Concert Production and Rehearsal Program for Non-Classical Music and Chamber Classical Music: Project Funding
Deadline
15 May
Program Description
The program has two components: Project Funding and Annual Funding.
The Project Funding component provides support to small Canadian professional ensembles/bands/groups that wish to self-produce or co-produce one or more concerts in their local area, or that wish to rehearse for a special event or to incorporate new Canadian compositions into their performing repertoire. This program's particular emphasis is on encouraging the performance of music played or composed by Canadian professional artists and creating opportunities for the presentation of Canadian music.
Note that the Canada Council for the Arts defines a professional artist as someone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions), who is recognized as such by his or her peers (professional artists working in the same artistic tradition), and who has a history of public presentation in professional contexts.
This Canada Council program isaccessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Eligibility
Professional music ensembles/bands/groups of two to 22 musicians are eligible if they meet one of the following criteria:
- they have been working together long enough to create a unique and cohesive musical voice, usually a minimum of one year, and
- their structure involves a variable-numbered pool of musicians working together on a regular basis, as stated in their artistic mandate.
All members of a group must be Canadian citizens or have permanent-resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This program component does not require that groups be incorporated, non-profit organizations.
Eligible Music
All forms of non-classical and chamber classical music will be considered.
The program does not support ensembles/bands/groups that can benefit from industry-driven commercial sources.
Groups specializing in classical contemporary/new music and musique actuelle must apply to the New Music Program, which is also administered by the Music Section. However, musique actuelle groups that identify their work primarily with non-classical music traditions may be directed to apply to this program rather than the New Music Program. Please contact the Program Officer as indicated at the end of this page for clarification.
Small chamber music orchestras must consult with the Music Section Program Officer to determine whether they are eligible to apply to this program or the Professional Orchestra Program.
Grant Amount
Applicants may apply for only one of the three options decribed immediately below.
- Up to $10,000 is available for artists’ production, rehearsal, promotional and administrative costs related to one or more concert productions. If applicants intend to present the same concert for more than one evening, they may only request the production costs for the premiere evening performance.
- Up to $10,000 is available for independent rehearsal projects.
- Up to $25,000 is available for artists’ production, rehearsal, promotional and administrative costs related to three or more concert productions.
Application Form
Concert Production and Rehearsal Program for Non-Classical and Chamber Classical Music: Project Funding (pdf, 313 KB). This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.
Further Information
René Lavoie
Music Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5073
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4409
March 2009