Dear OCSM Members - this is to serve as notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians will be held on August 14, 2026 at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Each of your orchestras will be represented by a Delegate who will vote on behalf of your orchestra on all business before this meeting, including nominations and election of members of the Executive Committee. You are receiving this notice as you are all Professional Members of one of our 21 orchestras.
At this AGM, nominations and elections will be held for the following positions on the OCSM Executive Committee (all for two-year terms beginning on August 14, 2026 until the AGM in 2028):
- First Vice-President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
In accordance with OCSM Bylaws, any Member Orchestra Delegate may nominate current Professional Member(s) for election to the Executive Committee. If you are interested in serving on the Executive Committee, there are two ways you can run for office:
- make yourself known to your Member Orchestra Delegate and they can nominate you at the AGM, or
- make yourself known to the OCSM Nominations Committee by contacting me at this address
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We have a Nominations Committee that oversees this process, consisting of two Member Orchestra Delegates (who are not running for office) and myself. The Nominations Committee is empowered to nominate you at the AGM if you choose this route.
The duties of each of these positions is outlined in OCSM's Bylaws (listed at the end of this e-mail), however from time to time various duties have been outsourced to other parties or shared among other Executive Committee Members. The Executive Committee meets online at least once per month. If you have any questions about the requirements of each position, please contact me at the same above address.
Yours Sincerely,
Robert Fraser
OCSM President, on behalf of the OCSM Nominations Committee
David Goldblatt, Delegate for National Arts Centre Orchestra
Michael Hope, Delegate for Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra