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
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
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:
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
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
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:
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://
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
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
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:
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
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
Darren Hamilton appeared as a Panelist
Session: "Choral Directors and Church Music Leaders Webinar"
2022 PowerUp Gospel Music Workshop
Saturday, February 19, 2022
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
Darren Hamilton appeared as a Guest on DBoss Real Life Matters
Topic: "The Making of the Freedom Marching Project"
Friday, January 14, 2022
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
Darren Hamilton appeared as a Panelist
Discussion: "After the Silence - Teaching Secondary Music in the Post-Covid Classroom"
Thursday, October 21, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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