WORLD FOLK MUSIC OTTAWA

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Please view our latest video that celebrates rural-urban exchange in Eastern Ontario.

Click Here = BUILDING BRIDGES

Many Thanks for Support from the Government of Ontario for the production of this film.

"ONE WORLD CHOIR" AND "WORLD FOLK MUSIC ORCHESTRA FOR KIDS" PERFORMED AT THE OTTAWA GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL FRIDAY APRIL 27TH
http://ottawagrassrootsfestival.com/performer/one-world-choir-and-world-folk-music-orchestra-for-kids/

funding from socan foundation!

We are very excited about the funding we received from Socan Foundation. This will allow us to offer musical training in composition and multicultural music at Gloucester High School.

ONE WORLD CHOIR
WHEN?
wednesdays from 7 to 8:30
WHERE?
1244 DONALD STREET
(TALL BUILDING BASEMENT)

Contact
Alicia Borisonik
alicia@worldfolkmusicottawa.com

read this great article about one world choir in the ottawa citizen (January 2018)
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/one-world-choir-gives-voice-to-newest-canadians

Between September 2016 through November 2017, World Folk Music Ottawa ran a new "One World Choir" that engaged recently immigrants and toured. Visit our videos:
Check our videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpC7iBALT8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY15l295y20
https://vimeo.com/230079818

The experience was so positive that we felt there was a creative space for deeper discussions on immigration.

Read this article about our visit to Almonte, written by Jennifer Noxon!

In the same project, we also visited other rural communities in eastern Ontario.

Here are our pictures from our workshop at Blue Skies Festival, west of Ottawa and north of Sharbot Lake.

Thanks for the support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Carolyn Taylor Community Music Fund.

About Us

WOFOMO is a not for profit organization founded in 2013. The purpose of the World Folk Music Ottawa is to deliver programs and projects, in partnership with all aspects of the folk and world music industries, that will benefit the less privileged of all ages, their families, and communities.

http://www.worldfolkmusicottawa.com/about-us.html

We accept donations
of guitars, ukuleles and percussion instruments

Contact: alicia@worldfolkmusicottawa.com

donations

We need your support to continue with our One World Choir and various music projects with immigrants and refugees.
We do not have charitable status so we can not give a tax receipt. We apologize for that.
Thank you for your help!

Harmonic Generation Choir event on march 3

This beautiful and talented choir offered a performance on March 3rd as part of the Ascension Jazz and Chamber Series. Part of the proceeds have been given to One World Choir.
Thank you so much!

recent activities

Smiths falls and Almonte!
November 5 and 25, 2017

With our One World Choir and our Children for Peace musical group, we visited Smiths Falls on November 5 and Almonte on November 25th. The purpose of this project is to bridge across cultural, faith, and ethnical

backgrounds to discover common ground for everyone, with a big focus on civil society, democracy, and cultural diversity. We had a full bus of recent immigrants who enjoyed the event filled with singing and dancing. We had a great partnership with the local choir from Almonte: "Rhythm and Song"

World Folk Music Ottawa gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Heritage Canada.

children for peace musical group

World Folk Music Ottawa began working with Syrian children and youth that all have recently arrived in Ottawa, Ontario. Everyone is learning multicultural songs, singing, and simple instrumentation with percussion (xylophone) and string (ukelele). Everyone meets in their own apartment building in a safe and friendly environment.

LOT'S OF FUN!

Thank you yo to everybody involved in this project!

Many thanks to the Carolyn Taylor Community Music Foundation and Ottawa Community Foundation for supporting this project.