Upcoming Events and Appearances

Dr. Darren Hamilton will appear as a Workshop Facilitator

"#BlackMusicMatters: Hip Hop and Social Justice in Canada"

MusiCounts Professional Development for Educators

FREE Virtual Workshops

Monday, October 21, 2024

Monday, November 4, 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024

More information and registration:

https://musicounts.ca/en/programs/resources/musicounts-professional-development-for-educators/

Dr. Darren Hamilton will appear as a Conductor

Ensembles: 

University of Toronto Faculty of Music Gospel Choir

&

G.I.V.E. Workshop Mass Choir

Gospel Inter-Varsity Explosion (G.I.V.E.)

Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

Accolade East Building

York University - Keele Campus

Toronto, Ontario

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Tickets:

https://secure1.tixhub.com/yorku/online/b_otix.asp?cboPerformances=2154&cboEvent=995

Dr. Darren Hamilton will appear as a Workshop Presenter

Session:  "So You Want To Teach Your Choir Gospel Music?"

Ontario Music Educators' Association Conference

RBC Place/DoubleTree by Hilton

London, Ontario

Friday, November 8, 2024

https://omea.on.ca/events/roots-2024/

Past Events and Appearances

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as a Presenter

Individual Paper:  "Making Space For Gospel Piano Studies In Postsecondary Institutions: A Path For Aural Musicianship And Improvisational Skill Development"

ISME 36th World Conference

Sunday, July 28th - Friday, August 2nd , 2024

Venue - Helsinki Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland

www.ismeworldconference.org

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as Conductor and Co-Curator

"Gospel at the Grove"

Featuring the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Gospel Choir, York University Gospel Choir, NIFTY and JUNO award-winning Toronto Mass Choir

Sunday, June 30th, 2024

Venue - TD Main Stage, 93 Charles Street, Toronto, Ontario

ADMISSION: FREE

More Info:

https://torontojazz.com/artists/uoft-gospel-choir/

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as a Presenter

Interest Session:  "Musical Diversity: Integrating Gospel Music into Your Choral Repertoire"

2024 PODIUM Choral Conference & Festival

Friday, May 17th, 2024

Venue - Delta Hotels by Marriot Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

www.podium2024.ca

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician/Ensemble Director

Workshop/Ensemble:  "PowerUp Chorale"

2024 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop

Wednesday, February 21st - Sunday, February 25th , 2024

Workshop Venue - York University, Toronto, Ontario

Finale Concert Venue - Kingdom House Christian Centre - Brampton, Ontario

www.powerupgospel.ca

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as Conductor

"A Musical Celebration of Black History"

Featuring the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Gospel Choir

Saturday, February 10th , 2024

Venue - Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto, Ontario

ADMISSION: FREE

Register at: http://uoft.me/feb10gospelchoir

Dr. Darren Hamilton is partnering with Steve Giddings, author and owner of Steve's Room Music Publishing, to co-edit a new music education book project, tentatively titled, The Why and How of Popular Music Education: A Canadian Perspective.

Music education practitioners and researchers with experience teaching popular music in school or higher learning settings are invited to submit a proposal for a book chapter.

The submission deadline is:

Friday, December 22, 2023.

For more information or to submit a proposal, visit:

https://forms.gle/iA6bEWk3Q8V5SPGWA

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as Guest Speaker

Session:  "Exploring and Experimenting with Gospel Vocal Improvisation"

A Thinking Spaces event hosted by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario

Friday, November 24, 2023

https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/thinking-spaces-darren-hamilton-gospel-vocal-improvisation/

Dr. Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Presenter

Session:  "#BlackMusicMatters: Hip-Hop & Social Justice in Canada"

Ontario Music Educators' Association Conference

Sheraton on the Falls/Crowne Plaza

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Friday, November 3, 2023 and

Saturday, November 4, 2023

https://omea.on.ca/events/synergy2023/

Darren Hamilton appeared as Arranger and Guest Conductor

Forward Together: A Celebration of Black History and Culture in Oakville

Sunday, April 30th , 2023

St. John's United Church, 262 Randall Street, Oakville, Ontario

https://oakvillechoral.com/order-tickets/

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Keynote Speaker

#BlackMusicMatters: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Music Education

Friday, March 24, 2023, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Hosted by York University's Music Education Student Association

ZOOM LINK:

https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99138428126

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician/Ensemble Director

Workshop/Ensemble:  "PowerUp Chorale"

2023 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop

Thursday, February 23rd - Sunday, February 26th , 2023

York University/Kingdom House Christian Centre - Toronto, Ontario/Brampton, Ontario

www.powerupgospel.ca

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Presenter

Session:  "#BlackMusicMatters: Hip-Hop & Social Justice in Canada"

Ontario Music Educators' Association Conference

Blue Mountain, Ontario

Saturday, November 5, 2022

https://omea.on.ca/events/elevate/

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Panelist

Session:  "Choral Directors and Church Music Leaders Webinar"

2022 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop

Saturday, February 19, 2022

www.powerupgospel.ca

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Speaker

Session:  "Music and Culture Speaker Series"

Department of Art, Culture and Media - University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus

Thursday, February 17, 2022

www.uoft.me/acmevents

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Guest on DBoss Real Life Matters

Topic:  "The Making of the Freedom Marching Project"

Friday, January 14, 2022

www.dbossnetworks.com

Watch the interview below:

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop Title:  "Musical Diversity: Integrating Gospel Music into the Classroom"

Con Fuoco 2021 - Ontario Music Educator's Association (OMEA) Annual Conference

Friday, November 5, 2021

Online Virtual Conference

www.omea.on.ca

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Panelist

Discussion:  "After the Silence - Teaching Secondary Music in the Post-Covid Classroom"

Thursday, October 21, 2022

https://music.ampd.yorku.ca/

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U of Waterloo Chapel Choir

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop: Gospel Music Workshop with the Conrad Grebel Chapel Choir

Monday, March 22, 2021

University of Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario

https://uwaterloo.ca/music/

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Panelist

Discussion:  "Building Pan-African Repertoires To Disrupt Anti-Black Racism In Music Education"

Helen Carswell Chair in Community Engaged Research in the Arts

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Register at:

https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PULTLRRfS4q1VlhTlJRYPQ

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop:  "Keep Your Choir Alive: How To Conduct Virtual Choir Rehearsals"

2021 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop

Thursday, February 11th - Saturday, February 13th, 2021

&

Wednesday, Februaru 17 - Saturday, February 20, 2021

Virtual Conference - Zoom/Whova App

www.powerupgospel.ca

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop Title:  "Musical Diversity: Integrating Gospel Music into the Classroom"

Amplify 2020 - Ontario Music Educator's Association (OMEA) Annual Conference

Saturday,  November 21st, 2020 - Live Workshop Q&A Session

Viritual Workshop will be available in September to OMEA members.

Amplify Online Conference

www.omea.on.ca

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Panelist

Town Hall:  "Decolonizing Music Education in Canada: Thinking Beyond the Western Music Box"

Wednesday,  September 9th, 2020, 7:00 PM EST via MusiCounts' Facebook

MusiCounts Learn

www.musicounts.ca/musicountslearn

Archived Town Hall Video:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=760551061181618

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician/Ensemble Director

Workshop/Ensemble:  "PowerUp Chorale"

2020 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop

Thursday, February 20th - Sunday, February 23rd, 2020

York University - Toronto, Ontario

www.powerupgospel.ca

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop: Gospel Music Workshop with the Conrad Grebel Chapel Choir and the Worship Apprentices of the University of Waterloo 

Monday, January 27, 2020

University of Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario

https://uwaterloo.ca/music/

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Choral Director

Ensemble:  Waterloo Region Mass Choir

Yuletide Spectacular

Friday, December 13, 2019 - Sunday, December 15, 2019

Centre In The Square - Kitchener, Ontario

https://kwsymphony.ca/concerts/yuletide-spectacular/

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Ensemble Director

Ensemble:  U of T Credit Gospel Choir

World Music Ensemble Concert

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Faculty of Music, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario

https://music.utoronto.ca/concerts-events.php?cDate=2019-11-28

Darren Hamilton appeared as a Ensemble Director

Ensemble:  U of T Credit Gospel Choir

Gospel Choir Term End Concert

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Faculty of Music, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario

https://music.utoronto.ca/concerts-events.php?eid=2736

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop Title:  "Musical Diversity: Integrating Gospel Music into the Classroom"

Opus 100 - Ontario Music Educator's Association (OMEA) Annual Conference

Saturday,  November 9th, 2019

Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre - Toronto, Ontario

www.omea.on.ca

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician/Ensemble Director

Workshop/Ensemble:  "PowerUp Chorale"

2019 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop

Thursday, February 21st - Sunday, February 24th , 2019

York University/Bayview Glen Church - Toronto, Ontario/Thornhill, Ontario

www.powerupgospel.ca

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop Title:  "Musical Diversity: Integrating Gospel Music into the Classroom"

Counterpoint 2018 - Ontario Music Educator's Association (OMEA) Annual Conference

Friday,  November 2nd, 2018

Hamilton Convention Centre/Sheraton Hamilton - Hamilton, Ontario

www.omea.on.ca

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop Title:  "Embracing and Engaging with Gospel Music"

Long & McQuade Annual March Learning Clinic Series

Thursday, March 15th, 2018

Long & McQuade Music Instruments - Brampton Store

https://www.long-mcquade.com/news/3216/

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician/Ensemble Director

Workshop Title: "Theory 101: Back to the Basics"

Ensemble:  "PowerUP Chorale"

2018 PowerUP Gospel Music Workshop

Friday, February 23rd - Sunday, February 25th , 2018

York University/Bayview Glen Church - Toronto, Ontario/Thornhill, Ontario

www.powerupgospel.ca

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician

Workshop Title:  "Musical Diversity: Integrating Gospel Music into the Classroom"

Interlude 2017 - Ontario Music Educator's Association (OMEA) Annual Conference

Saturday,  November 3rd, 2017

Deerhurst Resort - Huntsville, Ontario

www.omea.on.ca

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Darren Hamilton appeared as a Workshop Clinician/Ensemble Director

Workshop/Ensemble:  "PowerUP Chorale"

2017 PowerUP Gospel Music Workshop

Friday, February 24th - Sunday, February 26th , 2017

York University/Global Kingdom Ministries - Toronto, Ontario

www.powerupgospel.ca