region of Quebec will ring with the sounds of over 200 young instrumentalists from Germany, China, Croatia, Spain and the United States. The young musicians are taking part in one of a series of international festivals organized by the Federation des Festivals Eurochestries, and during their time in Quebec, [...]

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