Scholarship Donation Received from Ottawa, Canada

22/02/10 11:46

We are pleased to announce that we have received a scholarship donation from a person in Ottawa, Canada. This generous donation will allow one child, from the ages of 11 to 17, to attend the Summer 2010 edition of the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp on full scholarship. More details will be announced in the near future, and the scholarship competition process (for this particular donation) will be made public on March 1st, 2010.

This scholarship will be in addition to the CityArts scholarships that are given out to children, on a social needs basis, every summer for all CityArts programs (Art, Music, Media and Technology).

Registration Open for Summer 2010 Sessions

01/02/10 13:47

Registration is open for the Summer 2010 session of the Toronto Rock Camp. This summers edition will be better than ever. We'll be making quite a few announcements over the next couple of weeks.

Ready to Rock? TRC Goes Year Round! Winter Programs launching!

26/09/09 16:05

The CityArts Toronto Rock Camp is about to launch a year round program! Stay tuned for more Information!

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 6 Photographs by Geo Perdis

17/08/09 23:22

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 4 Photographs by Geo Perdis

06/08/09 18:17

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 4 Photographs by Devin Dubeau

05/08/09 11:20

CityArts Eco Art Camp from Summer 2009

04/08/09 15:03

CityArts also runs creative learning educational programs in Art, Music, Media and Technology. Photographs of the CityArts Eco Art Camp from July 20 to July 24, 2009, taken by Geo Perdis.

Week Three Recap of the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp

04/08/09 14:42

The “Week Three CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Recap”: CityArts Toronto Rock Camp 2009: week #3 recap

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 3 Photographs by Geo Perdis

28/07/09 10:52

Week Two Recap of the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp

24/07/09 14:37

The “Week Two CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Recap”: CityArts Toronto Rock Camp 2009: week #2 recap

Week One Recap: Read the Article on CityArts.ca

23/07/09 15:22

The “Week One CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Recap” reads like it was written by a professional journalist. It was in fact written by Marc Weisblott. Head over to the CityArts website and read it for yourself: CityArts Toronto Rock Camp 2009: week #1 recap

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp in Brasil News!

23/07/09 12:07

The CityArts Toronto Rock Camp was covered in Brasil News in the July 21, 2009 edition. CityArts Toronto Rock Camp bands Stealth and The Pushes had pictures featured. If you read Portuguese, check out a copy of the newspaper or read it online.

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 2 Photographs by Geo Perdis

22/07/09 11:29

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 2 Photographs by Devin Dubeau

21/07/09 10:58

2009 Rock Camp Details to be Posted

15/12/08 15:39

The Toronto Rock Camp is coming back in 2009. Bigger and Better that ever, we'll be ready to publish details during the last two weeks of January. Pre-registration will open by the end of February at the latest. If you have any questions prior to that time, contact us through our Contact Page.

Audio Mastering for CD Launch

30/09/08 12:08

We've started mastering the multi channel recordings of the 2008 Summer Toronto Rock Camp summer series concerts!

Summer 2008 Wrap Up! Photos, Videos, Audio and More!

25/08/08 11:01

We have thousands of pictures and well over 100 audio and video samples from the Summer 2008 edition of the Toronto Rock Camp. We'll be posting the photos and uploading the video to our YouTube channel over the next week.

Note that each TRC Rock Camp will have its own set of pages, including a Photo Gallery and inline streaming video samples of its concert performances. Watch this space for more details!

Week Six Concert ends TRC Summer 2008 in style!

16/08/08 22:32

The Toronto Rock Camp came to a close with a great concert on August 15th, 2008. Four new rock bands, formed earlier in the week, played three songs each at the week ending concert. You can listen to Elephantom, 25 Cent Lemonade, Charge and The Synnics (who played two originals written this week) in our Concert Recordings section.

Mike McAvan and Chris Lesso Jam with TRC students

14/08/08 22:56

The TRC was fortunate to have both guitarist Mike McAvan and drummer Chris Lesso lead a clinic on Thursday August 14th, 2008. The two talented musicians were supported by the TRC's own Chuck Majic on bass. The power trio performed Van Halen's "Panama" and the Jimi Hendrix hit "Fire". Mike and Chris also led a drum, guitar and career clinic.

Left to Right: Chuck Majic, Elijah, Carmen, Chris Lesso, Mike McAvan and Kameron

The highlight of the event was a jam with TRC students. Elijah (guitar) performed with the trio on Stevie Wonder's Superstition. Elijah was joined by Kameron (guitar) on an original 12 Bar blues number improvised on the fly by Mike McAvan and titled "Greek Town Blues". As it was getting close to lunch time, Mike sang about coming down to Greek Town (Danforth and Pape) in search of Greek cuisine, only to be thwarted in his quest. The song only ended when Mike exhausted his knowledge of Greek dishes!

Carmen North joined Elijah and Kameron and sang lead vocals on Road House Blues (The Doors). You can listen to MP3 recordings of the jams in our Concert Recordings section.

Week Five Concert Audio Ready for Download

09/08/08 09:40

Four Toronto Rock Camp bands put on an amazing performance this past Friday (August 8th, 2008). With only four days to prepare (because of the Civic Holiday on Monday) the four bands (Abandoned, Chuck's Magic 5, Duble + 2, and Frets on Fire) put on a super show. You can listen to the Live Mix mp3 recordings on our Concert Recordings page.

Week Four Concert Audio Ready for Download

02/08/08 12:21

The Live Mix MP3 recordings from our Friday August 1st, 2008, concert are ready for download. Visit our Concert Recordings section to hear the TRC campers in action!

Week Three Concert Audio ready for download!

26/07/08 10:42

Four new Toronto Rock Camp bands put on a fantastic show on Friday, July 25, 2008. Listen to their performances in our Concert Recordings section. The audio files are in MP3 format and were recorded in Stereo.

Week Two Concert Audio is ready for download!

20/07/08 16:48

Eight fresh concert recordings are ready for online listening and download. Four new Toronto Rock Camp bands put on a fantastic show on Friday, July 18, 2008. Listen to their performances in our Concert Recordings section. The audio files are in MP3 format.

First Scholarship students attend Toronto Rock Camp!

15/07/08 16:53

Our first three scholarship students are attending the Toronto Rock Camp this week. The Toronto Rock Camp scholarship program was established to give budding musicians, aged 11 through 17, who otherwise wouldn't be able to attend the camp, a chance to attend a full week session. Twenty-four scholarship positions have been offered for the Summer 2008 program. For more information about the scholarship program, contact Seraphim Marcopoulos and/or submit an application through our Scholarship Form.

Week Two at the Toronto Rock Camp features four new Rock Bands!

14/07/08 15:58

Week two of the Summer 2008 edition of the Toronto Rock Camp has gotten off to a super start. Four new bands have formed and are getting ready to write, rehearse and perform their songs for the week ending concert on Friday. Our first scholarship winners are also attending this week.

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Summer 2008 Week Two Toronto Rock Camp Musicians are ready to rock!

"Live Mix" recordings of Week One Concert ready for download!

13/07/08 07:46

We've posted the "live mix" audio files, in MP3 format, in our download section. Listen to the Summer 2008 camps Week One rock bands as they were recorded during their live performance on July 11th, 2008. You can access the audio files in our Concert Recordings section.

Fair Apparel to supply Toronto Rock Camp Official T-Shirts

09/07/08 15:59

The Toronto Rock Camp is pleased to announce that Fair Apparel will be providing the Official T-Shirts for Summer 2008. The T-Shirts are Fair Trade certified, made of reclaimed cotton by a women's co-operative in El Salvador. Take a look at a design mock up of the Summer 2008 edition below!

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About Fair Apparel:

Fair Apparel works exclusively with suppliers that are either Fair Trade certified, pursuing certification, or use ethical and sustainable business practices. Becoming certified can be an expensive and difficult process and is only open to developing countries. While we strongly support this system, we feel it is of equal importance to also support local ethical businesses and those who may not yet qualify for Fair Trade labelling under the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations (FLO). All of our policies and business practices are built upon equitable and sustainable practices, and environmental respect.

Toronto Rock Camp Summer 2008 Kicks Off with Four Rock Bands!

07/07/08 15:41

The Summer 2008 edition of the Toronto Rock Camp kicks off today! A group 22 of talented young musicians are joining together in four rock bands. Look out for photos, audio clips, and video clips to be posted on the TRC website over the next week.