COVID-19 Resources for the Canadian Choral Community

Funding

• Canada Council for the Arts regarding COVID-19
  
• Heritage Canada regarding COVID-19
  
• Unison Benevolent Fund
  
• Government of Canada’s Economic Response Plan for Individuals (including self-employed) and Businesses (including non-profits)
• Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers, tip-based workers
  
• The AFC
• Petition for compensation for freelance artists following cancellation of cultural events
• Choral Canada’s #SupportYourChoir statement

Public Health

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update
  • Community based measures to mitigate the spread (COVID-19)
• World Health Organization​

Concert Cancellation

• What to do when your choral concert gets canceled (BLOG from Chorus Connection)

Emergency Planning

• Sample emergency plans from Performing Arts Readiness

Online Learning Resources

• Chorus America Webinars
• Alliance Chorale du Québec (French only)

Teaching Online

• Comparisons of distant learning for choir (created by Matt Woodward and Anna Osterman)
• Comparing & Contrasting Free Platforms and Procedures for Online Music Instruction (by Bradley Mariska, assisted by Scott Agster, Erin Holmes, and Heidi Stodola
  

Livestream Concerts (to help you through your day)

• Social Distancing Festival
• List of online group singing options (shared by Chorus America)​​

More Resource Lists

• The Big COVID Survival Choral Doc
• From our friends at ACDA
• ​From our friends at Chorus America
• ​Work In Culture​​

Facebook Groups

• Choirs Unite (English content)
• Entraide au sein de la communauté chorale | COVID-19 (French content)

Provincial Choral Organizations

• Choir Alberta’s online tools and resources
• Statement from the British Columbia Choral Federation’s President
• Statement from the Manitoba Choral Association’s President
• ​Statement from the Nova Scotia Choral Federation’s office
  
• Alliance chorale du Québec - guide pour les choeurs (French only)​