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Dear Xenia Family,

This Giving Tuesday, we are reflecting on the growth that comes from facing continued challenges. Thanks to the strength of our community and the creativity of our team, 2021-2022 was a year of transformative growth for Xenia Concerts. Here are a few things we accomplished last year with the support of our funders and donors like you:

• Completed the ground-breaking sound.colLAB program, in which seven participants  of identify as neurodivergent or having a disability worked together with nine professional musicians to compose a new work for The Rolston String Quartet: Seven Miniatures for String Quartet and Electronics. We presented the first performances of the work in Toronto this July, and in Calgary this August. More performances are planned in 2023, and the recordings will soon be available on our YouTube channel.
• Presented 15 sensory-friendly and dementia-friendly concerts through partnerships with TO Live, Hand Over Hand, Alzheimer Society of Toronto, and Sunshine Centres for Seniors
• Reached over 900 audience members with sensory-friendly and dementia-friendly programming (an increase of over 80% compared to our previous year)
• Presented our first sensory-friendly concert in Parry Sound, ON, through a new partnership with Festival of the Sound, Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork, One Kids Place, ASO, and Autism Ontario
• Developed the Xenia Concerts Artist Training Program, which launched this September

We have ambitious plans for 2022-2023, and you can help make them happen! Here’s what’s happening this year:

• 14 sensory-friendly concerts (twice as many as last year!), including the return to Flato Markham Theatre and our first concerts in North Bay, Stratford, Campbellford, and Halifax
• 7 dementia-friendly concerts, delivered in person and online in partnership with Alzheimer Society of Toronto and Baycrest@Home
• The launch of the Xenia Concerts Artist Training Program, which teaches professional musicians how to design inclusive, accessible events
• A new series of educational music videos for children with exceptionalities, created in partnership with The Lotus Centre for Special Music Education
• The launch of our new Accessible Concert Training Program for Young Artists, in partnership with Scotiafest
• Our first D/deaf-friendly concert featuring musical ASL interpretation by Phoenix the Fire, in collaboration with the AGO (details to be announced soon!)

Here’s how your donation will be used:

$10-50 Send a child or a senior to a concert

$51-100 Fund the creation of an accessible e-program

$101-250 Help us provide visual aids and other accessibility features for one concert

$251-500 Help put one artist through the Xenia Concerts Training Program 

$501-1000 Sponsor one artist’s performance

$1001-5000 Sponsor an ensemble for one concert

$5001+ Want to make a big impact? Write to me at rory.mcleod@xeniaconcerts.com to discuss funding opportunities for our upcoming projects.

As always, if you have suggestions for how we can make our concerts and the broader performing arts scene more accessible for individuals and families in the neurodiversity and disability communities, please don’t hesitate to let us know! 

Sincerely,

Rory McLeod

Executive and Artistic Director

Xenia Concerts

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Call for Applicants

Are you passionate about advancing inclusion and accessibility in the performing arts? Do you want to help provide exceptional musical experiences to people who face systemic and social barriers to inclusion? You might be a good fit for the Xenia Concerts Board of Directors!

Xenia Concerts is welcoming applications for the positions of Treasurer and Director on its Board of Directors. You can find complete descriptions, skill requirements, and responsibilities of the Director and Treasurer positions within the job postings below. These are volunteer positions with a three-year term.

Xenia Concerts is committed to improving equity both within its institution and across the performing arts sector. Applicants from all equity-seeking communities are encouraged to apply, including, but not limited to, those who identify as neurodivergent, D/deaf or disabled, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, recognizing that both lived and learned experiences will inform the success of this role. At all levels of the organization, Xenia Concerts promotes equal opportunity, fair treatment, and the elimination of barriers for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require accessibility accommodations to complete the application process, please email Executive and Artistic Director Rory McLeod at rory.mcleod@xeniaconcerts.com or call 647-896-8295.

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Xenia’s Mission

Xenia Concerts works with the neurodiversity and disability communities to design, produce, and present exceptional performing arts experiences for children, their families, and others within those communities who face systemic and social barriers to inclusion.

Xenia’s Vision

To serve as Canada’s leading resource for the creation and promotion of family-friendly, accessible, and inclusive performing arts experiences for neurodiverse and disabled audiences through professional training, productions, and presentations.

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To apply, please send your CV and a brief cover letter explaining why you are a good fit to xeniaboard@gmail.com.

Accessible PDF Job Postings

Board Treasurer