Ottawa, March 21, 2012 – The 2012 winners of the John Hobday Awards in Arts Management will find new ways to bring music to Canadian audiences by learning from world leaders in the industry, the Canada Council for the Arts announced today. Tricia Baldwin and Erika Beatty will each receive $10,000 to research cutting-edge music production in other countries.
Ms. Baldwin will use her award for professional development to travel to two international conferences and interview world leaders who are bringing music to millions through live, recorded and internet-streamed processes. Afterwards, she will present her findings at an Orchestras Canada conference and apply her new knowledge in her work as Managing Director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir.
Ms. Beatty will use her award to be mentored by Pierre Lamoureux, owner of Cinemusica / FogoLabs, one of the top concert film producers in the world. Her goal is to explore how digital and emerging technologies can be used to capture and communicate the beauty and intensity of the performing arts to Canadian and international audiences. Mr. Lamoureux has agreed to share the essentials of his successful commercial business model, including planning, filming and
post-production work for clients as varied as opera and ballet companies, to touring bands and documentary productions.
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On behalf of The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation, President Stephen Bronfman congratulated the 2012 winners. “The
John Hobday Awards in Arts Management provide arts managers with the opportunity to expand and renew their professional skills. This growth is vital to the health of arts organizations. I commend this year’s winners for their commitment to professional development.”
“Digital technology is revolutionizing how musicians work and how audiences experience their music,” said Robert Sirman, Director and CEO of the Canada Council. “Erika Beatty and Tricia Baldwin are two outstanding leaders who will bring international expertise back to their communities to inspire and engage audiences across the country.”
Tricia Baldwin has been Managing Director of Tafelmusik since 2000. Under her leadership and in collaboration with Music Director Jeanne Lamon, the orchestra has experienced tremendous growth. Ms. Baldwin spearheaded the recent creation of Tafelmusik’s own recording label, and organized numerous award-winning recording projects and frequent international broadcasts. During Ms. Baldwin’s tenure, Tafelmusik has enjoyed a prolific period on the world stage including
57 provincial, national and international tours. It has also developed future audiences and artists by expanding its satellite venue programmes and initiating major education and artist training initiatives including the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. During this period, Tafelmusik has increased its operating budget from $2.7 to $5.1 million, eliminated its deficit, enjoyed 11 successive surplus budgets and built up its endowment and balance sheet funds to almost $4 and $1 million, respectively. Ms. Baldwin received her bachelor of music from University of Toronto and her masters of business administration (MBA) from York University. Prior to Tafelmusik, she was the Executive Director of Ballet British Columbia and General Manager of the Kingston Symphony. She serves on the Advisory Board of York University’s MBA Arts and Media program.
Originally from Bracebridge, Ont., Erika Beatty joined Symphony Nova Scotia as CEO in 2007. Under Ms. Beatty’s leadership, the company implemented a sustainability plan to bring annual operating budgets into balance, including a recently completed $5 million “Listen to the Future” endowment campaign. During her tenure attendance has grown, engagement programs are attracting younger audiences, and the orchestra’s relationship with the CBC means it is recorded and broadcast more than any other orchestra in the country. Ms. Beatty has spent most of her professional career in leadership positions with Canadian orchestras, starting with Symphony New Brunswick (1995), followed by positions as the administrative director of Orchestras Mississauga (1997) and the Niagara Symphony (2000), and then the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (2006) as General Manager. In each case, she accomplished significant milestones, often integrating innovative technologies such as the first live web-stream of chamber music (1995, the Saint John String Quartet), merging patron databases and relating them with sales and development processes, installing and improving web pages and encouraging staff, musicians and volunteers around her to embrace social media and other resources to connect and respond to the needs of the community. Ms. Beatty holds a degree in finance and economics from the University of Western Ontario. She also studied theatre production at the Banff School for Fine and Performing Arts. Ms. Beatty is a founding member of the Greater Halifax Arts Coalition and serves on the boards of Orchestras Canada and the Canadian Conference of the Arts.
The winners were selected by a peer assessment committee consisting of Violet Goosen, General Manager, Vancouver Chamber Choir (Vancouver), Louis LeHoux, Administrative Director, Cirque Éloize (Montreal) and Lee-Ann Martin, Curator of Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization (Ottawa).
The $10,000 awards, administered by the Canada Council, are available to arts managers in all disciplines. The awards allow recipients to enhance their own professional development by taking part in a recognized program, seminar, workshop or mentorship with another experienced arts manager. Introduced in 2006, they were made possible by a $1 million endowment from The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation. John Hobday was executive director of the Foundation between 1983 and 2002, before becoming director of the Canada Council for the Arts from 2003 to 2006.
In addition to its principal role of promoting and fostering the arts, the Canada Council for the Arts administers and awards many prizes and fellowships in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural and health sciences, engineering, and arts management. These prizes and fellowships recognize the achievements of outstanding Canadian artists, scholars, and administrators. The Canada Council is committed to raising public awareness and celebrating these exceptional people and organizations on both a national and an international level.
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