2012-2013 ANNUAL REPORT (pdf) - Tafelmusik

REPORT OF THE CHAIR
Tafelmusik's vision is to be an international centre of
musical excellence in period performance for generations to
come. The 2012/13 season underscored and enhanced this
vision with an impressive and exciting array of activities in
our home performance season, and Tafelmusik proudly
represented Toronto in Western Canada, a major American
tour, Stratford Music, and throughout Ontario. The
orchestra was also honoured to perform at the Lieutenant
Governor’s Diamond Jubilee Gala where Jeanne Lamon was
among the recipients of the Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Tafelmusik also continued to launch its new multi-platform
label, Tafelmusik Media, internationally.
Jeanne Lamon let us know last year that in 2014, she will be
stepping down as full time Music Director. Jeanne will
continue on as Music Director Emerita, she will continue to
direct some programmes with the orchestra and be very
involved in the artist training programmes, and will be our
artistic advisor until her successor is chosen. We are
incredibly grateful for her over 3 decades of magnificent
work as music director.
The Board has formed a Search Committee and hired an
international search consultant Margaret Genovese of
Genovese, Vanderhoof and Associates, all who have been
active in identifying music director candidates in Canada and
around the world. Jeanne has set the bar high, and in so
doing, will make the artistic leadership of Tafelmusik a
coveted, sought-after position indeed.
I sincerely thank our wonderful and active Board of
Directors, Jeanne Lamon, the orchestra, Ivars Taurins and
the choir, Tricia Baldwin and Tafelmusik staff, and our many
volunteers for all of the accomplishments of this past season
and for your hard and dedicated work.
Tafelmusik performs House of Dreams at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
in Los Angeles, California during its US tour. (Photo: Glenn Davidson)
Tafelmusik’s vision is to be a world class ensemble for many
generations, and we have set ourselves on an excellent
trajectory into the future. This year, we launched our $3MM
renovation of our home venue Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,
Jeanne Lamon Hall in partnership with TSP. We have just
completed the sanctuary renovation which came in on time
and under budget, and will continue the renovations during
the summers of 2014 and 2015. I would like to thank
Managing Director Tricia Baldwin and her team for their
excellent work in leading this project. Many thanks go to the
Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman for his generous $1MM gift in
honour of Jeanne Lamon, and we are all so appreciative of
the generosity of our friends at TSP, our Board of Directors
and many donors who made this remarkable transformation
of our home possible.
Andy Kenins with Jeanne Lamon and Tricia Baldwin. Photo: BDS
Studios
The reports of Jeanne and Tricia will provide some brief
highlights of the wonderful accomplishments on these
fronts and on other initiatives.
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