Volume 26 Issue 2 - October 2020

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SECTION II: ARTS SERVICES
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SECTION II:
ARTS
SERVICES
● Concerts in Care Ontario
Since 2006, Concerts in
Care Ontario has presented
programming
that makes a significant
impact in a range
of seniors’ care communities
across Ontario.
Anchored at the intersection
of artistic excellence and research about
music and the brain, we curate series of turnkey
concerts in seniors’ facilities, performed by topcalibre
professional musicians.
Concerts in Care Ontario knows that music can
unlock the healing power to transform. Our concerts
provide a focal point for building bridges
between elders, caregivers and loved ones, while
engaging powerful emotions which can activate
memory and improve mood for seniors in care
who may be isolated and withdrawn.
As soon as Ontario went into lockdown in mid-
March, we immediately transformed our musical
services into digital musical content in two distinct
forms to connect with seniors effectively:
Live 30-min concert videos that bring specially
trained professional musicians to thousands of
isolated seniors through high quality productions
framed in an informal and personal approach.
Interactive Zoom Concert Calls including highest
quality performances, plus live Q&As and conversations
with the musicians.
And Music Outside plus Concertmobile with
Tapestry Opera.
Debra Chandler or Brenton Chan
416-571-6170
debra@concertsincareontario.com
www.concertsincareontario.com
www.facebook.com/healthartsontario
twitter.com/ConcertsinCare
● Linda Litwack Publicity
Having begun her career
as a summer reporter on
the Winnipeg Tribune,
arts publicist Linda Litwack
is a long-practised
matchmaker between
artists and the media.
Her services include various
forms of writing and editing - from media
releases and bios to radio spots, online postings
and CD booklets - working with designers,
photographers and other professionals, and, of
course, liaising with the media.
In addition to media, music and other contact
lists, she maintains a list of friends, usually
offering discounts for special events. Since leaving
CBC Publicity (20 years in radio and three in
TV), she has collaborated with numerous creative
people on intriguing projects, mostly in classical
music but also in theatre, TV documentaries,
books and the visual arts. Longtime clients have
included Show One Productions, pianist Christina
Petrowska Quilico, soprano Denise Williams, and
the Upper Canada Choristers. Linda ran the historic
Toronto Jewish Folk Choir for several years,
and chaired its Program Committee. She is also
a board member of the International Resource
Centre for Performing Artists.
Linda Litwack
416-782-7837
lalitwack@rogers.com
www.linkedin.com/in/lindalitwack-15371320
www.facebook.com/linda.litwack
twitter.com/LindaLitwack
● Rebecca Davis Public Relations
Rebecca Davis Public
Relations provides publicity,
media and communications
services to
musicians, arts organizations
and record labels,
specializing in classical,
jazz and other niche
genres. From offices in New York and Florida,
RDPR brings a respected and enthusiastic voice,
in-depth musical knowledge and broad promotional
expertise to help artists achieve meaningful
and impactful visibility in mainstream and specialist
press.
Rebecca brings more than two decades of
experience working with musicians, arts organizations
and the world’s leading major and
independent record labels. She has implemented
successful media campaigns for A-list pianists,
violinists, singers, composers and vocal and
instrumental ensembles. Clients have included
Renée Fleming, Jonas Kaufmann, Giancarlo Guerrero
and the Nashville Symphony, Saratoga Performing
Arts Center, the Calidore String Quartet,
Yuja Wang, Eric Whitacre and Cantus. Rebecca
was led to a career in classical music publicity
through her experience as a classically trained
soprano and currently performs with the St.
Petersburg Opera in Florida.
Rebecca Davis
347-432-8832
rebecca@rebeccadavispr.com
rebeccadavispr.com/
www.facebook.com/RebeccaDavisPR
twitter.com/rebeccapdavis
● SPEAK Music PR
SPEAK Music is a Canadian
publicity and promotions
company based
in Toronto, Ontario. Our
mission is to help discover
new musical talent
and reconnect
established artists with
the ever-changing Canadian media landscape.
We specialize in genres from folk to indie, world
music to jazz, country and blues to pop, and everything
in between. SPEAK Music has been providing
encouragement and professional support
to performing musicians, independent record
labels, distributors, festivals, not-for-profit organizations,
and music charities since March 2003.
SPEAK Music provides press releases, album
servicing, consulting, media training, reviews,
features, interviews, premieres, non-commercial
radio, and tour press. We want your music
to be heard by as many media and music tastemakers
as possible.
Director Beverly Kreller has extensive media
and artist relations, publicity, special event, and
production experience, with strong communications
and writing skills, and is highly motivated,
enthusiastic, and results-oriented. She was
the publicist and artistic director of the Winterfolk
Festival for the past 12 years and began her
own successful SPEAK Music Be Kind Festival in
January, 2020. She also performs with her duo,
HOTCHA!
Beverly Kreller
416-922-3620
bev@speak-music.com
www.speak-music.com
www.facebook.com/beverly.kreller
www.twitter.com/speakmusicpr
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