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Orchestras Canada No jobs to tell you about this week, but - thanks to new FB friend Soha El Borno - we can tell you about 32 FREE webinars of potential interest to arts administrators and artists who are managing their own careers. You can find the listing here:
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Coming out of the holiday season, I thought we might find January a slow month for free web-based professional development opportunities for nonprofit folks — but, in fact, with 33 different webinars in the list, this month's round-up of training events
Orchestras Canada Happy holidays to our Facebook fans and friends! And a challenge: we'd like to create a Top Ten List of best Canadian orchestra moments for 2009, and we need your help. Nominations, please!
Orchestras Canada 4 jobs this week: Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra - Director, Artistic Operations and Principal Timpani (national)/Timbale solo (nationale), Lindsay Concert Foundation - General Manager and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - 3e cor (nationale)/3rd horn (national)
Orchestras Canada Happy birthday, Beethoven!
Orchestras Canada Check out our Donate box to see how you can contribute to Orchestras Canada's success. All donations are gratefully acknowledged with a charitable tax receipt.
Imagine Canada Great feedback from our friends at Orchestras Canada on the Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving.
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On Wednesday, December 2, OC staff member Jennifer Caines took part in a SectorCast given by Imagine Canada regarding their proposal for a new Stretch Tax Credit—a recommendation that Orchestras Canada supported at the federal Standing Committee on Finance during this year’s pre-budget consultation ...
December 14, 2009 at 7:25am
Orchestras Canada From a New York Times article about Alec Baldwin's new career as the "voice" of the New York Philharmonic: "He has most of Charles Dutoit’s recordings with the Montreal Symphony." Good choice!
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As the New York Philharmonic’s radio announcer, Alec Baldwin is taking on the role of pitchman for high art.
Orchestras Canada Huzzah! The federal Standing Committee on Finance released its pre-budget consultation report yesterday. Recommendations include 2 of the 3 things Orchestras Canada (among others) suggested to the committee: increased funding for the Canada Council AND consideration of a "stretch" tax credit, to encourage giving by middle-income Canadians!
Orchestras Canada New posting on the job board this week: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal: 3e cor / 3rd horn
Orchestras Canada New jobs! Orchestre symphonique de Québec: Agent de communication; National Academy Orchestra of Canada: Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Conductors; Orchestra Toronto: Music Director
Orchestras Canada New this week on the job board: Les Violons du Roy: Adjoint au financement et à la diffusion
Orchestras Canada Féliciations to Inti Manzi and Anne-Andrée McKinnon, recent winners of Orchestre symphonique de Québec's auditions: Sections premiers violons.
Orchestras Canada Orchestras Canada's board is meeting in Ottawa today; during our time here, board members will also be meeting with MPs and policy officials to make the case for increased funding to the Canada Council, better incentives for charitable giving, and investment in domestic and international market development for the arts. Wish us luck!
Orchestras Canada Can a fan page promote ANOTHER fan page? Well, we're trying it out by inviting our fans to become fans of the Canadian Arts Coalition's hot new fan page. Stay in touch with the CAC, a great big non-partisan arts advocacy initiative that we commend highly!
