DOCSLIB.ORG

Spring 2020 but York, Where She Is Double Majoring in Me My Whole Life

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Spring 2020 but York, Where She Is Double Majoring in Me My Whole Life SPRING|2020 Finnish-American Community Comes Together By Katariina Lehtonen FFN Trustee It is said that there is nothing so bad that there isn’t something good as well. It is true also in these hard times of social distancing. Due to the cancellation of Sunday services at the Finnish Lutheran Church of Seattle, Maria Männistö, FFN Performer of the Year in 2007, united Finnish singers into a virtual church choir as part of the live-streamed Palm Sunday service. The choir members from Washington and Oregon connected and practiced the songs virtually and sent their own recordings to Maria. She gathered all of the voices together, and the virtual choir was born. For as long as necessary, the Finnish Lutheran Church Choir plans to perform virtually on Sunday mornings during the virtual church service, followed by the virtual coffee hour where people can exchange their news and thoughts. Information about the church and services is available at finnishlutheranchurch.org. Original logo medallion, Yrjö Paloheimo’s office in Pasadena Updated version Circa 2020 Inspiring, celebrating and connecting the Finnish-American community since 1953 FFN BOARD FFN Offers FFN the organization’s returning to the PRESIDENT founding. The earlier version of Anne-Mari Paster COVID-19 Aid Refreshes design of the FFN the logo art. The [email protected] As an organization, Finlandia logo graphically updated logo is Lexington, MA Logo Art Foundation National has expresses that being phased in VICE PRESIDENT purpose in the as new materials Word from the President Paul O. Halme taken action to help our The Finlandia Foundation has two clasped hands are produced, and Hyvät Ystävät: [email protected] members through one aspect Solvang, CA long used the over wavy lines, FFN is asking all encircled by the chapters to do I am honored to have been elected president TREASURER of this coronavirus crisis. tagline “Hands of Finlandia Foundation National during the Dirk Schulbach FFN has always focused Across the Sea words Finlandia the same in their spring meeting of the FFN board. [email protected] on Finnish culture and the Since 1953” to Foundation. publications, Portland, OR websites and other Get describe its goal of About 20 years SECRETARY next generation, with a long communications as connecting Finland ago, FFN slightly My predecessor, Ossi Rahkonen, ably led the organization for Päivi Anneli Tetri tradition of supporting it becomes possible and Finnish modified the logo seven years, after serving as a trustee for a decade. During his [email protected] to do so. St. Louis, MO scholarships to Finnish- Social America, and to by spinning the tenure as president, Ossi oversaw FFN programs celebrating TRUSTEES American students and mark the year of name and spelling The logo art is two major anniversaries; strengthened ties to organizations Richard Ahola those studying Finnish- out Finlandia found on the [email protected] Foundation website at and offices in Finland; conducted a Joint Chapter Meeting Dundee, NY American topics. for a growing number of FFN-affiliated groups; and improved Are you National in a Finlandia Dennis M. Anderson FFN chapters may have typestyle popular Foundation.org/ the financial health of FFN. His contributions to Finlandia [email protected] following students among their FFN on at the time. logos/ Foundation are many, and are highlighted on page 20. Rochester, MN social Jacqueline Harjula members whose university media? Now, as the Note that use of Planning for the future of Finlandia Foundation was a board [email protected] the registered studies have been adversely Check out phrase goes, priority under Ossi’s direction, and will continue to take Thomaston, ME E-News trademark and impacted by COVID-19 the following “everything old is Katariina Lehtonen Free monthly design is limited precedence as I assume the leadership. Now in its 67th year, FFN and the abrupt closure of new again,” and [email protected] addresses,the links or atfind missive with the to Finlandia is the largest independent supporter of Finnish and Finnish- Lake Oswego, OR Finlandia FFN is refreshing campuses. If so, please let me latest FFN news, its image by Foundation American culture, and we intend to maintain that status even as Peter Makila Foundation.org stories of Finnish National, know prior to June 15. We America and we recognize the challenges we and FFN chapters face, as each [email protected] more: its affiliated Lake Worth, FL would like to see if we can Photos Instagram chapters, or for generation grows further from our roots. offer assistance finlandia Betsey Norgard other purposes [email protected] Finland and foundation.org/ We also, however, see opportunity in expanding our traditional Anne-Mari Paster of Finnish America, about-ffn/ Bovey, MN FFN chapter as approved [email protected] activities: newsletters/ Anne-Mari Paster Finnish-American membership base to welcome recent Finnish Tim Nurvala by Finlandia [email protected] transplants and expatriates, as well as friends of Finland---those [email protected] Foundation FacebookShare finlandia Gladwyne, PA Your instagram.com/ National. who are interested in modern Finland and its culture, education, Sisu foundation Teuvo Pulkkinen national/ business and the arts. Of course, it is vital to develop a strong [email protected] connection with all ages and it is important that we increase San Diego, CA Join the new FFN Facebook group Tarja Silverman for inspiring multi-generational involvement and support. articles, [email protected] Greystone, NY As always, the spring board meeting agenda was full, and in stories and photos Anita Häkkilä Smiley that express the this newsletter you’ll read about the 2020 grant and scholarship uniquely Finnish [email protected] trait of sisu: awards, and program decisions we made due to the impact of Preston, CT facebook.com/groups/ COVID-19. In fact, because of travel restrictions the meeting Eeva Syvanen ShareYourSisu itself was conducted remotely, via Zoom. [email protected] San Diego, CA The FFN Facebook I look forward to launching initiatives that will increase our Hilary-Joy Virtanen page carries news and Finland, endowment and stakeholder base so that we may build on [email protected] of Finnish America Hancock, MI our existing programs and offer new and exciting reasons to events,art, recipes, funmusic facts: and fun Hanna Wagner participate in and support Finlandia Foundation. Please stay [email protected] facebook.com/finlandia. Washington, D.C. tuned, and feel free to contact me with your thoughts. foundation. national/ Michel Wendell [email protected] Austin, TX The newsletter is produced twice yearly by theFFN Communications Committee: Jacqueline Harjula, chair, and Katariina Lehtonen, Betsey Norgard and Tarja Silverman Additionally, FFN produces a monthly, free e-news; sign up to receive it at the FFN website. Submit chapter news and other items of interest and photos to: On the cover, virtual choir: FFN Communications Manager Kath Usitalo, newsletter editor [email protected] From left to right by row, from top: Erica Presley, Maria CONTACT Finlandia Foundation National FinlandiaFoundation.org Männistö, Aino Bakos, Yvonne Vollan; Marja Hall, Ilkka Kallio, Ilkka Maria Kizirian, Assistant to the Board of Trustees [email protected] 626.795.2081 Lähdesmäki, Katariina Lehtonen; Eva Männistö, Anne Karppinen, Heikki Männistö, 2 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 92046 Pasadena, CA 91109-2046 PLEASE INFORM US OF A CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS Satu Mikkola; Mark Hillman and Mary Hillman, Candace McKenna, Marta Kuivinen Brown 3 COVID-19 Affects Youth Programs Lecturer of the Year Extended Soiva through Special Music Camp June 2021 Music By Dennis Anderson Programs FFN Trustee and Soiva Director Continue With profound sadness the decision was made —with By Hilary-Joy Virtanen a popular, engaging team, presenting first coordinate with chapters whose input from Hanne Lund, our Finnish faculty member FFN Trustee and LOY Chair as “Meet the Finn Cooks” at chapters engagements were cancelled or who were and trip coordinator—to cancel Soiva International After the postponement of several in Minnesota, Illinois (above), and at already working to finalize a program. Following a performance last spring at the home of the Consulate General of Music Camp, which had been scheduled for engagements due to COVID-19, FinnFunn Weekend. The Minnesota We will also welcome the potential for Finland in Los Angeles, Jussi Makkonen and Nazig Azezian presented a copy of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, for Soile Anderson and Eleanor Ostman residents have been teaching the art of additional appearances as schedules and The Blue Bird to Ambassador of Finland to the U.S. Kirsti Kauppi; June 12-21, 2020. will extend their Lecturer of the Year making Karjalan piirakka and other the budget permit. Teuvo Pulkkinen is at left. tenure—which was to have concluded at There were two contributing factors. The first and Finnish foods to students of all ages. If you have any questions, please contact the end of June 2020—with engagements Finnish cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian are in the midst most important was that with the rampant increase While we must simply wait for the LOY Chair Hilary Virtanen at 906-483- tentatively available through June 30, of a three-year program of tours to Finlandia Foundation chapters, under in COVID-19 infections worldwide, it was deemed pandemic to subside, FFN is committed
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Fall Arts Preview 2018 Music Critics' Picks: Shi Ing Roles and Sounds
    EVENTS GUIDES BEST OF VANCOUVER NEWS LIFE FOOD MUSIC CANNABIS ARTS TECH MOVIES CONFESSIONS Arts TOPICS ARTS FEATURES » Fall arts preview 2018 music critics' picks: Shiing roles and sounds mark concert scene by Alexander Varty on September 12th, 2018 at 11:55 AM 0 The Vancouver Recital Society is bringing back the Danish String Quartet to play a selection of new sounds from the Nordic lands. Change is good, and for that reason alone we’re looking at another remarkable year in the realm of classical and contemporary music. In 2018-19, we get to see what the new leader of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has to offer—and the signs already suggest that Otto Tausk is up to the job of replacing the dynamic Bramwell Tovey. On a smaller level, the Western Front has found the perfect person to replace 24-year veteran DB Boyko as its new-music curator: Aram Bajakian is internationally respected as a musician and composer, and has a deep knowledge of art forms both historic and avant-garde. We’ll also be following the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s search to replace artistic director Jon Washburn, and we can already say that any of the candidates will be an asset to this city and its culture. So let’s remember that “May you live in interesting times” is not always a curse! Renée Fleming (At the Orpheum on September 20) Otto Tausk’s formal debut as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s new music director takes place over the following two nights, but first he’ll be on the podium to usher in famed soprano Renée Fleming.
    [Show full text]
  • International Choral Bulletin Is the Official Journal of the IFCM
    2011-2 ICB_ICB New 5/04/11 17:49 Page1 ISSN 0896 – 0968 Volume XXX, Number 2 – 2nd Quarter, 2011 ICB International CIhoCral BulBletin First IFCM International Choral Composition Competition A Great Success! Results and Interview Inside Dossier Choral Music in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Macau 2011-2 ICB_ICB New 5/04/11 17:49 Page2 International Federation for Choral Music The International Choral Bulletin is the official journal of the IFCM. It is issued to members four times a year. Managing Editor Banners Dr Andrea Angelini by Dolf Rabus on pages 22, 66 & 68 Via Pascoli 23/g 47900 Rimini, Italy Template Design Tel: +39-347-2573878 - Fax: +39-2-700425984 Marty Maxwell E-mail: [email protected] Skype: theconductor Printed by Imprimerie Paul Daxhelet, B 4280 Avin, Belgium Editor Emerita Jutta Tagger The views expressed by the authors are not necessarily those of IFCM. Editorial Team Michael J. Anderson, Philip Brunelle, Submitting Material Theodora Pavlovitch, Fred Sjöberg, Leon Shiu-wai Tong "When submitting documents to be considered for publication, please provide articles by CD or Email. Regular Collaborators The following electronic file formats are accepted: Text, Mag. Graham Lack – Consultant Editor RTF or Microsoft Word (version 97 or higher). ([email protected] ) Images must be in GIF, EPS, TIFF or JPEG format and be at Dr. Marian E. Dolan - Repertoire least 350dpi. Articles may be submitted in one or more of ([email protected] ) these languages: English, French, German, Spanish." Dr. Cristian Grases - World of Children’s and Youth Choirs ( [email protected] ) Reprints Nadine Robin - Advertisement & Events Articles may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes ([email protected] ) once permission has been granted by the managing Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Scandinavian Spring
    Media Release – March 28, 2017 Scandinavian Spring Laudate Singers with Guest Conductor Kari Turunen Sunday, April 30, 2017 – 3:00PM St. Andrew's United Church 1044 St. George's Avenue, North Vancouver Tickets: $25 adult / $20 senior 65+ / $10 student (with valid ID) / FREE under 12 Online at www.laudatesingers.com or email [email protected] or call 604-729-6814 Led by Finnish guest conductor Dr. Kari Turunen, Laudate Singers and Artistic Director Lars Kaario are bringing the brilliance of a Scandinavian Spring to the North Shore. A cultural getaway, the concert will take an evocative tour of the musical riches of Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. Committed to presenting music from all corners of the globe, Laudate Singers are hosting renowned Finnish choral conductor Kari Turunen. As a choral conductor, Turunen was educated at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and has gone on to become a sought-after professor of choral conducting. He is currently the artistic director of five choirs in Finland, where he was named Choral Conductor of the Year, 2008. The programming for Scandinavian Spring highlights diverse aspects of Scandinavian cultures, and is inspired by nature, folk music, and of course the great choral tradition of the Scandinavian countries. “This program includes gorgeous harmonic sonorities, profoundly expressive melodic lines and poignant musical ideas,” notes Artistic Director Lars Kaario. Known for their versatility, Laudate Singers will perform works that range from Rakastava (The Lovers), a major choral work by Jean Sibelius, to Nordisk Suite by contemporary Danish composer Bo Holten, to a set of tunes made popular by Finnish pop a cappella ensemble, Rajaton.
    [Show full text]
  • FMA VISIT to HELSINKI in the CONTEXT of the FINNISH PRESIDENCY 3 - 5 November 2019
    FMA VISIT TO HELSINKI IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FINNISH PRESIDENCY 3 - 5 November 2019 FMA Secretariat Office JAN 2Q73 European Parliament B-1047 Brussels Tel: +322.284.07.03 Fax: +332.284.09.89 E-mail: [email protected] Elisabetta Fonck Mobile phone: +32.473.646.746 Content I. Finland 1. History .................................................................................................................... 1 2. Culture ................................................................................................................... 2 II. Finland’s EU Presidency 2020 1. Programme of the Presidency ............................................................................... 3 2. Priority Dossiers under the Finnish EU Council Presidency .................................... 20 3. Finnish Presidency priorities discussed in parliamentary committees .................. 26 III. Politics in Finland 1. Political System ....................................................................................................... 30 2. Brief history of the parliamentarian institution ..................................................... 30 3. Recent political context .......................................................................................... 31 IV. Political Actors 1. Presidency of Finland .............................................................................................. 32 2. Prime Minister of Finland ....................................................................................... 33 3. Presidencies
    [Show full text]
  • APECS Annual Report 2012-2013.Pdf
    ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Annual Report October 2012 – September 2013 ! 1! ! ! submitted by APECS Executive Committee 2012-2013 President Penelope Wagner Vice-Presidents Erli Schneider Costa, Jennifer Provencher, Ines Tavernier, Yulia Zaika Ex-officios Gerlis Fugmann, Allen Pope Director Alexey Pavlov (until June 2013) Special thanks to the APECS Annual Report 2012-2013 editor team: Gerlis Fugmann, Micheal Laiho, Heather Mariash, Tristy Vick-Majors, Ines Tavernier, Penelope Wagner, Yulia Zaika APECS International Directorate Office University of Tromsø, BFE, Hyperboreum 104 9037 Tromsø, Norway [email protected] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!APECS Annual Report 2012-2013 2 Executive Summary During the 2012-2013 term APECS has had a year full of many transitions and exciting activities initiated by our APECS members. Our membership keeps growing steadily to currently more than 4000 members from 79 countries. Within our last term alone over 400 new early career scientists joined APECS! Our members are very actively involved not only on the international but also on the national level. APECS has now 29 National Committees with Slovenia, US Northwest, France, Japan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Romania, China, and South Korea being our newest, helping us to better respond to the needs of a specific country! APECS was able to renew its partnership with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for another 5 years. In addition, new partnership agreements were signed with Polar Educators International (PEI) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU). APECS is excited to continue working with those and all of our other partners in the future to create new opportunities for our members. In 2012-2013 in particular we were able to connect with our partners to provide support and participation opportunities for APECS members.
    [Show full text]
  • English Style Guide: a Handbook for Translators, Revisers and Authors of Government Texts
    clear writing #SOCIAL MEDIA ‘Punctuation!’ TRANSLATING Useful links English Style Guide A Handbook for Translators, Revisers and Authors of Government Texts Second edition ABBREVIATIONSediting June 2019 Publications of the Prime Minister’s Oce 2019 :14, Finland The most valuable of all talents is that Let’s eat, Dad! of never using two words when one will do. Let’s eat Dad! Thomas Jefferson Translation is not a matter of words only: it is A translation that is clumsy or a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. stilted will scream its presence. Anthony Burgess Anonymous One should aim not at being possible to understand, Without translation I would be limited but at being impossible to misunderstand. to the borders of my own country. Quintilian Italo Calvino The letter [text] I have written today is longer than Writing is thinking. To write well is usual because I lacked the time to make it shorter. to think clearly. That's why it's so hard. Blaise Pascal David McCullough 2 Publications of the Prime Minister’s Office 2019:14 English Style Guide A Handbook for Translators, Revisers and Authors of Government Texts Second edition June 2019 Prime Minister’s Office, Helsinki, Finland 2019 2 Prime Minister’s Office ISBN: 978-952-287-671-3 Layout: Prime Minister’s Office, Government Administration Department, Publications Helsinki 2019 ISTÖM ÄR ER P K M K Y I M I KT LJÖMÄR Painotuotteet Painotuotteet1234 5678 4041-0619 4 Description sheet Published by Prime Minister’s Office, Finland 28 June 2019 Authors Foreign Languages Unit, Translation
    [Show full text]
  • From the Execu- Tive Director
    FROM THE EXECU- TIVE DIRECTOR In 2012, UNICEF Finland was able to report much good news. The mortality rate of small children has been reduced by almost half in twenty years. Polio is almost eradicated from the globe, an increasing number of girls are able to go to school, and 80 per cent of the world’s population has access to clean water. It is also good news that the Committee introduced international principles to assist Finnish companies in acting to improve the position of children both in Finland and ab- road. And it is excellent news that the number of pledge donors reached the impressive number of more than 77,000 at the end of the year. The steady increase in the number of do- nors year after year shows that people care. The good news is the result of joint efforts, and the thanks for this goes to us all. Govern- ments, organizations, communities, donors, experts in various fields, and ordinary people have each played their part for a better world. It is this precisely that is the power of UNICEF. It allows various parties to work together to promote children’s rights. Warm thanks to all our supporters. Thank you for working with UNICEF Finland to create permanent changes for children all over the world. Marja-Riitta Ketola Executive Director UNICEF Finland © UNICEF / 2012 / Jussi Kivipuro 3 WHY IS UNICEF NEEDED? She was born in one of the poorest countries in the world. The place does not even matter, as there are poor families everywhere. She survived, even though a midwife did not help her mother and her mother did not know that breast milk would have been the best food for her.
    [Show full text]
  • Byrds and Bees January 2020
    BYRDS AND BEES WITH JON WASHBURN, CONDUCTOR EMERITUS 7:30PM | FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020 PACIFIC SPIRIT UNITED CHURCH, 2205 W 45TH AVE AT YEW ST VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR Artistic Director Kari Turunen began leading the Vancouver Chamber Choir - one of Canada’s premier professional choral ensembles - in Board of Directors September 2019, its 49th concert season. George Laverock Jon Washburn founded the choir in 1971 and it has President become an amazing success story, ranking with Dr. Jeanette Gallant (Oxford) the handful of North America’s best professional Vice President choruses and noted for its diverse repertoire and Adam J. Garvin, CPA, CMA performing excellence. The choir has presented Treasurer concerts at home in Vancouver and on tour across Brent Hunter Canada. International excursions have taken them Secretary to the USA, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Finland, France, Germany, Matthew Baird the Czech Republic, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Anne Bonnycastle Dr. Donna Hogge Honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America, the choir Wendy Kish has performed countless concerts and broadcasts, released 36 recordings and received numerous Colin Miles awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music, they are responsible for commissions and Alexandra Nicolas premieres of 334 choral works by 145 composers and arrangers, most of whom are Canadian. Over Dr. Robert Rothwell the years the choir has sung over 4,000 performances of works by Canadian composers, in addition Dolores Scott to their extensive international repertoire. Cara Ventura Marianne Werner The choir’s award-winning educational programs include the Conductors’ Symposium for advanced Jennifer Wilnechenko choral conductors, Interplay interactive workshops for choral composers, Focus professional development program for student singers, OnSite visitations for school choirs, the biennial Young Honorary Patrons Composers Competition, and many on-tour workshops and residencies.
    [Show full text]
  • It Is Hoped the Necessity of Efficient Libraries As a Support To;*
    DOCUMENT ED 071 ,31 LI 004 135 TITLE Advaittms in Library and Information Sciencein Finland. INSTITUTION Finnish Government, Helsinki.: PUB DATE 72 NOTE 27p.;(0 References) AVAILABLE FROMSumas larjastoseura (Finnish LibraryAssoc.); Nuseokatu 18 A, -00100 -Helsinki 10 Finland(No charge) EDPS PRICE 111-$0.65 RC Not -Available fromEDRS. DESCRIPTORS ForeignCountries; *InformationScience;Information Systems;Librarians;:Library :Collections; Library Planning;*LibraryScience; *Public -Libraries; *Research _Libraries- IDENTIFIERS *Finland; NORDDOIC; :Nordic CommitteeOn DocuMentation and infOrmition; Sciehtifidwand.Technical Information -ABSTRACT --* The reseatch,Llibitries in Finland-are inthe majOrity ofcase-libraries of universities=-and other institutionsforhigher education.:Librariect tesearch_.institutes-and=_Soms other=special libraries account for -some 20-30% of-the-total _OperatiOnalcapacity. Itishopedthe necessity of efficientlibraries as a Support to;* teaching _and research willbe_expressed:in ,a concrete way -in the revised legislation concerning. thedevelopmentof the university system. .The-developMent of publiclibraries from 1964: through 1972 is briefly traced and the develOpment ofScientific and technical information- from _1964=through 1970 is recounted..(MithortigH) -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS COPY- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. RIGHTED MATERIAL SY MICROFICHE ONLY EDUCATION & WELFARE HAS,REEN GRANTED fly_ . 4 ,OFFICE OF EDUCATION 3 (Jom; IICI f S JOS &Ara. TIIS DOCUMENT, HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM 1,iraty
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2019–2020 Mission Vision Table of Contents
    Entrepreneurship Financial literacy Work readiness ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 MISSION VISION TaBLE OF CONTENTS A word from the CEO ............................................................................. 4 We are the leading Effectiveness of JA activities .................................................................. 5 entrepreneurship education Through our study Our Community program for all 4th graders in Vantaa ......................... 6 operator in Finland. Our programs, we programs are used by Kuntarahoitus celebrates its 30th anniversary by becoming help education a main partner ....................................................................................... 7 educational establishments providers teach ranging from preschools to Opening ceremony of the European Vocational Skills Week ................. 8 entrepreneurship and higher education institutions. 50 youths shadowing managers .......................................................... 10 working life skills and The youths participating in International encounters and good news in Berlin .............................. 12 financial literacy. the programs find success JA Worldwide network ........................................................................ 13 in their lives. Pikkuyrittäjät cooperation with Lappeenranta .................................... 14 Enthusiastic salespeople delight at OP ................................................ 15 New partnership with Handelsbanken ................................................ 16 Ung Företagsamhet engaged
    [Show full text]
  • VCC Conductors' Symposium 2020
    MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 40TH ANNUAL EVALUATION & 1–2pm Orientation Session CONDUCTORS’ SYMPOSIUM TECHNIQUES SEMINARS 2–4:30pm VCC Conducting Session The Vancouver Chamber Choir’s 40th Conductors’ Symposium is an Delve deeply into the choral art 7–9pm Evaluation & Techniques Seminar opportunity to take part in master classes with one of Canada’s Kari Turunen and Jon Washburn lead participants to a deeper premier professional choral ensembles. Master Conductors Kari understanding of choral music-making through elucidation of choral TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Turunen and Jon Washburn provide invaluable instruction for techniques, conducting gesture and score interpretation. Calling on selected choral conductors from across Canada, the United States decades of combined experience with professional choirs, they help 10am –12:30pm VCC Conducting Session and around the world. conductors examine their own strengths and weaknesses through 1:30 –2:30pm Luncheon Discussion Session (Fundraising) Six applicants will be chosen as conductors. They each receive analysis, example and discussion. 2:30 –5pm VCC Conducting Session significant time conducting the Vancouver Chamber Choir in 7–9pm Evaluation & Techniques Seminar rehearsal and performance. Up to 10 more applicants will be selected as observers, involved in all aspects of the symposium LUNCHEON SESSIONS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 including one opportunity to conduct if they wish. Get answers to your management questions 10am –12pm VCC Conducting Session Master Conductors Kari Turunen and Jon Washburn oversee the As a bonus, the Choir’s administrators offer a series of optional 1–2pm Luncheon Discussion Session (Marketing) conducting and evaluation sessions - providing insight on choral luncheon sessions on topics vital to the successful management of a 40th Annual 2–4pm VCC Conducting Session techniques, conducting gesture and score interpretation.
    [Show full text]
  • WORLD CHOIR COUNCIL ONLINE GENERAL MEETING JULY 10, 2020 REPORT Dear Members of the World Choir Council, Dear Colleagues and Friends
    WORLD CHOIR COUNCIL ONLINE GENERAL MEETING JULY 10, 2020 REPORT Dear members of the World Choir Council, dear colleagues and friends, I would like to thank you very much for your numerous participation in the first online General Meeting of the World Choir Council. Almost 70 members from 58 nations came together at this digital meeting. It was very encouraging to see you all, despite the circumstances. The months have been challenging for mankind and the choral world, but we are facing the future with confidence. In some countries, the choral scene is slowly awakening again, and work is being resumed in small steps, albeit with restrictions. The challenge for all of us now is to adapt to the changing circumstances and find new ways to bring the community back together. Especially in these currently difficult times, it is of enormous value to have such experienced colleagues like you at our side and to be able to face the challenges of our time in solidarity with an agile international network. The World Choir Council and all of you, your expertise and your great support are highly valued. We appreciate the exchange with you very much, and it is our ambition to further extend it. This online meeting and the following regional meetings are the first step in this direction and we are looking forward to establishing more regular communication possibilities with you using the technical means of our time. Even if a digital meeting is no substitute for a personal conversation and direct interaction, it is still an important step for new impulses.
    [Show full text]