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Le Bruneau Centre for Excellence in Choral Music et l'Université Memorial est fier de présenter en collaboration avec Canada Choral Rester visible et connecté: L'engagement communautaire dans l'ère numérique. Le premier atelier aura lieu le 26 janvier à 17h30 (heure de l'Est). Les experts du marketing Sherrie Reynolds et Alana Loveys (Ray Agency) vous offrirons des conseils et des astuces pour vous aider à connecter avec vos publics, vos choristes potentiels et la communauté par l’entremise de plateformes en ligne. L'inscription coûte 6$ pour les membres de Canada Choral et 10$ pour les non-membres. La date limite pour vous inscrire est le 24 janvier 2021. Veuillez noter que cet atelier est offert en anglais seulement. Inscrivez-vous ici: https://www.mun.ca/choralcentre/Workshop_Series.php

The Bruneau Centre for Excellence in Choral Music, in association with Choral Canada, presents its 2021 Workshop Series "Staying Visible, Staying Connected: Community Engagement in a Digital Age". The first workshop is on January 26 at 5:30pm ET. Come hear tips and tricks from marketing experts Sherrie Reynolds and Alana Loveys (Ray Agency) to help you explore ways to connect to audiences, potential choristers, and the greater community through online platforms. Registration deadline is January 24. It is $6 for members of Choral Canada and $10 for non-members. Register here: https://www.mun.ca/choralcentre/Workshop_Series.php

We're hiring! Choirs Ontario is seeking applications for the part-time position, Office Manager! See our website for details. Applications are being accepted until January 29. https://choirsontario.org/jo/office-manager-choirs-ontario/

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What is the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS) and who should fill it out? With the 2020-21 season underway, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an outsized effect on the arts and culture sector in Canada. Choral Canada has joined forces with 30+ national and provincial arts service organizations representing a range of artistic disciplines across the country to co-commission the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS). This survey is intended for pro...fessional arts organizations, artists, and arts workers across Canada. To ensure that the professional segment of our Canadian choral arts sector is heard, we invite professional choral artists/individuals, as well as professional choral organizations, to fill out this survey. These professional artists/individuals include singers, conductors, artistic directors, composers, arrangers, administrators/managers/arts workers, and accompanists/collaborative pianists -- anyone receiving fees or salaries for their work in the choral arts sector (non-education). Access the survey here: https://www.choralcanada.org/nacis-survey.html

News from the Performing Arts Aerosol Study- see below!

- 6 days left to donate to the campaign! "Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We have raised $5,680 toward our goal of $15,000! Crowdfunding campaign ends September 30th. :... 1.We’re Canadian! We have a large, vibrant choral community and our scientific voice needs to be heard and we need to contribute to help solve the problem. 2. In science, more data is always better, more information is better, and adds credibility to the findings. 3. This study will explore only the singing voice in its many forms, with and without masks, humming, singing high and low, loud and soft, and comparing this to regular speaking, coughing and sneezing. 4. This study will be comparing professional and community singing. 5. This study will be exploring the acoustic impact of wearing masks on intensity, vocal spectrum and intelligibility Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/yy4h2obd There are only a few weeks left to support this Canadian study about COVID-19 and choral singing. Any amount will help! Every dollar of every donation goes directly to the study. Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/yy4h2obd

One day left to contribute your experience during COVID-19 to this national survey.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our three very successful roundtables so far! There are still more opportunities to join us this week to connect and s...hare ideas with membres of your choral community during this unique time. Spaces are limited - register now: https://forms.gle/LAEZggF6nrdmKixZ8 *** If you enjoy these roundtables, please consider supporting Choral Canada by becoming a member (https://www.choralcanada.org/membership.html) or making a donation (https://www.canadahelps.org///choral-canadacanada-choral/). While this is not required for participation, your support will help us continue to provide these opportunities for the Canadian choral community. BC Choral Federation (BCCF) Choir Alberta Saskatchewan Choral Federation Manitoba Choral Association Choirs Ontario Alliance chorale du Québec New Brunswick Choral Federation Nova Scotia Choral Federation Choral NL

Survey: Be part of changing the performing arts industry by participating in the first-ever national bilingual survey on workplace sexual harassment in the ...Canadian performing arts, film, and television industry. The results of the Rosa Survey: The Change You Want to See will be used to advocate for change. You have until October 23 to participate in this survey administered by Aftermetoo, the Canadian Women's Foundation, and Hill Strategies Research. To make your voice heard, go to: https://wearerosa.com/

Survey: Be part of changing the performing arts industry by participating in the first-ever national bilingual survey on workplace sexual harassment in the ...Canadian performing arts, film, and television industry. The results of the Rosa Survey: The Change You Want to See will be used to advocate for change. You have until October 23 to participate in this survey administered by Aftermetoo, the Canadian Women's Foundation, and Hill Strategies Research. To make your voice heard, go to: https://wearerosa.com/

- Today is the last day of the campaign. If you have donated already- THANK YOU! If you are able to donate today- THANK YOU! Any amount will help! Every dollar of every donation goes directly to the study. ... Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/yy4h2obd See more

- Today is the last day of the campaign. If you have donated already- THANK YOU! If you are able to donate today- THANK YOU! Any amount will help! Every dollar of every donation goes directly to the study. ... Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/yy4h2obd See more

- 6 days left to donate to the campaign! "Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We have raised $5,680 toward our goal of $15,000! Crowdfunding campaign ends September 30th. :... 1.We’re Canadian! We have a large, vibrant choral community and our scientific voice needs to be heard and we need to contribute to help solve the problem. 2. In science, more data is always better, more information is better, and adds credibility to the findings. 3. This study will explore only the singing voice in its many forms, with and without masks, humming, singing high and low, loud and soft, and comparing this to regular speaking, coughing and sneezing. 4. This study will be comparing professional and community singing. 5. This study will be exploring the acoustic impact of wearing masks on intensity, vocal spectrum and intelligibility Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/yy4h2obd There are only a few weeks left to support this Canadian study about COVID-19 and choral singing. Any amount will help! Every dollar of every donation goes directly to the study. Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/yy4h2obd

In this final interview of OYC Through the Years, we look towards the future of the program as Kai Leung (2015-2019) interviews 2020/2021 OYC Conductor, Robert Filion! Give it a watch to get to know Robert and hear about his plans for next year's OYC! We hope you enjoyed getting to hear all the amazing stories from our OYC alumni through this series. Join us tonight, August 26, 2020 for a very special virtual reunion with your OYC family. You can RSVP here: https://forms.g...le/xaDYT8iSZR1QkZsw8 We hope to see you there! See more

Today, we are so excited to share this interview with tenor Charles Sy, Tenor (2007, 2008) conducted by recent alum Tricia Wrigglesworth (2018, 2019). We hope you enjoy hearing Charles' wonderful OYC stories and how it's impacted his life in so many significant ways! There is still time to RSVP for our OYC Alumni Virtual Reunion, this Wednesday August 26 at 8pm EDT. Just fill out the form below: https://forms.gle/8JxEhbLu8MbupTsu6

We hope you have enjoyed our OYC Through the Years interviews so far! Today, we have OYC alum and former apprentice conductor Elise Naccarato chatting with Teri Dunn (1990, 1991) and Larry Beckwith (former manager). Give it a watch for some truly amazing and uplifting OYC stories to brighten your weekend. If you haven't already, don't forget to RSVP for our very special Virtual Alumni Reunion, this Wednesday August 26 at 8pm EDT: https://forms.gle/8JxEhbLu8MbupTsu6

In our third video of OYC Through the Years, baritone Andrew Adridge (2012-2013) connects with mezzo soprano Krisztina Szabo (1992). We hope you enjoy getting to hear about her time with the OYC and what it meant to her! If you haven't already, please RSVP for our special virtual reunion on August 26, 8pm EDT. Even if you can't make it, please fill out the following form to update your contact information: https://forms.gle/SfL4Pd6sJW8UeXpZ6

Welcome back to OYC Through The Years! In today's video, OYC alumna Nila Rajagopal (2012-2015, 2017) connects with Robert Cooper (Assistant Conductor 1975, 1976 ; Conductor 1978, 2007 and 2016). Take a moment to get to know our featured guest and hear about the important impact the Ontario Youth Choir had on his life and career! ... Don't forget to join us Wednesday August 26 at 8pm EDT for a very special Alumni reunion with your OYC family! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/SfL4Pd6sJW8UeXpZ6

Welcome to the first video of OYC Through the Years - a chance to connect and get to know some of our OYC alumni from the 70s to current years. Today's first video features soprano Leslie Higgins (2015-2018) connecting with long time OYC alumni/supporters: conductor Bob Anderson (1971-1976, 1983, 2015) and conductor Carole Anderson (2013-2015). Take a moment to find out what OYC means to them and some of their favourite memories! ====== Thank you to Choirs Ontario summer stud...ent Nila Rajagopal (OYC 2012-2015/ 2017) and video editor Kai Leung (OYC 2015-2019) for their involvement in this project. Also check out a special OYC spotify playlist put together by Nathan Gritter (OYC 2017-2019) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hkYM37ZPQzvVWcWjBR5l6

Thank you Nathan Gritter (OYC tenor 2017-2019; student administrator 2018,2019) for the special Ontario Youth Choir playlist! Comment below and let us know your favourite OYC rep! We welcome all rep from all years!

Today would have marked the final concert of this year’s Ontario Youth Choir. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we weren’t able to gather in person. Nathan Gritter (OYC tenor 2017-2019; student administrator, 2018-2019) took the initiative to keep choral music alive by starting a spotify playlist of OYC favourites! Comment below and let us know your favourite rep and what year were you involved with OYC! We will add them to the list! (See comment box for the spotify playlist!) Stay tuned for ‘OYC through the years’ with special videos coming out everyday next week! If you were an alumna/alumnus, don’t forget to fill out our google form and attend our virtual reunion on Aug 26!! Thank you once again to Nathan for this special initiative!

Keep an eye out for this exciting virtual interview series featuring artists from OYC's past, present and future! These videos will be released starting next week, leading up to our Virtual Alumni Reunion on Wednesday August 26, 8pm EDT. Are you an OYC alum? Don't forget to RSVP here: https://forms.gle/zRp3jku785mqQDrC7

While we are disappointed that our 2020 choir is not gathering this summer as planned, we are excited for this opportunity to reconnect with our OYC alumni family. Join us for this very special reunion Wednesday August 26, 8pm EDT. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/zRp3jku785mqQDrC7

Choral Canada will be holding a national webinar entitled Risks and Precautions for Choirs on August 19. Do not miss this opportunity to hear from Dr. Juliette ...O'Keeffe from National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health and get your questions answered. For more information and to register, click here https://www.choralcanada.org//choral_canada_national_webin Canada choral organisera un webinaire national intitulé Chant chorale: Risques et précautions, le 19 août. Ne manquez pas cette occasion d'entendre Juliette O’Keeffe, Ph. D, du Centre de collaboration nationale en santé environnementale et d'obtenir des réponses à vos questions. Pour plus d'informations et pour vous inscrire, cliquez ici https://www.choralcanada.org//choral_canada_national_webin