Orchestras Canada

AUDITIONS Toronto Symphony Orchestra Bass and Utility Clarinet Section Bass Application deadline/Date limite : January 20 janvier 2012 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone / Trombone solo Application deadline/Date limite : January 23 janvier 2012 Orchestre Symphonique de Québec Principal Horn / Cor solo Application deadline/Date limite : March 2 mars 2012  

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CONDUCTORS / CHEFS D’ORCHESTRE Kingston Symphony Association Music Director Application deadline/Date limite : January 27 janvier 2012

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If you spend any time at all with social media, you may have encountered this already: a video of the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus singing crowd-sourced tips on how to stay warm during a Calgary winter, set to the “O Fortuna” movement of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, and recorded in the acoustically and visually sumptuous Jack [...]

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Again this December, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has hit the road for a four-concert Holiday Express Tour, led by resident conductor Richard Lee. The orchestra performed holiday favourites in Steinbach and Beausejour last week, led by resident conductor Richard Lee and featuring soprano Ashley Klassen. This week, guest conductor Yuri Klaz and a quartet of [...]

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Again this week, we honour the programmers who successfully balance tradition and innovation in their seasonal concerts. Here’s a round-up of interesting-sounding programs from across the country: December 15, 16 and 17, I Musici de Montreal (under the guest leadership of harpsichordist Joel Thiffault) presents a program of baroque and contemporary repertoire reflective of the [...]

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Appassionata, a Montreal-based orchestra led by Daniel Myssyk, has reported in on its fall education concerts, programs that reached over 2400 students from priority neighbourhoods. The concerts focused on issues related to biodiversity, and used music by Camille Saint-Saëns and Robert Marcel Lepage, a newly-commissioned text, and the projection of over two hundred images by [...]

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This week, we bring you news from the Westmount Youth Orchestra. The group has just announced the appointment of violist, conductor and music educator Jean MacRae as their new artistic director and conductor. Noting that Ms MacRae is the only female youth orchestra conductor in Quebec – and one of only a handful across Canada [...]

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Congratulations to the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, which has recently announced the appointment of Fabien Gabel as its new music director. Maestro Gabel succeeds Yoav Talmi, and will begin his duties with the OSQ in the fall of 2012. A native of France, he is a regular guest conductor with a number of outstanding European [...]

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ADMINISTRATIVE/ADMINISTRATIF National Arts Centre Orchestra / Orchestre du Centre national des arts Senior Marketing Officer / Agent principal de marketing Application deadline/Date limite : December 14 décembre 2011

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Every year, we get media releases about holiday concerts, and every year, we applaud the intrepid programmers who come up with fresh approaches to seasonal classics, skilfully balancing novelty with tradition. Herewith, an idiosyncratic list of concerts and events that have caught our eye! December 11, Symphony on the Bay presents a family Christmas, Hannukah [...]

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