Activities of the Institute for Canadian Music:

• Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:00 am (Room 120, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto)
  "Representation, Identification and Citizenship: The Politics of Hip Hop Culture in Northern Canada"
  guest lecture by Dr. Charity Marsh, University of Regina


• Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 6:00 pm (Walter Hall, University of Toronto)
  Lecture/masterclass with Daniel Levitin, McGill University
  co-sponsor with U of T Bookstore, Penguin Books


• May 1, 2008 at 6:00 pm (Emmanuel College, University of Toronto)
  Hosted reception for conference participants and members of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus of the Creators Rights Alliance
  as part of the colloquium Music and Dance as Indigenous Cultural Property: Global Perspectives


• March 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm (Emmanuel College, University of Toronto)
  Question and answer session with guest Adrianne Pieczonka of Toronto
  who spoke about her career in Canada and abroad as a leading Wagnerian soprano


• February 15, 2008 at 11:00 am (Room 116, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto)
  Bringing The Journey / Pimooteewin, the first Cree opera, to the stage
  with guests Michael Greyeyes (director/choreographer) and Melissa Hui (composer)


• October 3, 2007 at 11:00 am (Room 216, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto)
  Alexina Louie in discussion about her recent music


• April 2, 2007 - hosted a visit from Dr. William Benjamin of the University of British Columbia


• March 12-13, 2007 - hosted a visit from Dr. James Briscoe of Butler University, Indianapolis


• Saturday, March 10, 2007 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (Room 130, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto)
  Four Perspectives on John Beckwith in honour of his 80th birthday
  with presentations by Leanne Fetterley, Robin Elliott, Clark Ross, and William Aide/Douglas MacNaughton


• November 28-29, 2006 - hosted a visit from Dr. Jon Fitzgerald of Southern Cross University, Australia


• Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 10:00 am (Room E013, Music Library, University of Toronto)
  Workshop on storytelling
  with guest Lorne Brown, co-founder of the Storytellers School of Toronto


• Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 10:00 am (Room E012, Music Library, University of Toronto)
  "Music/non-music, music/noise: cross-cultural considerations"
  guest lecture by Jean-Jacques Nattiez of the University of Montreal


• Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 11:00 am (Room E013, Music Library, University of Toronto)
  Question and answer session
  with guest Jean-Jacques Nattiez of the University of Montreal


• Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 11:00 am (Room E013, Music Library, University of Toronto)
  Workshop on storytelling
  with guest Lorne Brown, co-founder of the Storytellers School of Toronto


• September 6-30, 2005 - hosted a visit from Dr. Irena Pribylova of Masaryk University, Czech Republic


• Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 12:30 pm (Innis College Town Hall, University of Toronto)
  "Muddy York in Story and Song"; part of Voicing Toronto
  folksongs and instrumental music from York/Toronto, performed by Ian Bell


• Friday, May 13, 2005 at 7:00 pm (Innis College Town Hall, University of Toronto)
  Glenn Gould's Toronto; part of Voicing Toronto
  a special screening of the film, introduced by its director/producer John McGreevy


• Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 8:00 pm (Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  "A Toronto Songbook" with The Aldeburgh Connection; part of Voicing Toronto
  a song recital featuring Monica Whicher, Norine Burgess, Colin Ainsworth, accompanied by Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata


• Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 2:00 pm (Room 001, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto)
  A Canadian in Tuva: Lecture-Demonstration on Khorekteer (Tuvan throat singing)
  guest lecture by Alex Glenfield of York University


• Monday, April 5, 2004 at 9:00 am (Room 330, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  "Disembodied Voice: The Creation of the Glenn Gould ballet for The National Ballet of Canada"
  guest lecture by John Oswald of Toronto


• Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 11:00 am (Room 330, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  "Armenian Music in Canada: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives"
  guest lecture by David Varjabed of Toronto


• Monday, January 26, 2004 at 9:00 am (Room 330, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  Madawaska String Quartet of Toronto
  playing five works for string quartet by Canadian composers based on the canon Beethoven wrote for the Quebec-based musician T.F. Molt


• Monday, November 24, 2003 at 3:00 pm (Room 130, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  "Ten Centuries of Croatian Music: A General Survey"
  guest lecture by Prof. Stanislav Tuksar, University of Zagreb


• Thursday, October 2, 2003 at 4:00 pm (Room 225, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  "In Search of Alberto Guerrero: Towards a Biography of the Chilean-Canadian Pianist and Teacher (1886-1959)"
  guest lecture by Prof. John Beckwith, founding director of the Institute for Canadian Music


• Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 4:00 pm (Room 216, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto)
  "From Swastika to Maple Leaf: Refugee Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria in Canadian Exile"
  guest lecture by Dr. Albrecht Gaub of Hamburg, Germany