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29 Trumpets Donated to Euterpe Corporation

29 Trumpets Donated to Euterpe Corporation

29 trumpets will be placed in the hands of deserving young children who have requested to play the trumpet, who would otherwise not have the opportunity to own an instrument.

Victoria Abiodun

Victoria Abiodun

Victoria was in Grade 5 in 2023 when she experienced Euterpe: Music Is The Key’s program at her underserved school in the Jane/Finch area of Toronto. Following the program she approached pianist Catherine Wilson with unbounded enthusiasm asking for drums. Victoria...

Ludwig Van Toronto

Ludwig Van Toronto

EUTERPE: Music Is The Key’s public thank you to Ontario Trillium Foundation occurred at Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club on Monday, April 22, 2024 and covered by Ludwig Van.

Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant Thank You

Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant Thank You

Euterpe: Music Is The Key’s public thank you to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), at Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club on April 22, 2024, where MPP Peter Tabuns who honoured this important achievement, thanking Euterpe: and OTF.

Levante Living Retirement Homes 2023

Levante Living Retirement Homes 2023

Levante Living awarded Euterpe a grant for Ensemble Vivant, Euterpe’s flagship performance group, to perform LIVE at 12 retirement homes in 2023.

More Musical Stimulation for Seniors

More Musical Stimulation for Seniors

Euterpe has been sponsored to create a video of a beautiful Ensemble Vivant Christmas concert will grace retirement and long-term care homes by the beginning of the 2023 Christmas Season.

Celebrating Euterpe’s First 20 Years

Celebrating Euterpe’s First 20 Years

Euterpe: Music is the Key is celebrating 20 years of transforming the lives of tens of thousands of children and seniors through the power of music.

Music as Medicine

Music as Medicine

Euterpe: Music is the Key is honoured to have been written up in the Classical Music Magazine – September 2023

Levante Living 2023

Levante Living 2023

Levante Living has sponsored Euterpe to have Ensemble Vivant return to perform at all 12 of their retirement homes during the Fall of 2023.

Euterpe Mentors 3 Aspiring Young Musicians

Euterpe Mentors 3 Aspiring Young Musicians

On October 3, 2022 at Driftwood Public School in Toronto, 3 young students approached Euterpe’s musicians after experiencing our program. Each of them pleaded with us to help them find a way to realize their dream… and we heard them.

Canada Council for the Arts Sponsors Music Education Videos

Canada Council for the Arts Sponsors Music Education Videos

The Canada Council For The Arts sponsored 6 music education videos for Canadian schoolchildren. These inspiring music education videos were created in both English and French and distributed to all school boards across the country during the fall of 2022.

Levante Living Retirement Homes 2022

Levante Living Retirement Homes 2022

Levante Living awarded Euterpe: Music Is The Key a grant for Ensemble Vivant, Euterpe’s flagship performance group, to perform LIVE at 9 Levante Living Homes in southern Ontario – September 14 and December 6, 2022.

Adrian Bent, Importance of Euterpe Programs

Adrian Bent, Importance of Euterpe Programs

Adrian Bent, celebrated drummer for DRAKE, Eminem, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Daniel Caesar, Stevie Wonder and others has joined forces with Euterpe Corporation: Music Is The Key. He shares the same philosophy as Euterpe: Music Is The Key, believing that all...

Tom Mueller, Cello

Tom Mueller, Cello

It is with tremendous sadness that I write about the passing of Euterpe: Music Is The Key’s beloved cellist, Tom Mueller.

Classic 107 FM Interview with Catherine Wilson

Classic 107 FM Interview with Catherine Wilson

On January 12th Catherine Wilson was interviewed and filmed by the Classical Radio station 107 FM from Winnipeg about Euterpe: Music Is The Key. See the full article and video here.

Euterpe’s Expanded Offering – Spreading the News

Euterpe’s Expanded Offering – Spreading the News

I am so pleased to let you know that Euterpe: Music Is The Key, specifically what we do for children, has been written up in a few prestigious music blogs.   Apparently Tinnitist is the most widely-read music blog in the country, written by Canada’s...

Ismael Paris, Youth Ambassador

Ismael Paris, Youth Ambassador

Ismael is proud to be the Ambassador for Euterpe: Music Is The Key’s Youth Advisory Board. Ismael Paris is a 20-year-old student at Trent University. He has performed in many different musicals at Wexford, including Dear Evan Hansen for Mirvish productions and in the...

All the Things You Are

All the Things You Are

ENSEMBLE VIVANT and EUTERPE CANADA performers Catherine Wilson, piano, Norman Hathaway, viola, and George Koller, bass (Opening Day Recording Artists) performed Peter Meechan’s The Song of Hope in support of renowned trumpet player RYAN ANTHONY in his courageous 8-year battle against cancer.

Song of Hope, World Band

Song of Hope, World Band

ENSEMBLE VIVANT and EUTERPE CANADA performers Catherine Wilson, piano, Norman Hathaway, viola, and George Koller, bass (Opening Day Recording Artists) performed Peter Meechan’s The Song of Hope in support of renowned trumpet player RYAN ANTHONY in his courageous 8-year battle against cancer.

Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant

Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation Euterpe: Music Is The Key is thrilled to announce that we are the recipient of a 3-year ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION Grow Grant. This generous grant will allow us to bring our Live and Virtual...

Euterpe in Durham Region Schools

Euterpe in Durham Region Schools

“To Wake the Soul by Tender Strokes of Art” Bringing the Best in Live Music to Schools in Durham and Beyond By: John Arkelian ENSEMBLE VIVANT, Euterpe’s flagship performance group, along with other world-class musicians, have been enriching the lives of children and...

Ensemble Vivant performs at Cummer Lodge

Ensemble Vivant performs at Cummer Lodge

ENSEMBLE VIVANT performs for dementia patients at Cummer Lodge on December 20, 2018. Ensemble Vivant: Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Norman Hathaway, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Jim Vivian, bass (Sponsored by EUTERPE CORPORATION) Photos by Marion Voysey

SickKids, Toronto – December, 2018

SickKids, Toronto – December, 2018

Euterpe: Music Is The Key core performers (Ensemble Vivant) are Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Norman Hathaway, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Jim Vivian, bass The world-class Euterpe performers performed for the patients, their families, and the staff...

Why Early Exposure to Music is Essential

Why Early Exposure to Music is Essential

The earlier one is exposed to the benefits of music the more enriched one’s life has the chance to be. There is compelling scientific documentation that has demonstrated that active participation in listening to and making live music has profound...

See Euterpe in Action

See Euterpe in Action

This compelling video was filmed and recorded LIVE at various Euterpe: Music Is The Key events beginning in November, 2011 through to October 2018. Brilliantly captured are the spontaneous, joyous reactions and responses of the children, all of which are consistent...

Music Is The Key in Early Brain Development

Music Is The Key in Early Brain Development

Classical and jazz can benefit on deeper levels because of the complexity of the structure and of the harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic development.  It is well documented that early exposure to music is of paramount importance in the healthy development of the brain....

Euterpe: Music Is The Key and Reaching Out Through Music – Nov 2018

Euterpe: Music Is The Key and Reaching Out Through Music – Nov 2018

Euterpe’s flagship performance group, Ensemble Vivant, delivered 3 performance education programs for the student body of 750 children on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in St. James Town at Rose Avenue Jr. Public School: First Performance: JK & SK; Second Performance:...

Gravenhurst Performances – November 2018

Gravenhurst Performances – November 2018

Ensemble Vivant concert for the Muskoka Concert Association. This was the fourth time that Ensemble Vivant has been invited to be part of this concert series. The concerts took place at the Gravenhurst Opera House in Gravenhurst, Ontario. For this...

Is Music for EVERYONE or Only for the Wealthy?

Is Music for EVERYONE or Only for the Wealthy?

Although modern researchers have confirmed the intuitive wisdom of the ancients, vitally important music programs remain unavailable to the vast majority of children in our country. A few generations ago, wonderful music programs thrived in the...

Thomas A. Scott HS, Peterborough

Thomas A. Scott HS, Peterborough

Ensemble Vivant performed for Performing Arts Lakefield concert series (PAL). This was Ensemble Vivant’s second appearance on this wonderful concert series. The following review from Performing Arts Lakefield is representative of the feedback from every Ensemble...

Dr. C.F. Cannon P.S. June 2018

Dr. C.F. Cannon P.S. June 2018

Euterpe's flagship group Ensemble Vivant performed two concerts for the students at Dr. C.F. Cannon Public School, Oshawa, Ontario on June 11, 2018. The first concert was for the Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. The second concert was for the Grade 4-8...

Woodland Heights PS, London, Ontario

Woodland Heights PS, London, Ontario

Ensemble Vivant performed for the SUNFEST World Music and Jazz Series. This is the third time that the group has performed for this series, and judging by the audience feedback, and word from the board of directors, Ensemble Vivant will be returning for...

Euterpe and Reaching Out Through Music, Dec 2017

Euterpe and Reaching Out Through Music, Dec 2017

This video was filmed and recorded LIVE on December 22, 2017 at Rose Avenue Jr. Public School in St. James Town, Toronto. This video and the accompanying photos document the collaboration of Euterpe: Music Is The Key and Reaching Out Through Music (ROTM), two...

Rose Ave Jr. Public School, Toronto – Sept. 2016

Rose Ave Jr. Public School, Toronto – Sept. 2016

Ensemble Vivant performing and interacting with children at Rose Avenue, Jr. Public School in St. James Town, Toronto on September 30, 2016 The reactions and responses of the kids to Ensemble Vivant’s music was palpable.  The vast majority...

Catherine Wilson, PhD

Catherine Wilson, PhD

Catherine Wilson’s PhD, ‘Music and Healing‘ supports EUTERPE’s many musical initiatives.Catherine is the Founder and Artistic Director of Euterpe Corporation, which is a Vision in Action, embodying the vitally important musical initiatives that have been...

EV performs as part of the Social Justice/Equal Rights Conference

EV performs as part of the Social Justice/Equal Rights Conference

Euterpe: Music Is The Key was asked to engage its core performers from the Classical and Jazz communities to perform for a Social Justice/Equal Rights Conference as part of Black History month.   Musicians: Catherine Wilson, piano Corey Gemmell, violin Sybil...

Ensemble Vivant LIVE in Concert with The Upper Canada Chorus

Ensemble Vivant LIVE in Concert with The Upper Canada Chorus

The Upper Canada Chorus (UCC) joined Euterpe: Music Is The Key’s flagship performance group Ensemble Vivant (EV) for part of this wonderful concert. This video features excerpts from Holiday Classics that UCC performed with EV. The concert took place at the George...

Student Drawings – 2012-13

Student Drawings – 2012-13

At Euterpe’s live, interactive performances, young students often express how the music has made them feel and how it has inspired their imaginations through drawings that they create while hearing and watching the performers. [gallery...

Origins and Lineage

MUSIC AND HEALING: PROGRESS TOWARDS ELYSIUM – Chapter 2: Origins and Lineage, Catherine Wilson PhD
Many ancient cultures believed that an individual was an integrated unity of body and soul and believed that music (sound and vibration) was akin to the soul and therefore the key to an individual’s healthy soul and body.

The Essence of the Ephemeral “Magic” in Music

MUSIC AND HEALING: PROGRESS TOWARDS ELYSIUM – Chapter 3: The Essence of the Ephemeral “Magic” in Music, Catherine Wilson PhD
Throughout much of the history of artistic creation the role of musical “sound as signal” remains omnipresent.

Music in Homo Sapiens

MUSIC AND HEALING: PROGRESS TOWARDS ELYSIUM – Chapter 4: Music in Homo Sapiens, Catherine Wilson PhD
Very significantly, this chapter explores how theories of evolution have confirmed insights by ancient Greek philosophers concerning the central place of music, including dance, in the education of youth, and for personal health and emotional well-being of people of all ages.

Student Drawings – 2011

Student Drawings – 2011

At Euterpe’s live, interactive performances, young students often express how the music has made them feel and how it has inspired their imaginations through drawings that they create while hearing and watching the performers. [gallery...

Catherine Wilson presents her PhD research

Catherine Wilson presents her PhD research

EUTERPE Founder and Artistic Director Catherine Wilson was invited to present her PhD research at the Medical Humanities Conference at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, May 7-8, 2016. Music and Healing: Progress Towards Elysium How Music is Healing...

Knob Hill PS, June 2012

Knob Hill PS, June 2012

Ensemble Vivant’s live, interactive performances at Knob Hill PS in Scarborough, June, 2012. Sponsored by Euterpe Corporation ENSEMBLE VIVANT: Catherine Wilson, piano; Erica Beston, violin; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Don Thompson, bass/vibes; Philip Seguin, trumpet Photos...