Bur Oak Music Upcoming Events

The Bur Oak Music program is thrilled to be hosting Colin Clarke in January.  He will be working with our Senior Wind Ensemble on Tuesday, January 14th and our Grade 9 Concert Band on Thursday, January 16th.

We're looking forward to having him work with our Repertoire classes in preparation for the festival season.  Always such a pleasure having Colin here at Bur Oak.

Bur Oak Music is proud to welcome Dr. Tracy Wong to the music department.  She will be working with our Massed Choir on Tuesday, February 4th in preparation for the festival season.

Dr. Tracy Wong hails from Malaysia and is a choral conductor, music educator, composer, vocalist, and pianist.  Dr. Wong is passionate about helping choral educators to provide unique experiences for their students through collaborative commissions, customized workshops, festivals, and artist residences.  She does this through focusing on the balance of performance practice considerations, vocal and acoustic explorations, and choral artistry and heart.

Currently residing in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Wong is the Assistant Professor of Choral Studies at Western University, where she conducts Chorale and Les Choristes ensembles.  She also serves as the Conductor of the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir in Kitchner, Ontario.  Dr. Wong holds a Doctor in Musical Arts and Master in Musical Performance (Choral Conducting) degrees from the University of Toronto under the tutelage of Dr Hilary Apfelstadt.  She is also a proud recipient of the 2016 & 2017 Elmer Iseler National Graduate Fellowship in Choral Conducting, and 2018-19 McMaster University Student Union Teaching Award.

As an active clinician and educator, Dr. Wong had conducted workshops for choirs in North America, Malyasia, Brunei, France, Ireland, and Portugal.

We look forward to working with, and learning from Dr. Wong in February.

The Bur Oak Music programme is excited to, once again, participate in the Ontario Band Association's "Provincial Band Festival" in February.  At this point, the times may move by 5-10 minutes, but the date is fixed.  Please mark your calendars:

Senior Wind Ensemble - Tuesday, February 11 @ 5:40 p.m.

Grade 9 Concert Band - Thursday, February 13 @ 5:30 p.m.

Permission forms will be made available in the new year.