This is the first comprehensive fundraising textbook written by Canadians for Canadians, and is a must-read for Canadian fundraising professionals. Edited by fundraising great Guy Mallabone (President and CEO, Global Philanthropic Inc.), with each of the 20 chapters written by a different Canadian fundraising expert, the genesis of the book came about from two eminent [...]
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Book Review: Excellence in Fundraising in Canada: The Definitive Resource for Canadian Fundraisers, edited by Guy Mallabone
Posted on 23 January 2012.
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Book Review: Great by Choice
Posted on 19 January 2012.
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite them All by Jim Collins When Orchestras Canada asked me to review this book, I was thrilled to gain access to something that I might be able to put to work in my new job with the PEI Symphony Orchestra, and potentially in [...]
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Book review: Leading Roles – 50 Questions Every Arts Board Should Ask
Posted on 18 January 2012.
Leading Roles – 50 Questions Every Arts Board Should Ask by Michael M. Kaiser, Brandeis University Press, ISBN 978-1-58465- 906-8 a book review by Catherine Molina Catherine Molina is the Principal Violist of the Guelph Symphony Orchestra, a former member of the Thunder Bay Symphony, an RCM examiner and the director of an active music [...]
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Book Review: Great by Choice
Posted on 03 January 2012.
Collins, Jim and Hansen, Morten T. (2011). Great by Choice. New York: Harper Collins. I don’t, as a rule, like recipe books unless they deal with food… and this book is no exception. The word “recipe” first appears on page 128 and is used repeatedly in the last 50 pages of the book. Of the [...]
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Book Review: Leading Roles – 50 Questions Every Board Should Ask
Posted on 03 January 2012.
Leading Roles – 50 Questions Every Arts Board Should Ask - by Michael M. Kaiser, Brandeis University Press, ISBN 978-1-58465-906-8 – a book review by Paul Inksetter Paul Inksetter has been the General Manager of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Executive Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He is currently the Chair of [...]
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Book review: Out of Time – The Vexed Life of Georg Tintner
Posted on 07 November 2011.
Out of Time – The Vexed Life of Georg Tintner By: Tanya Buchdahl Tintner 2011 University of West Australia Publishing, 421 pages The classical music world lost a true master of the podium with the passing of Austrian conductor Georg Tintner (1917-1999). Those who had personal contact will recall Maestro Tintner’s kindness and humility, while [...]
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Three Perspectives on Angela Myles Beeching’s Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music
Posted on 31 August 2011.
In mid-July, Orchestras Canada posted an opening for volunteer book reviewers on our Facebook page. The idea? That we could recruit people with particular perspectives to review books of potential interest to developing AND established Canadian musicians, strengthen our dialogue with friends and supporters, and—as a side benefit—get some great content for the OC blog, [...]
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Essentials of Orchestra Management, NYC
Posted on 10 January 2011.
Trudy Schroeder, Executive Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is in NYC taking part in the League of American Orchestra’s Essentials of Orchestra Management. She shared her early impressions of the program with us in this blog posting. Essentials of Orchestra Management, New York City, January 5 to 14, 2011 This is boot camp for [...]
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The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Pathways to Education: A New Path to Accessible Music Education
Posted on 09 December 2010.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Pathways to Education: A New Path to Accessible Music Education Our sincere thanks to Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Director of Education Christopher Sharpe, who prepared this report for us! — Since 2009, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) has partnered with Kitchener Pathways to Education to provide a music component to Pathways’ successful after-school programs. [...]
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Ben Cameron’s address to the Performing Arts Alliance’s joint Board Meeting
Posted on 22 November 2010.
Have a listen to the keynote address given by Ben Cameron, Program Director of Arts at the Doris Duke Foundation, to the Performing Arts Alliance’s joint Board Meeting on November 3, 2010: here. If you would prefer to read Mr. Cameron’s address click here.
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