Monday, October 27, 2025
Time: 11:15 AM - 1:30 PM
Windsor Symphony Orchestra AGM Luncheon
Featuring Keynote Speaker, Katherine Carleton, CEO of Orchestras Canada
Monday, October 27, 2025
11:15am – 1:30pm
Willistead Manor (1899 Niagara Street, Windsor)
Lunch provided.
TICKETS: $50 each
RESERVE A TABLE FOR 8
To reserve a table of 8, use the code group8 when purchasing tickets.
Katherine Carleton will be presenting on Why do we need an orchestra in Windsor? Featuring a discussion on orchestras’ current and potential contributions to civic life (economic, social, educational, cultural) and about what we need to do to keep them strong.
Please register by October 21st.
AGENDA
11:15am Doors Open & Networking
12:00pm Annual General Meeting
12:20pm Lunch served
12:50pm Keynote Speaker
About Katherine Carleton
Katherine Carleton, C.M., has worked in the music field in Canada for over 40 years, as a clarinetist, teacher, academic administrator, granting officer and orchestra manager. She became Executive Director of Orchestras Canada/Orchestres Canada in 2005. Regarded as an articulate arts advocate, she has helped raise the profile of classical music and unify the arts sector in a changing cultural landscape. Her initiatives have promoted cross-disciplinary advocacy, driven national arts policy, and established professional development for leaders in the sector.
Katherine has a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance from the University of Toronto, and a Master’s degree in Management from McGill University through the McGill-McConnell Program for National Voluntary Sector Leaders. She was named as a Member of the Order of Canada in December 2016, and this last summer received the Canadian Federation of Musicians/Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians’ Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the Performing Arts.
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