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Singers has established a reputation as one of<br />
the finest chamber choirs in Canada and beyond,<br />
contributing to the musical life not only of the<br />
community but on an international stage.<br />
With ten releases on the NAXOS label, the Elora<br />
Festival Singers is known for its rich, warm sound<br />
and clarity of texture. The choir is renowned for<br />
its diverse styles, for its commitment to Canadian<br />
repertoire, and for its collaborations with other<br />
Canadian artists.<br />
519-846-0331<br />
info@elorafestival.com<br />
elorafestival.com<br />
● FirstOntario Performing<br />
Arts Centre<br />
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is a<br />
brand new 95,000 square foot cultural complex<br />
located in downtown St. Catharines and<br />
is comprised of four state-of-the-art performance<br />
venues: Partridge Hall, the crown jewel of<br />
the FirstOntario PAC, boasts world-class acoustics<br />
and an intimate connection to the stage. Robertson<br />
Theatre is a flexible ‘black box’ theatre that<br />
can accommodate performances, recitals, cabarets,<br />
workshops and more. Cairns Recital Hall is<br />
acoustically-pristine and the perfect intimate setting<br />
for small musical ensembles, singer-songwriters,<br />
recitals and spoken word artists. The<br />
Film Theatre has fully cinematic capabilities that<br />
will showcase the best in classic, cult and world<br />
cinema, as well as genre films that we love.<br />
The FirstOntario PAC will host local, national<br />
and international music, including classical,<br />
chamber, contemporary, jazz, folk, world, choral<br />
and symphony. Plus a plethora of theatre, dance,<br />
comedy, and so much more. The Arts Live Here.<br />
Discover What’s Inside.<br />
Jordy Yack<br />
905-688-0722<br />
boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca<br />
FirstOntarioPAC.ca<br />
● Meredith Potter Arts Management<br />
Meredith Potter Arts Management works with<br />
contemporary performing arts companies in<br />
Toronto, including Peggy Baker Dance Projects<br />
and Volcano Theatre.<br />
Volcano creates theatre that is stylistically<br />
and socially modern, a theatre that explores<br />
identity, politics, history, and the contemporary<br />
human condition.<br />
Peggy Baker Dance Projects is dedicated to<br />
offering experiences of significance, personal<br />
connection, and transformative potential to our<br />
audience through the power and beauty of the<br />
art of dance. Established in Toronto, Canada in<br />
1990 and incorporated in 1996, Peggy Baker<br />
Dance Projects is a charitable non-profit organization<br />
led by one of Canada’s foremost modern<br />
dancers – Peggy Baker. Distinguished from the<br />
outset by collaborations with extraordinary creators<br />
and performers, the company has built an<br />
MEREDITH POTTER ARTS MANAGEMENT<br />
exceptional body of work and a growing slate of<br />
education, engagement, and enrichment programs.<br />
Peggy Baker Dance Projects began as<br />
a vehicle for solo dance expression; the company’s<br />
work now encompasses solo and ensemble<br />
dance repertoire, performed to both live and<br />
electro-acoustic music, and features a company<br />
of outstanding dancers.<br />
Meredith Potter<br />
416-538-4436<br />
info@peggybakerdance.com<br />
peggybakerdance.com<br />
● Opera Atelier<br />
Opera Atelier is North America’s premier period<br />
opera/ballet company, producing the opera, ballet<br />
and drama of the 17 th , 18 th , and 19 th centuries.<br />
While drawing upon the aesthetics and ideals of<br />
the period, Opera Atelier goes beyond “reconstruction”<br />
and infuses each production with an<br />
inventive theatricality that resonates with modern<br />
audiences. Led by founding artistic directors<br />
Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse<br />
Zingg since 1985, Opera Atelier has garnered<br />
acclaim for its performances at home as well as<br />
in the United States, Europe and Asia.<br />
The 2015-16 season marks Opera Atelier’s<br />
30 th anniversary. The season continues in April<br />
with a new Canadian production of Mozart’s<br />
Lucio Silla (Apr. 7-16, 2016), which was met with<br />
great critical acclaim in Salzburg and at La Scala<br />
in Milan.<br />
Tickets start at $38 and can be purchased<br />
through Ticketmaster at 1-855-622-ARTS(2787)<br />
or www.ticketmaster.ca, or at the Elgin Theatre<br />
Box Office (189 Yonge Street).<br />
1-855-622-2787<br />
opera.atelier@operaatelier.com<br />
operaatelier.com<br />
● Rose Room Music Group<br />
The Rose Room Music Group is a new, fully-integrated<br />
company that offers a world-class recording<br />
studio, full-service integrated artist services<br />
agency, boutique record label and live concert<br />
promotions both in Toronto and on a touring<br />
basis. The company’s core team brings over<br />
50 years of collective experience as musicians,<br />
promoters and agents to the table along with an<br />
extremely broad and fluid skill set and a can-do<br />
spirit.<br />
Sebastian Cook<br />
416-573-8055<br />
roseroommusicgroup@gmail.com<br />
roseroom.ca<br />
●Toronto Symphony Orchestra<br />
Founded in 1922, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra<br />
is one of Canada’s most important cultural<br />
institutions, recognized internationally<br />
as an outstanding orchestra. Music director<br />
Peter Oundjian leads the TSO with a commitment<br />
to innovative programming and audience<br />
development through a broad range of performances<br />
that showcase the exceptional talents<br />
of the Orchestra along with a roster of<br />
distinguished guest artists and conductors.<br />
The TSO also serves the larger community with<br />
TSOUNDCHECK, the original under-35 ticket program,<br />
the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra,<br />
and music education programs that reach over<br />
50,000 students each year.<br />
416-593-4828<br />
TSO.ca<br />
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