We hope all of you are enjoying the conference so far!
Some of you may have discovered that our conference centre includes a food court on the lower level, which is also where our building connects with the Métro system. When the weather is bad you can use this underground system to walk to the Métro and the underground shopping centres that are along St. Catherine.
If you wish to see more of the Grande Bibliothèque, where the reception was last night, they are offering a full tour of the facility which lasts about one hour. There is a sign-up sheet posted on the conference board next to the registration desk (limit of 45 participants). If you are interested you can join a group that will leave the conference centre at 15:30 from the Level 1 foyer of the conference centre, just inside the Sherbrooke Street entrance.
The McGill University Marvin Duchow Music Library is offering tours. Click here for more details about visiting the McGill Library.
Directions to this evening's concert are on the conference web site. For those who wish to travel as a group, volunteers will meet you in the Level 1 foyer of the conference centre, just inside the Sherbrooke Street entrance, at 6:00. Allow about 30 minutes to get to Old Montréal using public transportation. Tonight’s concert is at 7:00 PM. The choir performing tonight is an excellent group and the concert will last 1 hour. They will be selling CDs before and after the concert. There are many interesting restaurants in Old Montréal to eat at after the concert.
Tomorrow at lunch time the Canadian Music Centre is offering a tour and lunch. You need to sign up in advance at their table in the exhibits area by 1:00 today. See them for more details.
There is a new recording released to honor Helmut Kallmann called “Sounds of North.” The Emile Berliner Museum, which is a museum dedicated to the history of sound recording, is open Wednesdays to Sundays from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. See the Gala Records table for more information about both of these offerings.
The gathering place for all tours will be in the Level 1 foyer of the conference centre, just inside the Sherbrooke Street entrance.
Our Volunteers and staff at the Registration Desk are here to help you. Please let them know if you have any questions.