Meetings

The NATS Ontario Chapter Fall Meeting and Cocktail Dinner will be held at the Canadian Music Centre in Toronto, Friday, November 14, 2014.

We are pleased to announce that our evening will include performances of Canadian content by Canadian artists in various styles. Our guest artists include one of Canada’s leading vocalists in the jazz and new music scene, Alex Samaras. Representing the classical genre, members of SNATS UofT will perform and also, our Canadian finalist in the NATS International Music Theatre Competition, Boston 2014, Amy Moodie will perform.

The evening’s agenda will unfold as follows;

6:00 pm – Meet and Greet Cocktail Time
6:30 – 7:15 pm – General Meeting
7:15 pm – Casual Buffet
7:30 pm – SNATS performance
7:45 pm – Amy Moodie performance
8:00 pm – Alex Samaras performance
8:30 pm – Coffee and Dessert
8:30 pm – SNATS performance

The cost for the evening will be $40.00 per person. There is a maximum capacity of 45 people at this facility. RSVP to projects@natsontario.org. Please indicate your wine preference in your RSVP.

The CMC building is located east of the Queen’s Park area at 20 St. Joseph St. Toronto ON between Bay and Yonge Streets

Transportation and parking near 20 St. Joseph Street:
From Wellesley Subway Station – head north on Yonge, turn Left onto St. Joseph Street. The Canadian Music Centre will be half way down the block on the North side.

Parking: There is street parking around the area and on St. Joseph Street. There are also several parking lots on Bay Street and underground parking at the residence at 44 St. Joseph Street.

Take advantage of the NATS special room rates at the Windermere Manor. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, October 15, 2013 for the NATS discount.

Reserve online or call 1-800-997-4477 and be sure to mention you are booking with our NATS Group.

Single room with King bed – $119 per night

Suite with 2 Queen beds, living room and kitchen – $139 per night

BREAKFAST IS INCLUDED IN ROOM RATE

FREE PARKING

WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO WESTERN UNIVERSITY

We had a great Spring General Meeting, and are looking forward to our Fall events. Click here to download the minutes from the meeting (May 4th, 2013).

Stay tuned for more information on our Fall meeting:
The Fall 2013 chapter meeting will take place at the University of Western Ontario, with the Friday evening dinner event on Nov. 15th and the auditions on Nov. 16th.

We are pleased to have Aaron Low, speech and language pathologist at The Voice Clinic, join us at our NATS Ontario 2013 Spring Meeting. We’d love to have you join us this Saturday, May 4th for a discussion and demonstration of laryngeal massage for singing.

Aaron J. Low, M.S., CCC-SLP, is an Ontario licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and Professional Voice Consultant. Aaron holds a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota and was mentored by Dr. Nelson Roy, a world-leading voice researcher now with the University of Utah – Salt Lake City.

Aaron’s experience over the past 12 years of professional speech and voice rehabilitation include head/neck cancer, award-winning pediatric research helping to develop the first voice clinic for children in the world at SickKids, repairing speaking voices from teenagers to the world’s elite, and lastly, his specialty…SINGERS.

Aaron’s understanding of singers is quite unique. He guides singers towards a greater understanding of their instrument and the muscles that surround it through his specific series of exercises combined with Aaron’s own form of hands-on voice box and neck manipulation and massage.

When a doctor says the pills should have worked or surgery is not an option, advanced voice therapy and voice manipulation and rebalancing musculature works!

Click here for full details about our Spring Meeting.

We are pleased to have Barbara Young, musical theatre teacher and adjudicator, at our NATS Ontario 2013 Spring Meeting. We’d love to have you join us this Saturday, May 4th to hear her thoughts on adjudicating musical theatre and for a masterclass.

Barbara Young has been involved in Drama and Musical Theatre for over thirty five years as director, performer and teacher. An Honours Music graduate from the University of Western Ontario majoring in classical voice and piano, with postgraduate work in England, she has worked in most Canadian theatres – from the Arts Club in Vancouver to Confederation Theatre in Charlottetown.

Barbara spent 4 years directing and teaching at The Banff Centre and 8 years as Music Director of Huron County Playhouse, where she earned a Thea Award for Musical Direction.

Barbara founded music and music theatre programs at Etobicoke School of the Arts, Canada’s first publically funded arts school. She also founded or directed music theatre programs at the National Music Camp, St. Lawrence College and the Shakespeare School, Stratford Festival of Canada.

She has completed 17 seasons with the Stratford Festival as Music Consultant on the musicals (1996-2008), composer/arranger (Henry V 2001, To Kill a Mockingbird 2007) and teaching artist at the Shakespeare School and Shakespeare on Wheels (2001-present).

Barbara’s adjudication work includes the Toronto International Music Festival, Ovation Music Festivals, the provincials finals in Ontario and Alberta (Music Theatre and Speech Arts) as well as many local Ontario Festivals.

Barbara has recently taken on the challenge of conductor and Associate Music Director of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra.

Click here for all the details about our Spring Meeting.