Upcoming Events and Appearances
Darren Hamilton will appear 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 will appear 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
Past Events and Appearances
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