2012 NATIONAL ORCHESTRAS MEETING
From Sunday, May 27 until Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Orchestras Canada will be hosting its annual National Orchestras Meeting and AGM in Montréal, Québec.
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Click here to download the Education Session schedule.
Who’s coming? Click here for a delegate list. The delegate list reflects registrations received up to May 18, 2012. We will update the list frequently.
Day 1: Sunday, May 27
Locations: Day session at HEC Montréal; cocktail/dinner location to be confirmed
1-1:30 p.m.: opening remarks
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Presentation by Kelly Hill on his recent Financial and Statistical Analysis of 50 Canadian Orchestras: 2004-05 to 2009-10
2:30-3:00 p.m.: coffee break - Sponsored by Arsenal à Musique
3:00-4:30 p.m.: Presentation by Robert Flanagan, professor of labour economics at Stanford University, inspired by his book, The Perilous Life of Symphony Orchestras. Responses from Kelly Hill, Hill Strategies; Robert Fraser, Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians; one other, to be confirmed.
5:30p.m. – 7:30p.m.: Cocktail reception (hosted by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and le Conseil des Arts de Montréal); location: 1210, rue Sherbrooke Est. This event is open to all full program registrants.
Day 2: Monday, May 28
Locations: Day session at HEC Montréal; events from 6:30 p.m. at la Maison symphonique
8:30 p.m.: Coffe and tea available
8:45-9:30: OC Annual General Meeting + presentation on OC’s new planning framework
9:30-10:30: Keynote presentation, Stephen Huddart, CEO of the J.W. McConnell Foundation
General theme – Social change vs. Artistic Excellence
10:30-11: coffee break – Sponsored by Agence Station Bleue
11-12:30: peer breakout sessions
12:30-1:30: lunch
1:30-3: 2 concurrent sessions, each led by 3 HEC faculty members. Q & A sessions included.
Marketing session (in English)
The mouse and the brain: how neuromarketing can improve internet strategies – Sylvain Sénécal
Controlling the buzz: the effectiveness of junkets – Johanne Brunet
The merchants of the box-office: a meta-analysis of price elasticity in the performing arts – Renaud Legoux
Management (in French with simultaneous translation)
Thinking about executive succession in cultural organizations – Pascale Landry
Board-executive relations: Trust and distrust – Johanne Turbide
The intersection of dual executive leadership and governance - Wendy Reid
3-3:30 p.m.: coffee break – Sponsored by Domoney Artists Management
3:30-4:30: Presentation by – and Q&A with – Robert Sirman, director of the Canada Council for the Arts: the current situation in Ottawa, how Council is responding, and what impact the response will have on Canadian artists and arts organizations.
6:30-7:30 p.m.: Tour of la Maison symphonique, featuring acoustician Tateo Nakajima & OSM staff
8 p.m.: Concert by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, led by Music Director Kent Nagano, and featuring Cirque Eloïze and violinist Andrew Wan, in repertoire by Berlioz, Shostakovich, and Ravel. Each full program registrant will get 1 ticket to this sold-out concert with registration; additional tickets are VERY limited and will be allotted in order of registration date.
Approximately 10 p.m.: Vin d’honneur at la Maison symphonique, graciously hosted by the OSM
Day 3: Tuesday, May 29 – Day session at HEC Montréal
8:00 a.m.: Coffee, tea and a light breakfast available
8:30 a.m.: Coffee sponsored by Cowan Insurance Inc.
9-9:45 a.m.: A conversation with OSM Music Director Kent Nagano, hosted by CBC producer/host Kelly Rice
9:45-10:30: peer breakout sessions
10:30-11: coffee break – Sponsored by Long & McQuade
11-12 noon: National meeting wrap-up: setting OC’s advocacy and service priorities for 2012-13, and next steps for Canadian orchestras.
