Volume 23 Issue 6 - March 2018
In this issue: Canadian Stage, Tapestry Opera and Vancouver Opera collaborate to take Gogol’s short story The Overcoat to the operatic stage; Montreal-based Sam Shalabi brings his ensemble Land of Kush, and his newest composition, to Toronto; Five Canadian composers, each with a different CBC connection, are nominated for JUNOs; and The WholeNote team presents its annual Summer Music Education Directory, a directory of summer music camps, programs and courses across the province and beyond.
In this issue: Canadian Stage, Tapestry Opera and Vancouver Opera collaborate to take Gogol’s short story The Overcoat to the operatic stage; Montreal-based Sam Shalabi brings his ensemble Land of Kush, and his newest composition, to Toronto; Five Canadian composers, each with a different CBC connection, are nominated for JUNOs; and The WholeNote team presents its annual Summer Music Education Directory, a directory of summer music camps, programs and courses across the province and beyond.
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an intensive five-day summer session course designed for choral music<br />
educators of all levels of experience. School, community and church<br />
choir directors along with those currently engaged in the formal study<br />
of choral conducting will benefit from a balanced offering of interactive<br />
activities, group discussion and individual coaching. Instructors: Jennifer<br />
Moir, Babette Lightner.<br />
●●Creative Strings Workshop<br />
Choral Conducting Explorations in<br />
Gesture Sound and Pedagogy<br />
pianists and directors with the skills to obtain, realize and sustain a prolific<br />
and rewarding career in the operatic profession. AEDO, in Lucca, Italy,<br />
presents the ultimate European opera experience for singers, pianists,<br />
directors and instrumentalists with four fully-staged operas*: Handel’s<br />
Serse, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and Puccini’s<br />
La Bohème. Audition required. *Final repertoire selection to be confirmed<br />
upon completion of auditions. General director: Sophie Louise Roland.<br />
Artistic director: Simone Luti.<br />
Jumblies Theatre, 132 Fort York Blvd, Toronto<br />
May 19 to 20<br />
Contact: Victoria Yeh<br />
416-799-0737<br />
victoria@victoriayeh.com<br />
www.christianhowes.com/creative-strings-workshop-toronto<br />
Deadline: May 12<br />
Cost: $500<br />
Camp Hours: 10am to 6pm<br />
!!<br />
A weekend improv intensive with masterclasses, group lessons and<br />
chamber music coaching for performers and teachers on bowed strings<br />
seeking transformative growth and professional development.<br />
Focus on Creative Musicianship – free improvisation; arranging; composition;<br />
modal, harmonic, and rhythmic internalization; contemporary<br />
styles; and more!<br />
Students, professional performers and teachers are welcome, including<br />
advanced jazz players and those with no improvisation training.<br />
Taught by celebrated violinists Christian Howes and Victoria Yeh, and<br />
sponsored by D’Addario Canada.<br />
Attend the entire weekend for $500, or join us for a 3-hour intro session<br />
for only $125.<br />
More CSW dates available in Ohio, California, North Carolina, Texas,<br />
Switzerland and England.<br />
●●Centauri Arts Camp<br />
Wellandport, Niagara region<br />
July and August<br />
Contact: Craig or Julie Hartley<br />
416-766-7124<br />
info@centauriartscamp.com<br />
www.centauriartscamp.com<br />
Cost: $1940/2 weeks<br />
Residential program<br />
!!<br />
Centauri is an overnight camp with a focus on the arts. Choose from 40<br />
specialty arts programs including music, rock band, musical theatre, acting,<br />
film production, creative writing, dance, fine art, singing, digital arts<br />
and stage combat. Located on the Niagara escarpment in Ontario, Canada,<br />
Centauri welcomes young people from across North America and all over<br />
the world. With an outstanding faculty of arts instructors, fun-loving and<br />
talented counsellors, exciting camp activities and a nurturing, community<br />
focus, Centauri is the place to be if you love the arts! Choose from<br />
one- or two-week sessions. For ages 8 to 18.<br />
●●Choral Conducting: Explorations in<br />
Gesture, Sound and Pedagogy<br />
Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University, London, Ontario<br />
August 25 to 29<br />
Contact: Jennifer Moir<br />
519-661-2043<br />
music@uwo.ca<br />
www.music.uwo.ca/outreach/choral-conducting-workshop.html<br />
Deadline: Until full - see website for details<br />
Cost: $595 + HST<br />
Day program<br />
!!<br />
Join us at the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University for<br />
●●Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix<br />
International Music and Dance Academy<br />
5 rang Saint-Antoine, C.P. 672, Saint-Irénée, Québec<br />
June 10 to August 19<br />
Contact: Rachel Tremblay<br />
418-452-8111<br />
admission@domaineforget.com<br />
www.domaineforget.com/academie<br />
Deadline: February 15, except Composition (January 29), Collaborative<br />
Piano, Dance and Guitar (April 1) and Choir (May 1)<br />
Cost: $740 - $3765<br />
Day programs<br />
!!<br />
Le Domaine Forget Academy offers serious students the opportunity<br />
to perfect their skills under the auspices of world-renowned artists. The<br />
beauty and tranquility of the setting at Domaine Forget inspire creativity<br />
and the facilities are perfectly suited to the needs of both students and<br />
teachers. Whether you are a young professional or an advanced student,<br />
you will benefit from the opportunity to further your musical training<br />
through the tutelage of established teachers and the participation in<br />
masterclasses given by distinguished international artists.<br />
●●Folk Camp Canada<br />
Grafton, Ontario<br />
August 20 to 26<br />
Contact: Bozena Hrycyna, education and outreach<br />
647-864-5641<br />
folkcanada@gmail.com<br />
www.folkcamp.ca/summercamp<br />
Deadline: End of July<br />
Cost: $300 - $700<br />
Residential program<br />
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