Diane Kolin

York University Experiential Education (EE) Symposium – “Disability, music education, and adaptive workshops”

Scott Library Collaboratory York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Experiential Education (EE) Symposium showcases experiential education at York University and celebrates the achievements of students and faculty who have participated in EE. A short video presentation (5 min) about my adaptive voice workshop at Community Music Schools of Toronto will be presented during the symposium. Event website, program, and videos: https://www.yorku.ca/eesymposium/

York University Chamber Choir – Winter 2023 Concert

Tribute Communities Recital Hall 83 York Boulevard, York University, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

York University Chamber Choir conducted by Lisette Canton. Program: J. S. Bach - Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BW 150 Claude Debussy – Dieu ! Qu'il la fait bon regarder Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Gartenlieder Traditional / Diane Loomer - Soon ah will be done James MacMillan - O Radiant Dawn Sergei Rachmaninoff - Bogoroditse...

Oral comprehensive examination – Public lecture: “Accessibility in music education: tools and techniques for music educators”

York University, Music Department 83 York Boulevard, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

"Education follows society," as Michael L. Mark states in his chapter entitled "Music Education History and the Future" in the anthology "Music Education, Navigating the Future" (2015). In music education, the methodologies employed by the teachers are in constant evolution with our society to improve accessibility, diversity and inclusion in class. However, students with disabilities...

Toronto Finalist – French version of 3-min Thesis (3MT) / Ma Thèse en 180 secondes (MT180)

Massey College 4 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an internationally recognized research communication competition. Participants have three minutes to deliver a compelling presentation on their thesis research for a general audience using a single, static slide. I will be a Toronto finalist in the French version of 3MT, MT180. If you want to hear me compete, you...

Pre-concert chat: Celebrating the music of Canadian Jewish Composers

Tribute Communities Recital Hall 83 York Boulevard, York University, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

Another concert from Jewish Music @ York returns! Featuring a diverse program presented by acclaimed faculty Mark Chambers, Katherine Dowling, Amy Hillis, Patricia Wait from the Department of Music and several special guests! The recital will be preceded by a pre-concert talk by scholar-performer Diane Kolin who will be sharing insights about the repertoire performed...

York University Graduate Music Students Colloquium – Forward Motion

York University, Music Department 83 York Boulevard, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

York University's 2nd annual Graduate Music Students Colloquium. The theme of this year's colloquium is Forward Motion. Featuring Keynote Speaker and Panelist, Dr. Philip Ewell, whose forthcoming On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone will be published in 2023. Dr. Ewell's recent scholarship in "Music Theory and the White Racial Frame" has been featured in...

York University Concert and Chamber Choirs – Winter 2023 Concert

Tribute Communities Recital Hall 83 York Boulevard, York University, Accolade East Building, Toronto, ON, Canada

York University Concert Choir and Chamber Choir conducted by Lisette Canton. Program: Samuel Barber - Sure on this shining night Johannes Brahms - Abendlied Ola Gjeilo - Northern Lights Morten Lauridsen - Lux Aeterna Traditional / Andre Thomas - Keep your lamps More about the event: https://events.yorku.ca/events/york-university-concert-and-chamber-choirs-3-141/

Good Friday 2023 Festival Choir: G.F. Handel’s “Brockes Passion”

Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada

Available online on-demand until June 7, 2023. Including a pre-concert talk with Jonathan Oldengarm, and organ prelude (Bach's Sei gegrüßet, BWV 768). The Metropolitan Festival Choir and Baroque Orchestra (Jonathan Oldengarm, direction and continuo) present Handel's rarely-heard Brockes Passion on Good Friday, April 7, 2023. Soloists include Michael Colvin, Evangelist; Geoffrey Sirett, Jesus; Jacqueline Woodley,...

3rd Biennial Disability Studies & Music Education Symposium (DSandME ’23)

The theme of the conference is: Disrupting Music Education: Disability as “an ingenious way to live.” DSandME23 will take place from April 27, 2023, through April 29, 2023. The 3rd Biennial International Disability Studies and Music Education Symposium (DSandME23) explores how disability and lived experiences of disabled persons/persons with disabilities provide opportunities to productively disrupt...

Ottawa – Music and Health Conference: Knowledge Exchange, Mobilization, and Translation

Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI) 2023 Conference in Ottawa. This conference will have two parts: an Inaugural Conference of the Music and Health Research Institute, followed by a Music on Prescription Summit. It will take place from May 3-5, 2023, at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. I will co-present with Amy Hillis and...