Volume 24 Issue 6 - March 2019
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
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IMC offers programs for orchestra, band, rock, jazz, choir, musical<br />
theatre, songwriting and sound engineering. The camp has been providing<br />
young musicians with exceptional musical training and unforgettable<br />
summer-camp experiences since 1961. Campers fine-tune skills as<br />
musicians, develop friendships and forge a lifelong love of music while<br />
enjoying the setting of one of Canada’s finest camp facilities. The IMC<br />
experience includes housing, meals, classes, sectionals, large and small<br />
ensembles, faculty concerts, recreational activities and evening programs.<br />
Each session, IMC concludes with performances for family and friends.<br />
Our faculty includes Canada’s finest performers and educators. For more<br />
information, visit www.campIMC.ca.IMC – the highlight of a young musician’s<br />
summer!<br />
●●JVL Summer School for Performing Arts<br />
International “Music in the Summer” Festival<br />
Interprovincial Music Camp<br />
tic and collaborative approach, our intensive program aims to provide<br />
students with a transformative experience that will positively impact their<br />
futures as musicians and as inspired leaders in their fields. Students will<br />
arrive playing at a high level on their instruments, and will leave with a<br />
wealth of new knowledge, skills, perspective and inspiration. Students will<br />
receive lessons from highly-skilled faculty as well as collaborating in daily<br />
chamber music rehearsals, performing in masterclasses and recitals, attending<br />
workshops and presentations on various topics, attending faculty<br />
concerts, and exploring Lake Superior Park and other local attractions.<br />
●●International Symposium on the<br />
Philosophy of Music Education<br />
Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University, London, ON<br />
June 5 to 8<br />
Contact: Patrick Schmidt<br />
(519) 661-2111 x85339<br />
patrick.schmidt@uwo.ca<br />
www.music.uwo.ca/outreach/ispme-<strong>2019</strong>.html<br />
Deadline: Until full – contact for details<br />
Cost: Early bird (by <strong>March</strong> 20): $275 non-students, $95 students.<br />
Regular prices: $300 non-students, $120 students<br />
Day program<br />
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This international symposium will bring together a diverse array of<br />
international philosophers, scholars, teachers, teacher educators, and<br />
performers interested in engaging in philosophical research regarding<br />
music education. The symposium seeks to encourage and stimulate discussions<br />
on a wide range of topics related to philosophy of music education<br />
from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. This includes<br />
in particular research concerned with intersections of philosophy of<br />
music education and music education policy, or comparative and international<br />
music education. Conference chair: Patrick Schmidt. Pre-conference<br />
workshop for doctoral students June 3 to 5. See website for more details.<br />
●●Interprovincial Music Camp<br />
Geneva Park on Lake Couchiching, Orillia, ON<br />
June 27 to July 7<br />
Contact: Jacob Lakirovich<br />
416-735-7499<br />
jvl@musicinthesummer.com<br />
www.MusicInTheSummer.com<br />
Deadline: May 1<br />
Cost: $2,635<br />
Residential program<br />
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This festival will feature a full program of masterclasses, concerts and<br />
competitions. The programs of the school encompass private lessons<br />
with internationally-renowned teachers, masterclasses and workshops,<br />
chamber music classes, orchestral and ensemble classes, solo performances<br />
with the Academy orchestras, and solo and chamber music recitals,<br />
as well as special seminars for Ear Training, Composition and Theory of<br />
Music. Participation in the festival is incredibly valuable for musicians of<br />
all ages and levels. The extensive musical training they will receive during<br />
this period will inevitably have a great impact on their personal growth<br />
as musicians and as individuals, and it is evident that students have benefited<br />
from these tremendous learning opportunities in the past 17 years.<br />
●●Kincardine Summer Music Festival<br />
Based in a public school in Kincardine, ON, on Lake Huron<br />
August 11 to 16<br />
Contact: Deborah Schnarr<br />
519-396-9716<br />
info@ksmf.ca<br />
www.ksmf.ca<br />
Deadline: August 8<br />
Cost: $180 - $200<br />
Camp Hours: 9am to 3:50pm<br />
!!<br />
Daytime music classes August 12 to 16 are for everyone from beginners<br />
to experienced players. Last year half the students were adults!<br />
Beginner, Junior and Senior levels of strings, bands, orchestra, fiddle,<br />
guitar and vocal programs. Senior strings and band members create the<br />
Festival Orchestra. Have fun, meet new friends and include your family!<br />
Fees run $180 to $200 and include tickets to the August Evening Concert<br />
Series August 12 to 16. Secure online registration. Discounts and scholarships<br />
available.<br />
Celebrating its 28th anniversary, KSMF is renowned for consistently<br />
excellent programming, presenting fabulous live concerts featuring brilliant<br />
vocalists and instrumentalists. Jazz, blues, world and classical music<br />
and more! Music and the beach - what could be better?<br />
Camp Manitou, McKellar, ON<br />
August 18 to 23, August <strong>24</strong> to September 1<br />
Contact: Anne Fleming-Read<br />
416-488-3316<br />
anne@campimc.ca<br />
www.campimc.ca<br />
Cost: $875.00 - $998.00<br />
Residential program<br />
●●Kingsway Conservatory Summer Music <strong>2019</strong><br />
Kingsway Conservatory of Music, 2848 Bloor Street W., Toronto, ON<br />
July 1 to August 16 (weekly programs)<br />
Contact: Sharon Burlacoff<br />
416-234-0121<br />
info@kingswayconservatory.ca<br />
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