Hear. The Future. A presentation made to Orchestras Canada’s 2010 National Orchestras Meetings by Ken MacLeod, President NBYO. Social Change through Music “From the moment a child begins to play an instrument, they are no longer poor.” – José Abreu, Founder El Sistema Venezuela In June 2009, three members of the NBYO Board of Directors traveled to Caracas [...]
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From the desk of Katherine Carleton
Posted on 31 August 2010.
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 [...]
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ContactCulture.ca
Posted on 06 August 2010.
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 [...]
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What he said
Posted on 08 October 2009.
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 [...]
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Contribution or Needs? Making the Case for Canadian Orchestras
Posted on 10 July 2009.
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 [...]
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The OC Blog
Posted on 10 June 2009.
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 [...]
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