Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute 2026

If you are arriving on Friday or Saturday, please pick up your residence keys at
Hotel Laurier ~ King Street Residence (9 am to 11 pm)
200 King Street North

Sunday Residence Key Pick from 9 am to 7 pm, Bricker Residence foyer, 44 Bricker Avenue
If you want to rent a microwave, kitchen set or extra mattress, please order at key pickup or contact Conference Services at [email protected]

Sunday 11 am to 5 pm – Pick Up Schedule and information for the week in the SOSI office, Bricker Academic Building (BA) – Room 110

Acclimatize yourself with the schedule and ask any questions to the office staff. You can also purchase your Craft Tickets – only $5 per craft. You can also purchase a T-shirt, SOSI bag or a chocolate star! Crafts are in BA112 daily.

YAP activities occurring all day (please refer to the separate info sheet)

11 am to 5 pm REGISTRATION – BA110

11:30 am to 12:30 pm – Ac Cello group – Mezzanine

12:30 pm – Senior/YAP Cello group – Music Building M2007

12:30 pm – Senior/YAP Av Violin group – Senate & Board Chamber

1:30 to 3 pm – VY02 Violin YAP – Senate & Board Chamber

1:40 to 3:10 pm – CY02 Cello YAP – BA110

1:30 to 3 pm and 6 to 7:30 pm – Operetta Rehearsals – Recital Hall, Music Building – Operetta Set Design and Painting daily from 8:30 am to 4 pm backstage at the Recital Hall. If you lost track of your Operetta information, here is the LINK.

(NOTE: Operetta rehearsals are also on SATURDAY August 9 from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 7:30 pm in the Recital Hall

3 pm ORIENTATION & Welcome Session – BA201 – Make sure to attend to find out if you’re the winner of our “Early Bird Registration” Draw for half your tuition back!

3:10 to 4:40 pm – CY03 Cello YAP – Mezzanine

3:15 to 4:45 pm – VY03 Violin YAP – Senate & Board Chamber

4 pm – “TUTTI” PLAY-IN: ALL STRING INSTRUMENTS bks. 1 to 6 – Music Building Theatre Auditorium

4 pm – Piano PLAY-IN – Music Building M4031

5 pm – Cello Choir bks. 4+ – Music Building Theatre Auditorium

12:45 pm SMMC Meeting – BA201 or ONLINE
Suzuki Music/Musique Canada (SMMC) meeting. Be there in person or participate on Zoom. Genevieve Schirm-Joyce, past-chair of the SMMC, will be coordinating the meeting.

4:15 pm Parent Talk with Krystyna Henke (CO) – BA201 or ONLINE
From Talent Education to Healing: Suzuki in the Middle East

“What makes Suzuki a holistic pedagogy and how has it inspired therapeutic and social justice informed violin, viola, cello, and double bass teaching and learning in refugee camps in the Middle East?”

Any Suzuki parent or teacher is welcome to attend this talk free of charge, whether or not you are attending SOSI this year. Please click the button below to sign up. You will be emailed the Zoom link when available.

NOTE: This FREE talk will be ONLINE and in person. More information HERE.

7 pm Manual For Musicians: A Guide To Injury Prevention and Healing with Arun Pal (ON) – M2001
Each Instrument has unique characteristics in terms of how it is played. The instrument can affect the posture of the student/performer; it can impact the mechanics of how one's body moves and which muscles, joints and connective tissue are used and activated. For example, pianists have a very different balance in how their bodies are used compared to violinists, cellists, guitarists, and other string players.
More information HERE.
Cost: $50 CDN

Arun is also a Registered Massage Therapist and will offer individual massage sessions for adults during the week for a fee.
To register for the Workshop, please email Tracy Jewell. To book an individual RMT session with Arun, please email him directly.

12:45 pm Student Solo Recitals – 5 different recitals in M2001, M2007, M3018, M4031, and the Music Building Mezzanine

4:15 pm Piano Sonatina Jamboree – M4031
Pianists (bk. 3 & up) will have the opportunity to play a Suzuki bk. 3 Sonatina or bk. 4 Sonata with a String Quartet. (Pianists in bks. 1–2 are welcome to attend.)

7 pm Ceilidh Family Barn Dance – Music Building Mezzanine

12:45 pm Student Solo Recitals – 5 different recitals in M2001, M2007, M3018, M4031, and the Music Building Mezzanine

7:15 pm FACULTY CONCERT – Theatre Auditorium, Music Building
Performances by members of our fabulous faculty, including Young Artist Program teachers violinist Jerzy Kaplanek, violist Christine Vlajk, cellist Carole Sirois and pianist Marnie Van Weelden. Also featuring other faculty members.
Sponsored by The Soundpost — Be sure to visit their Pop-up store in the Bricker Academic Building BA111.

12:30 pm Fiddling Classes Concert – Music Building Mezzanine

1 pm Chamber Music Concert – Music Building Mezzanine

6:15 pm OPERETTA presents Seussical Kids – Recital Hall, Music Building

7:15 pm SENIOR CONCERT – Theatre Auditorium, Music Building

12:45 pm – Young Artist Program Recitals

Violin YAP with Jerzy Kaplanek and viola YAP with Christine Vlajk– Senate and Board Chamber

Cello YAP with Carole Sirois – Music Building Recital Hall

Piano YAP with Marnie Van Weelden – Music Building Mezzanine

Piano PERCUSSION Performances during regular class hours – M3018

4:45 pm Strings Tuning for Finale – Please bring snacks for after classes end at 4 pm, as well as for the time between the finale concert and the orchestra finale.

5:15 pm PIANO, STRING, & ORCHESTRA FINALE – Music Building Theatre Auditorium

FRIDAY CONCERTS

Tuning at 4:45 pm in the Theatre Auditorium, cellos backstage, violin cases stay with parents.

The concert starts at 5:15 pm, followed by the orchestra concert.

Please remember to have a snack before the 4:45 pm tuning time and between the finale concert and the orchestra concert.

FRIDAY FINALE CONCERT NOTES

VIOLIN/VIOLA
• Arrive at 4:45 pm for tuning in the Theatre Auditorium
• Cases stay with parents

EXCEPT
• Viola for Violinists class: put violas in cases on the right side of the auditorium by the wall
• Find your group class teacher for tuning

CELLO
• Arrive at 4:45 pm for tuning in the Theatre Auditorium.
• Soft cases with parents (Hard cello cases go in the hallway outside the TA)
• Parents hand Genevieve benches and little cellos. Once a student is tuned, they can find their seat on the stage (see the group class teacher for help)

PIANO
• Arrive at 4:45 pm for organization into chairs at the front of the Theatre Auditorium.
• Teachers will assist with footstools, etc.


SUZUKI REPERTOIRE TO BE PLAYED:

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