Stuart Hamilton is an award winning Canadian pianist, operatic vocal coach, radio broadcaster, artistic director and producer, best known as longtime quiz master for CBC Radio’s “Saturday Afternoon at the Opera”.
Stuart was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1985, and was the recipient of a Toronto Arts Award in 1989; he is considered to be a true Canadian icon and pioneer in his field. Stuart Hamilton also has a new book coming out, which is due to be published in September of this year. The title: “Opening Windows-Confessions of a Canadian Vocal Coach”.
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The Canadian Music Centre exists to stimulate the awareness, appreciation and performance of Canadian new music by making the music of its Associate Composers available through the Centre’s collection, information resources, and production and distribution services.
The Canadian Music Centre today has grown to be Canada’s only organization mandated to house and actively promote and disseminate the music of Canada’s composers within Canada and internationally. With over 700 established Canadian composers to date, CMC makes the music of these composers accessible through an array of programs. At its core, the CMC houses a public lending library and archive totalling over 20,000 music scores and recordings which continue to expand as composers deposit new works. CMC accepts new Associate Composers bi-annually through a juried process upon which they may deposit their works to CMC archives.
The Centre remains committed to reaching an ever-greater audience, placing Canadian composers’ music front and centre in the minds of Canadians and music lovers around the world.
For more information on CMC, click HERE.
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Host Steven Hobé is joined in-studio by John Maxwell, Director of Programs and Services for ACT (AIDS Committee of Toronto), for this special edition of Madog in Motion. This programme covers a broad spectrum of topics related to HIV/AIDS, including how perception of this disease has shifted over the decades; where those who are recently diagnosed can seek help; as well as touching upon the controversial proposition by current Mayor Rob Ford to cut all city grants, including those to HIV/AIDS community funding.
Since 1983 the AIDS Committee of Toronto, or ACT as it’s known, has developed programs and services that respond to the changing needs of the communities it serves. ACT provides support services that empower men, women and youth living with HIV to achieve self-determination, informed decision-making, independence, and overall well-being.
For more information on ACT, click HERE.
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On Episode 20 of “Madog in Motion”, Steven chats with Executive Director, Kristopher Stevens from the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. The OSEA acts as the leading voice, advisor and facilitator for the renewable energy sector in Ontario, as well as providing an unparalleled network to promote and enable the growth of community and commercial sustainable energy in the province.
OSEA advocates sustainable energy practices, policy, regulations and programs that benefit communities. OSEA members, friends and supporters recognize that climate change, the crumbling of Ontario’s industrial base, the pressure of the global economic crisis, rising prices due to energy security challenges, the negative health impacts of dirty coal and the urgent need to replace a decaying infrastructure and generation requires real investment and an opportunity to create a better energy systems.
OSEA has developed numerous resources and hosted hundreds of workshops and webinars to help local communities. In 2010 they formally launched the Community Power Services Group (CPSG) to help communities evaluate their resources, plan roadmaps to use their energy more efficiently and to build the capacity necessary to develop and operate sustainable energy projects.
For more information on OSEA, click HERE.
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Department of Unusual Certainties is a Toronto-based research and design collective working at the interstices of urban design, planning, public art, spatial research and mapping. DoUC operate under the mandate of expanding our conception of what urban design is and what it can achieve.
The Department’s work is informed by one guiding philosophy – that the city is the physical manifestation of a long sequence of unusual certainties, each one simultaneously more unusual and yet more certain than its predecessor. The Department publishes, lectures, teaches, and exhibits often. DoUC is also currently the Innovator in Residence at the Design Exchange – Canada’s National Design Museum.
For more information on DoUC, click HERE.
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(0 ratings) Madog in Motion, Episode 18: The Design Exchange (DX)
Steven is joined by President & CEO, Samantha S. Sannella of the Design Exchange. The discussion is lively and informative, ranging from the rich history of the DX, current Canadian design trends, to the innovative programmes that the Design Exchange runs in order to promote collaboration and creativity.
The Design Exchange (DX) is Canada’s design centre and museum with a mission to promote the value of design. It is an internationally recognized non-profit educational organization committed to promoting greater awareness of design, as well as the indispensable role it plays in fostering economic growth and cultural vitality. The DX focuses on building bridges by improving communication between various design disciplines, educators, businesses and the general public through programmes, exhibits, lectures, and workshops.
For more information on the Design Exchange, click HERE.
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(0 ratings) The Pathways to the Podium Research Project is being conducted by a team of sport scientists from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia; York University, Toronto; and the Australian Institute of Sport. The project aims to gain a detailed understanding of the pathways that elite athletes follow on their way towards attaining peak performance.
Episode 17 marks the second programme in a series featuring the notion of athletic excellence and innovation. Steven Hobé is joined in-studio by Melissa Hopwood, one of the lead researchers on this project. Melissa explains not only the process itself but how the information obtained will be used to provide recommendations relating to the conditions of sport participation and practice that are optimal for the development of sport expertise.
For more information on this research project, visit: www.yorku.ca/podium
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(0 ratings) FITS Toronto is the first facility of its kind in North America to use a “5-Site Integrity” approach to treating bodily pain. The facility is actually the first of its kind in North America to use this approach; their mission being to build better athletes through innovation, passion and execution.
Utilizing cutting edge video technology, a motion analysis program examines how the body moves during basic movements. From there begins an analysis to address movement dysfunction. Dr Thomas Lam, President of FITS Toronto, discusses the 5-Site Integrity process and how this has helped some of the top athletes in Canada improve their performance.
To learn more about FITS Toronto: http://www.fitstoronto.com
(0 ratings) Dr Joseph Cafazzo is lead researcher at the Centre for Global e-Health Innovation at Toronto’s University Health Network. He has recently launched a medical pilot of a new iPhone application designed to help children and teens with Type 1 diabetes manage their condition.
Unlike most diabetes applications, this one connects wirelessly to the patient’s blood sugar monitor; after they prick their finger and use their glucometer, this information is then sent directly to their iPhone, which stores the data and tracks it over time.
As Director, Dr Cafazzo leads applied research in the areas of extending the use medical technology from the hospital to the home and use of human factors methods for the design and evaluation of medical technology. His recent work has been in the area of empowering patients and providers with technology that facilitates self-care.
For more information on the Centre for Global e-Health Innovation, http://www.ehealthinnovation.org
(0 ratings) Madog in Motion, Episode 14: “Steam Whistle Brewing”, A Canadian beer with World-Class Results
Greg Taylor is one of the founding members of Steam Whistle Brewing, a company that focuses on making one beer, “A Premium Pilsner that Canadians can be proud of”. Greg is the creative force at Steam Whistle, developing many of the brewery's unique marketing propositions.
This truly innovative brewing company prides itself on producing world-class results, requiring focus and dedication. For that reason they developed a distinctive recipe for a single brand, based on Europe's renowned brewing standards. Steam Whistle has also taken a very environmentally conscious approach to beer-making, which all begins with the signature green beer bottle itself. Tune in to a great interview with Greg Taylor and learn more about this fascinating Canadian company: its humble beginnings, growth and innovative approach to beer-making.
Please also check out Steam Whistle’s website, which has some great information on the beer-making process, its company philosophy and love for all things environmental: http://www.steamwhistle.ca/
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