In late March of this year, I was asked to give a presentation on Canadian orchestras’ use of interns for the Music Training Advisory Committee of the Cultural Human Resources Council.  This group – made up of music industry representatives, educators and professional musicians – meets annually to discuss CHRC research priorities, and update one [...]

Presentation at the Orchestras Canada Annual Meeting, Winnipeg
by Sophie Galaise, General Manager, OSQ, and Head of ContactCulture.ca
Table of Contents
1. Word of Welcome
2. Background
3. About the Network
4. Network Objectives
5. Organizational Structure
6. Member Contributions
7. A Series on Joint Initiatives

On-site surveys
Monthly electronic newsletter
Survey on cultural behaviour
Website

8. Future prospects – Short and Medium Term
Background
In February 2009, the Horizon Culture [...]

On October 7, Mitchell Krieger (who is the Executive Director of the Victoria Symphony) made a presentation to the province of British Columbia’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.  I liked it so much I’m making it my blog posting for the day!
Good morning. My name is Mitchell Krieger, and I’m Executive Director of [...]

In May, during Orchestras Canada’s Managers’ Meetings in Quebec City, representatives from 35 of our member orchestras unanimously committed to meeting with their Members of Parliament before October 31 to talk about
• the orchestra’s work in the MP’s riding
• the people served by the orchestra’s programs
• the impact of current federal funding programs on the [...]

With both pride and trepidation, Orchestras Canada is introducing a new website today.
I am proud, because I
• love the clean new look, which complements the new logo developed for Orchestras Canada by designer Blair Francey of bfdesign.com;
• am excited about our ability to update the site regularly, all by ourselves – and what this means for our [...]