ARTS ADMINISTRATOR
Administrator Experiences
ORIANA Women’s Choir
General Manager, 2002-2003, 2003-2006
(Oversee the Daily Financial and Operations of the Choir)
The Association of Canadian Choral Conductors
National Past President, 2004-2008
National President, 2002-2004
(Oversee the Daily Financial and Operations of a National Arts Service Organization)
(Oversee a National Board of Directors and work closely with Executive Director)
National Vice President, 2000-2002
(Responsible for National Membership and Fundraising)
Ontario Representative to ACCC, 1999-2006
(Represent the needs and report on the activities of Ontario to the ACCC Board)
Founded in 1980, the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors, now Choral Communities (ACCC) is Canada’s only professional organization for choral conductors. It is a non-profit organization that provides a national voice for some 600 conductors across the country. Through its activities (Podium conference), projects (National Youth Choir, National Choral Awards, National Composition Competition) and publications (Anacrusis and The ACCC Directory), ACCC promotes choral music at all levels throughout Canada, and supports and encourages the writing and performance of Canadian choral music. A major communication forum for choral musicians across the country, ACCC also provides professional development opportunities and acts as a liaison with other national and international music organizations. All the provincial choral federations in Canada support ACCC. It is a member of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, the Canadian Music Educators Association and the International Federation for Choral Music.
PODIUM 2002 – Toronto – World Voices
National Conference Co-Chair, 2000-2002
As National Co-Chair responsibilities involve overseeing and executing the following:
1. Program: Create Conference Theme/Logo/Brochure/Program/Web Site, Search and Book Facilities/Venues, Create Conference Schedule, Research and Contract Clinicians, Composers, Conductors, Including Travel and Accommodations, Select Choirs to Perform/Hire Entertainment, Create National Honour Choir Program
2. Finance: Prepare Conference Budget
3. Registration: Registrar
4. Resources: Sponsorship/Fundraising/Grant Applications
5. Communications: Publicity, Printing
6. Hospitality: Banquet, Luncheons, and Receptions
7. Concert Events: Stage Manage Events – Concerts, Workshops, and Box Office
8. Properties/Exhibits: Attract Exhibitors, Coordinate Properties required at venues
9. Volunteers: Create Volunteer Bank, Schedule
PODIUM 2002 is the biennial national conference of The Association of Canadian Choral Conductors for choral music educators from across Canada. World Voices celebrates the universal and intrinsically musical sound of the human voice. PODIUM 2002 showcases some of Canada’s most unique and gifted singers, conductors, and composers, drawing from a world of choral music.
Choirs Ontario
Board of Directors Member, 2001-2002
Past President, 2000-2001
(Oversee the Nominations Committee for Future Board Members)
President, 1998-2000
(Oversee the Daily Financial and Operations of a Provincial Arts Service Organization)
(Oversee a Provincial Board of Directors and Office Staff of Two)
Vice President, 1996-1998
(Assist President in the Day-to-Day Operations of the Organization)
Chair of Programs Committee, 1996-1999
(Oversee the Organizations Programs, Workshops, and Festivals)
Programs include:
The Ontario Youth Choir Camp and Provincial Tour
The Children’s Choir Camp and Concert
The Leslie Bell Conducting Prize
The Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Composition Competition
Workshop Grants Program
Programs Committee Member, 1990-1999
Choirs Ontario is an arts service organization dedicated to the promotion of choral activities and standards of excellence. Established in 1971 as the Ontario Choral Federation, Choirs Ontario provides services to choirs, conductors, choristers, composers, administrators and educators as well as anyone who enjoys listening to the sound of choral music. We have a growing membership of over 300 choirs, 400 individuals who support choral music and several businesses and institutions. Our overall reach of members of member choirs is some 20,000 residents of Ontario. And, in turn, each of those choirs presents on average three concerts a year to a total audience of more than half a million people. Choral music is the heart of communities large and small and has a significant impact on the lives of Ontarians. It not only permeates our souls but is also a demonstration of the economic value of the arts to society. We are governed by a 14-member Board of Directors and a 12-member Advisory Council chaired by our Honorary Patron, Nicholas Goldschmidt. A staff of two with assistance of contract personnel manages the organization from time to time. Choirs Ontario operates with the assistance of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, the Ontario Arts Council, the Trillium Foundation, the Culture Office of the City of Toronto, foundations, corporations and individual contributors.
VOCE ATTACCA – A New Recording Label Exclusively for Choral Music
Founder and Developer, 2000-2002
This new and exciting project of Choirs Ontario is offered to its member choirs. In the fall of 2000, a pilot project was undertaken with The Oriana Singers, a women’s choir in Toronto, and Choirs Ontario. After the recording label’s successful launch, the project is being offered to the entire membership of Choirs Ontario. This cooperative recording label helps immensely with the promotion and sales of a choir’s CD. The Choirs Ontario website, the new VOCE ATTACCA catalogue, and distribution of promotional copies to radio, critics, and other key figures will help publicize a choir’s product. Choirs Ontario will provide each choir with expert consultation in creating a Compact Disc that suits the needs and is tailored to each choir. Choirs Ontario offers not only high-quality production values through VOCE ATTACCA, but also provides choirs with expert recording engineers to ensure that your product is first-rate.