Orchestras Canada

Sistema New Brunswick presents its first ever “Sistema TLC”, an intensive bootcamp for teachers and learners in the Sistema method. The program will run from August 14-17 in Moncton, New Brunswick, and (as the on-line description says) “focuses on practical tools to propel your El Sistema-inspired dream and program forward.” Highlights include: • Experienced faculty [...]

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Toronto and Vancouver area arts managers may be interested in learning more about an engaging workshop being presented by Orchestras Canada’s friends at the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres. Facilitators Ottie Lockey and Lucy White are offering levels 1 and 2 of their Continuous Professional Development Workshop. We’ll let them take over, as they describe [...]

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The Cultural Careers Council of Ontario has announced the spring edition of its acclaimed 7-week business skills training course for artists, The Business of Art. The program starts April 2 and will be held in the offices of Arts Etobicoke, in Toronto’s west end. Enrollment is limited; to learn more, and submit an application, please [...]

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The Leading Note Foundation and the Ottawa Chamber Music Society are presenting a free, one day symposium on Social Harmony through Music, Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Dominion Chalmers Church in Ottawa, Ontario. Free it is – but registration is required. Here’s what’s planned: inspired by the four-day Simon Bolivar String Quartet residency with the [...]

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Orchestras Canada is implicated in three upcoming events: February 2 (English), February 6 (French) and February 7 (English), arts researcher Kelly Hill presents a webinar on audiences, markets and engagement in the performing arts. Participation is free for Orchestras Canada members, thanks to the Performing Arts Alliance. To learn more, and to sign up on [...]

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Orchestras Canada has announced the dates and location of our 2012 national orchestras meetings. The meetings will run from 12 noon on May 27 to 12 noon on May 29, and will be hosted by the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal. We are currently recruiting for program and logistics committees, and if you are interested in [...]

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The Quebec Music Educators Association/Association des éducateurs de musique du Québec and the Fédération des associations de musiciens éducateurs du Québec are presenting a symposium on El Sistema on November 17, 2011 at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. You can view the program here.

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On Friday, October 14 from 1:30-5 p.m., Arts Consultants Canada and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts present a panel discussion entitled Blurring lines between the commercial and non-profit sectors: new models for the future at the 519 Community Centre in downtown Toronto. Panelists will explore existing and emerging business models for the arts. [...]

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The Cultural Careers Council of Ontario and Canadian Women in Communications have launched the Digital Convergence Executive Series, with three action-packed days of presentation and discussion on the opportunities and challenges of pursuing (and monetizing) digital strategies. The events run September 29, October 12 and November 16, and take place at Blakes LLP in downtown [...]

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October 31 and November 1, ArtSmarts presents a 2-day symposium on Art, Science and the Brain: New Models of Learning for the 21st Century. Participants at the event, taking place at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto, are invited to ”meet some of the most innovative educational entrepreneurs in Canada, witness the collision of art and [...]

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