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Upcoming Events
2020/21 Upcoming Events
Hello ORMTA CTB Members,
Due to the ongoing pandemic, we have moved our events online:
NOVEMBER 2020
Scholarship Recital
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020
Time: 3pm
Format: Performers chosen from the auditions will perform live on ZOOM.
Check your inboxes for your ZOOM invitation!
JANUARY 2021
1. Panel Discussion on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) music and composers
Date: January 2021
Where: Online
Who: Panel members Peteris Zarins, Heather Taves, Denise Williams.
We are looking for more representation from BIPOC teachers. Kindly submit your suggestions to Denise Williams.
2. Winter General Meeting
Date: Wednesday January 13, 2021
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Format: Via ZOOM. Link will be sent upon registration
Register: not available yet
FEBRUARY 2021
Piano Masterclass, Teen & Adult Recital
MAY 2021
Teachers in Concert Fundraiser
Past Events
NOVEMBER 2020
Fall Auditions
Our biannual music competition will be online ONLY for Fall 2020
Registration Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2020 @ 11:59EST
Format: Submit your pre-recorded YouTube video online for adjudication. Scholarship winners will be chosen from the auditions ONLY.
Register here
Canada Music Week & Composition Masterclass
In celebration of CANADA MUSIC WEEK, November 22 – 28, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch is holding a Composition Master Class with composer clinician Christopher Norton!
What: Send your pre-recorded music or sheet music to Christopher Norton. Pieces do NOT need to be finished/complete. Teachers and students are eligible! He will send feedback, via email, in some combination of written comments, video response, and score annotations, highlighting strengths, giving suggestions for next steps, and perhaps suggesting related works for score study and listening.
Fee: $40.00
Deadline: Friday November 13, 2020
More info here
Register here
OCTOBER 2020
Children's Halloween Recital
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2020, 2-6pm
Where: Live on ZOOM (link will be sent after registration)
Fee: $10/participant, audience by donation
More info here
SEPTEMBER 2020
ORMTA CTB Fall General Meeting & Sightreading Workshop by Nathan Petitpas
Date: Friday, September 25, 2020
9:30am-10:30am - Fall General Meeting
10:30am-11:30am - Workshop by Nathan Petitpas
Where: Click here to RSVP
Percussionist Nathan Petitpas of Canada’s acclaimed and Toronto-based Thin Edge New Music Collective will be giving an online workshop for ORMTA members following the Fall General Meeting. Nathan is the author of “Dots and Beams,” a line of graduated music sight-reading books that are designed to suit any instrument. These collections are highly adaptable and Nathan will discuss not only the content of the series but also how they can be helpful as sight-reading materials for students in a custom-designed way to develop their specific musical skills.
JUNE 2020
Annual General Meeting
Join us on Zoom for our AGM on June 5, 2020, 12pm-2:00pm.
You will receive a brief report on the events from 2019/2020, and participate in discussions on our upcoming 2020/21 season.
The event details and login details have been emailed to you if you are a member! We are looking forward to seeing you there (virtually).
