Tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Grands Ballets Canadians

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CANADA

Dance Me: In the 2017–18 season program of the Grands Ballets Canadians, a special show celebrating the 375^th anniversary of Montreal will organize the meeting between music and dance with a special tribute to Leonard Cohen. Many works of the great singer will be performed the Petits-chanteurs du Mont-Royal. [La presse| [Radio-Canada] [Grand Ballets canadiens]
The Regroupement des artisans de la musique (RAM) wishes to have a conversation about the new commercial realities of the music industry: “We are agree with music streaming, […] but the artists have to be fair remunerated, which is currently not the case.” [Our translation] [Radio-Canada]
The Montreal dancer Margie Gillis dedicates her new performance Projet heritage to Leonard Cohen [Le Voir]
Orchestra Toronto, a community organization, is hiring an Executive Director. [MusicalToronto]

INTERNATIONAL

Death of Carlton Woods, artistic director of Cleveland’s Blue Water Chamber Orchestra. He was also a conductor with the Cleveland Orchestra. [Slippedics]
European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO) is relocating due to Brexit: A look at the situation. [Rhinegold]
Italy says classical music audiences are getting younger. [Republica – intalien] [Slippedisc]
Polish conductor and composer Stanisław Skrowaczewski has died at the age of 93. Skrowaczewski was principal conductor of Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra and music director of the Minnesota Orchestra in Minneapolis. Read more about this great musician here. [Slippedisc]