The Collingwood Music Festival is singing thanks to the provincial government after hearing about $12,781 headed their way.
The local festival received a grant through the Experience Ontario program, which the artistic director, Daniel Vnukowski, said will help cover costs for unique programming and performances.
Last year, the Collingwood Music Festival included an outdoor concert performance by 65 members of the National Academy Orchestra and Jeremy Dutcher, who arrived to the stage in Millennium Park on a sailboat.
At the Collingwood Music Festival inaugural concert, Jeremy Dutcher performed "Skicinuwihkuk", a song from his latest album as well as two breathtakingly beautiful compositions inspired by century-old wax cylinder recordings of traditional songs by his Indigenous ancestors, the Wolastoqiyik people.
"The Collingwood Music Festival team is incredibly excited about next year’s summer festival, running from July 5–12, 2024," states a news release. "Much of the programming is already completed and a whole new line-up of the highest calibre of performing artists in the fields of classical, world music, Indigenous music and jazz will be presented."
Visit collingwoodfestival.com for updates on spring and summer events.