Category: Call for Submissions

Interested in contributing to Choir Ontario’s digital magazine publication, Dynamic?

Choirs Ontario is currently seeking submissions for the March 2024 issue of Dynamic!

Feature articles:

• Topics for feature articles may include repertoire, choral history, performance practice, choral composers and conductors (including interviews), rehearsal techniques, vocal technique, choir management and organization, choral music education, and sociological aspects of choral singing.
• Articles must be limited to 1,500 words or less and submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Referenced material should be noted in the body of the text and cited as endnotes.
• Submissions must include the author’s name, brief bio (max. 25 words), and a headshot.
• Articles are accepted for publication when board members determine that the article contains information that pertains directly to the general interests of the Choirs Ontario membership. We reserve the right to edit all material for length, grammar, timeliness, and appropriateness.

Choir News Items:

• News items report current or recent news about your choir including activities, milestones, tours, and recordings.
• Please do not include upcoming concert promotion in your write-up. Details about concerts and events should be submitted to Choirs Ontario’s Event Calendar.
• Items must be limited to 400 words or less and be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Submissions must include the author’s name, brief bio (max. 25 words), and a headshot.

Photos and Graphics (e.g., logo, banners, etc.)

• All photos (including author headshot) must be in colour, 300 dpi, and measure at least 4” x 6” and be in .jpeg or .psd file format. Please ensure that you have obtained consent from choir members and/or instrumentalists before submitting your photos.
• Submit graphics in one of the following formats: Illustrator file (AI), high-resolution PDF, or EPS.
• Submit all photos and graphics separately, never embedded in a document. Depending on space, not all submitted photos may be used.

At Choirs Ontario, we value and seek to actively involve the full range of what makes people unique in order to create a strong and innovative choral music sector where amazing people thrive. We strongly encourage article submissions from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people from all gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

Please note all contributors must be current Choir Ontario members. You can join Choirs Ontario here.

The deadline to submit is February 15, 2024.

Please submit all materials to Dynamic Editor, Matthew Emery at editor@choirsontario.org.

Interested in contributing to Choir Ontario’s digital magazine publication, Dynamic? 

Choirs Ontario is currently seeking submissions for the November 2022 issue of Dynamic! 

Feature articles:

• Topics for feature articles may include repertoire, choral history, performance practice, choral composers and conductors (including interviews), rehearsal techniques, vocal technique, choir management and organization, choral music education, and sociological aspects of choral singing.
• Articles must be limited to 1,500 words or less and submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Referenced material should be noted in the body of the text and cited as endnotes.
• Submissions must include the author’s name, brief bio (max. 25 words), and a headshot.
• Articles are accepted for publication when board members determine that the article contains information that pertains directly to the general interests of the Choirs Ontario membership. We reserve the right to edit all material for length, grammar, timeliness, and appropriateness. 

Choir News Items:

• News items report current or recent news about your choir including activities, milestones, tours, and recordings.
• Please do not include upcoming concert promotion in your write-up. Details about concerts and events should be submitted to Choirs Ontario’s Event Calendar.
• Items must be limited to 400 words or less and be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Submissions must include the author’s name, brief bio (max. 25 words), and a headshot.

Photos and Graphics (e.g., logo, banners, etc.)

• All photos (including author headshot) must be in colour, 300 dpi, and measure at least 4” x 6” and be in .jpeg or .psd file format. Please ensure that you have obtained consent from choir members and/or instrumentalists before submitting your photos.
• Submit graphics in one of the following formats: Illustrator file (AI), high-resolution PDF, or EPS.
• Submit all photos and graphics separately, never embedded in a document. Depending on space, not all submitted photos may be used.

At Choirs Ontario, we value and seek to actively involve the full range of what makes people unique in order to create a strong and innovative choral music sector where amazing people thrive. We strongly encourage article submissions from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people from all gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities. 

Please note all contributors must be current Choir Ontario members. You can join Choirs Ontario here.

The deadline to submit is October 15, 2022. 

Please submit all materials to Dynamic Editor, Matthew Emery at editor@choirsontario.org.

Interested in contributing to Choir Ontario’s digital magazine publication, Dynamic? 

Choirs Ontario is currently seeking submissions for the March 2022 issue of Dynamic! 

Feature articles:

• Topics for feature articles may include repertoire, choral history, performance practice, choral composers and conductors (including interviews), rehearsal techniques, vocal technique, choir management and organization, choral music education, and sociological aspects of choral singing.
• Articles must be limited to 1,500 words or less and submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Referenced material should be noted in the body of the text and cited as endnotes.
• Submissions must include the author’s name, brief bio (max. 25 words), and a headshot.
• Articles are accepted for publication when board members determine that the article contains information that pertains directly to the general interests of the Choirs Ontario membership. We reserve the right to edit all material for length, grammar, timeliness, and appropriateness. 

Choir News Items:

• News items report current or recent news about your choir including activities, milestones, tours, and recordings.
• Please do not include upcoming concert promotion in your write-up. Details about concerts and events should be submitted to Choirs Ontario’s Event Calendar.
• Items must be limited to 400 words or less and be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Submissions must include the author’s name, brief bio (max. 25 words), and a headshot.

Photos and Graphics (e.g., logo, banners, etc.)

• All photos (including author headshot) must be in colour, 300 dpi, and measure at least 4” x 6” and be in .jpeg or .psd file format. Please ensure that you have obtained consent from choir members and/or instrumentalists before submitting your photos.
• Submit graphics in one of the following formats: Illustrator file (AI), high-resolution PDF, or EPS.
• Submit all photos and graphics separately, never embedded in a document. Depending on space, not all submitted photos may be used.

At Choirs Ontario, we value and seek to actively involve the full range of what makes people unique in order to create a strong and innovative choral music sector where amazing people thrive. We strongly encourage article submissions from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people from all gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities. 

Please note all contributors must be current Choir Ontario members. You can join Choirs Ontario here.

The deadline to submit is February 8, 2022. 

Please submit all materials to Dynamic Editor, Matthew Emery at editor@choirsontario.org.

At Choirs Ontario, we’re excited to co-host the PODIUM conference this year alongside Choral Canada! We’re looking for your input on how to make PODIUM 2022 a great success! We invite you to share your ideas for evening concerts, special projects, community outreach or other activities both for our in-person and virtual delegates! Visit this form for more details: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7sRmysa7hZYFHieESMzK4-OBLRTbwAcR4D4ZYWrJp4DvGDQ/viewform