2022 Convention
July 22-24, 2022
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston, ON
The 2022 Convention was held in-person with ORMTA's first ever hybrid AGM. Attendees were welcomed on Thursday night with a Meet & Greet in the Isabel's glass-sided lobby and music by The Downtown Trio. The free Vendor Show ran throughout the duration of the three-day Convention with a number of vendors from across Ontario and Canada.
Friday included:
Pedagogical workshops presented by:
Robb MacKay - "Blobs, Blocks and Beats: Surprising Versatile Online Music Education Tools"
Cécile Desrosiers & Eleanor Gummer - "Women Composers: Three Centuries of Keyboard Works"
Natasha Finlay - "Baroque Dance for Musicians"
Audrey Marshall - "Freedom and Ease at the Piano: How the Body Works Best"
Vendor workshops from:
Musicology - "Online Teaching Made Easy with Rebecca Featherstone"
Counterpoint Music Library Services - "Canadian Opera Anthology with Dr. Stephanie Nakagawa (Soprano), Victor Davies (Composer) and Korin Thomas-Smith (Baritone)
Red Leaf Pianoworks - "Red Leaf Pianoworks in Concert: "Branches" Official Release"
Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. - "One Masterclass, Two Locations"
Christopher Norton - "Wendy Edwards Beardall-Norton: A New Voice in Canadian Music"
An incredible Gala Concert featuring a sung Land Acknowledgement from Yessica Rivera Belsham and performances by Lesley Andrew, Michel Fournier, Robert Kortgaard, Valery Lloyd
Watts and Patricia O'Callaghan
The DAN School of Drama and Music, Musical Theatre Competition
Saturday was a whirlwind of events, that included:
More pedagogical workshops from:
Molly Luhta - "Contemporary Music Theatre: Vocal Styles and Performance Practise"
A Panel Discussion - "Bicycle Opera and Opera InReach with Geoff Sirett & Larissa Konuik"
Dina Namer - "Clara Schumann: Wonder Woman of the 19th Century"
Nisreen Jardaneh - "Creative Use of Music Technology for Teaching Students of All Abilities"
Masterclasses presented by:
Valery Lloyd-Watts - "Intermediate Piano Masterclass - Visualization: An Essential Tool for an Aural Art"
Patricia O'Callaghan - "Vocal Masterclass: The Art of Cabaret" (a video of this Masterclass will be available on the CFMTA/FCAPM video library later this year)
Vendor workshops by:
The Royal Conservatory of Music - "Celebration Series, Sixth Edition with Elaine Rusk"
Yamaha Music School Markham - "Yamaha Music Education System: The Best Kept Secret in North America"
Long & McQuade - "Discover and Explore the Work of Ukranian Canadian Composer Larysa Kuzmenko & Soprano Natalya Gennadi"
Magnopere Corporation - "Ultra-Smooth Online Music Collaboration with SuperConductor"
A delicious Awards Luncheon where the OCTA's were presented
An enjoyable Gala Dinner with a keynote address from Valery Lloyd-Watts
The Provincial Instrumental and Vocal Competitions
Sunday, the final day, concluded with:
Pedagogical workshops and presentations:
Lori Lynn Penny - "Teaching Music Theory with about, in and Through Music"|
Yessica Rivera Belsham - "Explorations in Soundscapes"
Lesley Andrew - "Lessons for Inspired Teaching, Learning and Living"
Tricia Baldwin - "Riding the Roller Coaster: The Future of Arts and Creativity"
Dr. Colleen Renihan - "Bodies of Repertoire: The Embodied Transmission of Knowledge in Music"
A vendor presentation from One-Eye Publications titled, "Modern Approaches to Piano Lessons with Traditional Concepts"
A Senior Piano Masterclass on French Impressionism presented by Michel Fournier (a video of this Masterclass will be available on the CFMTA/FCAPM video library later this year)
Our hybrid AGM which included a boxed lunch
The Young Artist Competition
Thank you to all attendees, the Kingston Convention Committee, Adjudicators, Presenters, Students and Sponsors
Provincial Instrumental Competition Winner, Adrienne Liu with ORMTA Past President, Laura Gray.
Provincial Instrumental Competition Runner-up, Matthew Dao with ORMTA Past President, Laura Gray.
Provincial Instrumental Competition Competitors (from left to right), Leander Haddad, Claire Liu, Cindy Lu, Enpei (Phoebe) Lin, Ally Jiang, Matthew Dao and Adrienne Liu.
Provincial Vocal Competition Winner, Josephine Raffaele with ORMTA Past President, Laura Gray.
Provincial Vocal Competition Runner-up, Hannah Cole with ORMTA Past President, Laura Gray.
Provincial Vocal Competition Competitors (from left to right), Marie Conceicao, Josephine Raffaele and Hannah Cole with the adjudicators.
Winner of the 2022 Young Artist Competition, Aidan Lao with ORMTA Past President, Laura Gray.
2022 Young Artist Runner-up, Laura D'Souza with ORMTA Past President, Laura Gray.
Young Artist Competitors (from left to right) Kevin Fan, Sam Domzella, Laura D'Souza and Aidan Lao with the adjudicators.
Adjudicators (from left to right) Michel Fournier, Patricia O'Callaghan and Lesley Andrew
A couple of our 25 year members that were able to attend the Awards Luncheon.
Members enjoying our OCTA Luncheon
Some of the OCTA recipients who were able to attend the OCTA Luncheon. From left to right: Laura Gray (ORMTA President), Otello Haddad, Janice Beninger, Sheila Vandikas, John Burge, Anita Beaty and Joyce Co (ORMTA 1st Vice President).
The lobby of the beautiful Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.
Our Vendor Show
Our Vendor Show
Robb MacKay leads the audience in his presentations of "Blobs, Blocks and Beats: Surprising Versatile Online Music Education Tools".
"Online Teaching Made Easy" presented by Rebecca Featherstone of Musicology.
Counterpoint Music Library Services presents "Canadian Opera Anthology" with some performances.
Eleanor Gummer & Cécile Desrosiers present "Women Composers: Three Centuries of Keyboard Works."
Red Leaf Pianoworks present their official release of "Branches."
Competitors of the DAN School of Drama and Music, Music Theatre Competition
Yamaha Canada presents "One Masterclass, Two Locations."
Natasha Finlay leads attendees in "Baroque Dance for Musicians."
Natasha Finlay presents "Baroque Dance for Musicians."
Audrey Marshall presents "Freedom and Ease at the Piano: How the Body Works Best."
Christopher Norton presents "Wendy Edwards Beardall-Norton: A New Voice in Canadian Music"
Yessica Rivera Belsham begins our Gala Concert with a sung Land Acknowledgement.
Valery Lloyd-Watts performs at our Gala Concert.
Lesley Andrew & Robert Kortgaard perform at our Gala Concert.
Michel Fournier & Valery Lloyd Watts perform at our Gala Concert.
Patricia O'Callaghan & Robert Kortgaard perform at our Gala Concert.
Lesley Andrew & Patricia O'Callaghan perform together at our Gala Concert, with Robert Kortgaard.
All of our Gala Concert performers, from left to right: Valery Lloyd-Watts, Robert Kortgaard, Yessica Rivera Belsham, Patricia O'Callaghan, Lesley Andrew and Michel Fournier.
Molly Luhta presents "Contemporary Music Theatre: Vocal Styles and Performance Practise."
Valery Lloyd-Watts presents an Intermediate Piano Masterclass "Visualization: An Essential Tool for an Aural Art."
Valery Lloyd-Watts presents an Intermediate Piano Masterclass "Visualization: An Essential Tool for an Aural Art."
The Royal Conservatory of Music presents "Celebration Series, Sixth Edition" with Elaine Rusk
Patricia O'Callaghan presents a Vocal Masterclass "The Art of Cabaret."
A Panel Discussion with Bicycle Opera & Opera InReach.
Long & McQuade presents "Discover and Explore the Work of Ukranian Canadian composer Larysa Kuzmenko."
Magnopere Corporation presents "Ultra-Smooth Online Music Collaboration with SuperConductor."
Dina Namer presents "Clara Schumann: Wonder Woman of the 19th Century."
Nisreen Jardaneh presents "Creative Use of Music Technology for Teaching Students of All Abilities."
Valery Lloyd-Watts gives her keynote address "Navigating the Waves of Change While Desperately Trying Not to Drown!"
Michel Fournier presents a Senior Piano Masterclass "French Impressionism."
Michel Fournier presents a Senior Piano Masterclass "French Impressionism."
Lori Lynn Penny presents "Teaching Music Theory with, about, in and through Music."
Yessica Rivera Belsham presents "Explorations in Soundscapes."
Yessica Rivera Belsham presents "Explorations in Soundscapes."
One Eye Publications presents "Modern Approaches to Piano Lessons with Traditional Concepts."
Lesley Andrew presents "Lessons for Inspired Teaching, Learning and Living."
Lesley Andrew presents "Lessons for Inspired Teaching, Learning and Living."
ORMTA's first ever, hybrid AGM.
Tricia Baldwin presents "Riding the Roller Coaster: The Future of Arts and Creativity."
Dr. Colleen Renihan presents "Bodies of Repertoire: The Embodied Transmission of Knowledge in Music."
Some members of the Kingston Convention Committee.
Members of Provincial Council and the Kingston Convention Committee.
Some members of ORMTA Provincial Council.