Show Notes

Today's letter is "G"

Eps106 TRT 22:23

0:00 - Sponsor and welcome

1:36 - G is for Grab Their Attention

10:30 - Warmup / Performance / Clinic features a story about a warmup on a bus at 3:00AM

13:58 - G is for General Motors

19:01 - Listener Mail from Friend of the Podcast Mitchell

20:51 - Show close

It’s not just about hitting the right notes and rhythms…there are other components to a high caliber of performance! How do you grab the attention of your adjudicators!

Our Warmup / Performance / Clinic segment features a story from Cheryl Ferguson about a memorable performance and a warmup that led up to it…on a bus!

How did General Motors become the presenting sponsor for MusicFest Canada?  Past President Mark Wicken tells us!

Our Listener Mail segment features Friend of the Podcast (and frequent editor!) Mitchell…he once had a busy year pulling double-duty at the nationals and shares that memory with us!

Links:

Show transcript coming soon! 

Podcast email address:  podcast@musicfest.ca

Podcast homepage:  https://atozofmusicfestcanada.podbean.com

MusicFest Canada on Twitter and Instagram:  @musicfestcanada

Do you need information about MusicFest Canada or it's regional festivals?  Email us at info@musicfest.ca.

Are you interested in volunteering on the Production Team for the national festival of MusicFest Canada?  Email volunteers@musicfest.ca.

Producers of the A to Z of MusicFest Canada Podcast are Stephen Barden and Kim Vrieling.

Executive Producers are Jim Howard and Neil Yorke-Slader.

Music by Neil Yorke-Slader. Music performed by the Nepean All-City Jazz Band.

Sound editing and mixing by Stephen Barden and Mitchell Smith.

Show Notes

Today's letter is "E…and F!"

Eps105 “The Letters E & F” TRT 26:49

0:00 - Sponsor (Ellison Tours) and welcome

01:36 - Ellison Tours…”Without Whom”

10:41 - Warmup / Performance / Clinic feat. Jason Cain

12:59 - Advice for First Time Directors from Dan Austin, Carmella Luvisotto, Stacey Mortenson-Spokes, Vicki Cummings, John Chalmers and Cheryl Ferguson.

22:42 - Listener Mail 

26:52 - Show close

E is for Ellison Tours.  There are a few partners of the festival that must be included in the “Without Whom…” category.  Without Ellison Tours, many aspects of MusicFest Canada would just not be viable.  Not only is the company the name sponsor for the Honour Choral Ensemble but they are responsible for the travel and accommodations for thousands of MusicFest participants attending the national finals.

Our Warmup / Performance / Clinic segment features Jason Cain who played sax for Cawthra Park Secondary “back in the day”.

F is for First Time Directors and those are individuals who must feel a great deal of pressure tempered by their own excitement and that of their students.  We asked a number of music teachers to share some advice for their peers who might be “First-Time-Festers”.

Our Listener Mail segment is a pan-generational one! 

Links:

Show transcript will be available soon. 

Podcast email address:  podcast@musicfest.ca

Podcast homepage:  https://atozofmusicfestcanada.podbean.com

MusicFest Canada on Twitter and Instagram:  @musicfestcanada

Do you need information about MusicFest Canada or it's regional festivals?  Email us at info@musicfest.ca.

Are you interested in volunteering on the Production Team for the national festival of MusicFest Canada?  Email volunteers@musicfest.ca.

Producers of the A to Z of MusicFest Canada Podcast are Stephen Barden and Kim Vrieling.

Executive Producers are Jim Howard and Neil Yorke-Slader.

Music by Neil Yorke-Slader. Music performed by the Nepean All-City Jazz Band.

Sound editing and mixing by Stephen Barden and Mitchell Smith.

Show Notes

Today's letter is "D"

Eps104 “The Letter D” TRT 32:52

0:00 - Sponsor (Denis Wick) and Welcome

1:36 - EDI within MusicFest hosted by Kim Vrieling with Vicki Cummings, Colleen Oakleaf, Sheryl Meens, Sharon Fitzsimmins, Dr. Mark Hopkins, Pratik Gandhi, Colin Clarke and Kevin Merkley

19:38 - Warmup / Performance / Clinic feat. Colin Clarke

21:26 - The Six Degrees of Denny

28:36 - Listener Mail

31:11 - Show close

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not just buzzwords but are at the heart of MusicFest’s plans for the next 50 years - at all levels.  Production Director Kim Vrieling is joined by past and current board members Vicki Cummings, Colin Clarke and Kevin Merkley, members of the senior production team Colleen Oakleaf and Sheryl Meens, Concert Band Division Chair Sharon Fitzsimmins, and members of the Repertoire Equity Committee Dr. Mark Hopkins and Pratik Gandhi.

Our Warmup / Performance / Clinic segment features a timely story, this time from the perspective of an adjudicator, Colin Clarke.

D is for…past MusicFest Canada President Denny Christianson.  Listen to tributes from Paul Read, John Chalmers, Pat LaBarbera, and Neil Yorke-Slader as we discover the many connections that Denny had to MusicFest and jazz education in general.

Our Listener Mail segment features a poignant festival memory from past participant and volunteer Edwin Huang.

Links:

Show transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ps_XjVIFQEBuylUJoP524ssEq8P58it3/view?usp=sharing

Podcast email address:  podcast@musicfest.ca

Podcast homepage:  https://atozofmusicfestcanada.podbean.com

MusicFest Canada on Twitter and Instagram:  @musicfestcanada

Do you need information about MusicFest Canada or it's regional festivals?  Email us at info@musicfest.ca.

Are you interested in volunteering on the Production Team for the national festival of MusicFest Canada?  Email volunteers@musicfest.ca.

Producers of the A to Z of MusicFest Canada Podcast are Stephen Barden and Kim Vrieling.

Executive Producers are Jim Howard and Neil Yorke-Slader.

Music by Neil Yorke-Slader. Music performed by the Nepean All-City Jazz Band.

Sound editing and mixing by Stephen Barden and Mitchell Smith.