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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 08/07/2026

“ArtsAbly in Conversation” is launching a new archival series with artists who were at the origin of the podcast. This series will be audio only. The first archival episode features the composer Molly Joyce, interviewed by Diane Kolin in 2021 and 2023. www.artsably.com/archival-int...

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 30/06/2026

A new number of ArtsAbly Bulletin, our newsletter, is available. You can subscribe to it and look at the past newsletter on our website. The link to our latest bulletin is available in our bio or at this link: www.artsably.com/mailpoet-ema.... Enjoy!

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 23/06/2026

As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Winnie Luk, the Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office. Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Very proud of my student Darrin at Community Music Schools of Toronto who completed his Level 5 Voice exam at The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto today. It was quite a challenging repertoire, with pieces in four languages, one vocalise and some music theory. Bravo!

Entrance door of the Royal Conservatory, shared with Koerner Hall and other concert halls. The address, 273 Bloor Street West, is also written on the door.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 31/05/2026

ArtsAbly celebrates National AccessAbility Week 2026 in Ottawa at the Empower Arts Summit National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts on June 1st. More information and registration: nac-cna.ca/en/event/41432.

Computer on the table of a VIA Rail train. It shows the PowerPoint title slide of my workshop, New technology and adaptive instruments workshop, Dr. Diane Kolin, ArtsAbly, June 1st 2026, artsably.com, info@artsably.com.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is a huge victory for accessibility in the performing world! 44 years after the opening of Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, this year marks the first year of accessibility of the choir loft. Read the article for details. www.artsably.com/roy-thomson-...

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Roy Thomson Hall: the choir loft becomes accessible 44 years after the opening – ArtsAbly

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This morning I gave a lecture about my research on blind and deaf musicians in Europe from medieval to classical periods, for a seminar at the EHESS in Paris. Thank you to my colleagues Ninon Dubourg, Gildas Bregain and Fabrice Bertin for inviting me.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Voted for my French representative in Canada this morning. A voté ! 🇫🇷🇨🇦

A confirmation message from the French ministry of Europe and foreign affairs saying: Proof of vote, elections for French counsellors in Foreign countries 2026.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Earlier this week, we made a recording of a new choral work entitled "I am muck" composer by Rebecca Grey, with Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. My colleague Sharon and myself had the delicate task of playing the percussion parts. "I am muck" is about the plastic pollution of water.

Two white women in front on a table with empty pill boxes, a big bowl full of water, kitchen utensils with flour.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Looking forward to present at the ISME World Conference in Montreal in July 2026. Join us for the panel entitled "Teaching Disability Studies in Music Education: Experiences from the Field." Scan the QRCode or go to www.ismeworldconference.org #ISME2026 #MusicEducation #DisabilityStudies

A poster that says: I am presenting at ISME 2026, See you in Montreal. Dates are July 26-31, 2026. There is a QR code for registration and a url to the website ismeconference.org.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I am happy to announce my new position as musicologist-in-residence of the Azrieli Music Prizes. Very happy to join the team and collaborate with composers and artists transforming the future of music composition.

A text published by the Azrieli Music Prizes that says: We're pleased to welcome Dr. Diane Kolin as the new Azrieli Music Prizes musicologist-in-residence! She will work closely with AMP laureate composers, staff, and juries to broaden the public's knowledge of AMP-winning works and the importance of contemporary concert music.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Dr. Diane Kolin is a French-born musicologist, singer, music educator, and voice teacher. Her research focuses on professional musicians, composers, and music specialists with disabilities, in music history, disability studies and music education. She is also the founder of ArtsAbly, a company offering diverse activities related to accessibility and disability in the arts.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This Saturday, May 9th, join Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for a pre-concert talk! Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm Hosted by Diane Kolin Wanuskewin concert at 7:30pm conducted by Kathleen Allan The Playground, 388 Carlaw Ave, Toronto More info and tickets here: amadeuschoir.com/wanuskewin/

Text says: Wanuskewin, seeking peace of mind. Join us for the pre-concert talk. Hosted by Diane Kolin. Picture of Diane.

Biography of Diane a picture of her sitting in her wheelchair.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 19/03/2026

This is the latest ArtsAbly newsletter. The Music and Collective Access Symposium we organized in partnership with UBC in Vancouver on Feb 27 and 28 is still fresh in our minds. You will find the final report in this newsletter. www.artsably.com?mailpoet_rou...

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 04/03/2026

Thank you to those who attended the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, on February 27 and 28, online or in person in Vancouver. It was a successful event. Don't forget to subscribe to ArtsAbly's newsletter on www.artsably.com to receive the symposium report and other related information.

Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026. A group of participants watching at the screen on the right where a presentation about Braille Music is displayed. A person in a wheelchair uses a microphone while presenting. On the left, a smaller screen with captions and an ASL interpreter.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We are ready for the Music and Collective Access Symposium! The three co-organizers, Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Anabel Maler and myself representing ArtsAbly, are ready to learn from our colleagues and community members for two days of lectures, performances and workshops at St. John’s College, UBC.

Two white women with glasses smiling at the camera. In the background, a poster with the program of day 1 of the symposium.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I survived my first full day on UBC Campus, giving a lecture to Anabel Maler’s class this morning, and a full afternoon of preparations for the upcoming symposium. Still working on one of my workshops. That’s the program for my evening.

A fountain on campus with letters in the water in a semi-circular position saying University of British Columbia.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

What a great closing ceremony! My favourite part was the transmission of the olympic baton to France at the end of the ceremony. I might be Canadian but I am also French, and former athlete. Proud moment! Now, don’t forget that the games are not over! The Winter Paralympics start on March 6.

Fabrice Pannekoucke and Renaud Muselier wave the Olympic flag, Kristy Coventry claps. I lived in the Provence Alps Region for more than ten years, my home of heart in France, and I am a former athlete from Provence, so I met Muselier several times.

The Mezzo-Soprano Marine Chagnon sings La Marseillaise.

Thomas Roussel directs the singers and musicians of the French section of the closing ceremony.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Tonight! Come hear Amadeus Choir sing the new generation of composers and poets, with a short solo sung by yours truly 🙂 There are a few tickets left. Join us ESG United Church for our Choral Creation Lab Showcase. Get your tickets now at amadeuschoir.com/events.

Poster of the Choral Creation Showcase performance. Orange background with faces of a group of people. The text reads: tonight, choral creation showcase, Saturday February 21, Eglinton St George United Church.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 21/02/2026

Tomorrow, Sunday, February 22nd, 12 PM PT, is the last day to register for our upcoming Music and Collective Access Symposium, a hybrid event organized by the University of British Columbia and ArtsAbly, on February 27 and 28, 2026. More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This is an excerpt of Amadeus Choir's Saturday evening concert. This time, no problem to find where I am 🙂 Want to hear the full version live? Purchase your tickets: amadeuschoir.com/events/. Use the promo code ALTO2 to get a discount. See you there! 🎶 #AmadeusChoir #SoloTime

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 16/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Diane Kolin, a French-born Canadian singer, a music educator, and a voice teacher. She is the founder and director of ArtsAbly. More info and registration: musiccollectiveaccess.com.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 15/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Ellen Waterman, Professor and Helmut Kallmann Chair for Music in Canada at Carleton University. More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 14/02/2026

This ASL video presents the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, which will take place in Vancouver on February 27 and 28, 2026. Watch the full version produced by Pamela Witcher and her team: musiccollectiveaccess.com/asl-presenta.... Register: musiccollectiveaccess.com/registration/

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 13/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Jesse Stewart, a composer, percussionist, artist, and Head of the Carleton University Music program. More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 13/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Anabel Maler, a scholar of music theory with interests in music and disability studies, music in Deaf culture, and the intersections of music theory, musicology, and ethnomusicology.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

You do not want to miss this concert on February 21st! Read the Ludwig van Toronto article to learn more about the concert. Use the promo code ALTO2 for a discount. Come hear the new generation of poets and composers sung by Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. 🎶 www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2026...

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PREVIEW | Amadeus Choir Of Greater Toronto Presents Choral Creation Lab Showcase

The Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto will present its annual Choral Creation Lab Showcase on February 21, featuring brand new Canadian choral music.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 12/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the keynote speaker Pamela Witcher, a multidisciplinary artist, director, mentor, interpreter, translator, cultural mediator and curator. More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 10/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Gaitrie Persaud-Killings, a Tkaronto-Guyanese, Deaf music performer and IBPOC/QIBPOC activist. More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 09/02/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film, and Scholar-In-Residence at St. John’s College, at the University of British Columbia.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

It finally arrived 🙂 So happy to be included in this great edition! “Disability and Musicking” edited by Leon de Bruin, Anthea Skinner and Jane Southcott, with a foreword by Dame Evelyn Glennie.

Cover of the book “Disability and Musicking” with a picture of a dancer on a stage with a fist up.

Book chapter by Diane Kolin, “Teaching, Learning, Unlearning”

Back book cover with the biographies of the editors and a summary by Jesse Rathgeber

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 02/02/2026

The new website of the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, co-organized by UBC and ArtsAbly, has been launched. The program of the symposium is now published. The event is free but registration is mandatory. Visit www.musiccollectiveaccess.com for more information.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Voice and vibrations experiments with David Bobier and Jim Ruxton at VibraFusionLab in Hamilton. We explored pitch and speed change, and visual projections of my voice while feeling vibrations. More to come soon 🎶

Diane, a white woman with short hair and glasses sitting in her wheelchair, looking at two white men, David, with white hair and moustache and glasses, and Jim, holding an orange watch. Both wear black sweaters and blue jeans. A stand with a tablet shows lyrics of a song.

This small white device on the tripod is a movement detector changing my pitch. We also configured to watch to change my speed. The watch is strapped on my wheel, on the opposite side of the picture. Diane rolls forward and backwards to change her voice pitch while she sings. She has a vibrating cushion on her knees. Jim holds his phone and films Diane.

The lights are off. Diane sings in the microphone she is holding. A projector has been added on a black plastic cart, projecting Diane's image duplicated several times.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Just finished the dress rehearsal for Lord of the Rings with live orchestra and choir. 250 musicians and singers on stage. I am just behind the drums 😅 Premiere in one hour and two performances tomorrow. Join us if you are up for a Tolkien adventure! filmharmonique.ca/productions/...

Poster for Lord of the Rings at Meridian Hall, January 23 and 24. It shows Frodo’s face on a big screen with conductor, orchestra and choir under the screen.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 23/01/2026

Check out the episode 55 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Eric Whitmer, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan. Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-55-a... #ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thank you all who attended my doctoral defense virtually or in person. All went well, the committee members asked interesting questions leading to interesting conversations. It was a great experience! 🎓🍾

A group of people surrounding Diane after her dissertation defense. People are waving their hands and smiling.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 20/01/2026

As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Eric Whitmer @ewhitmer.bsky.social, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan. Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

My doctoral defense is tomorrow! To those who read these words and with whom I worked in these past few years, thank you! This journey would not have been possible without you. If you want to attend, it will be at York University tomorrow, Jan 20, at 2 pm, and online. Contact me for more details.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 16/01/2026

Check out the episode 54 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada. Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-54-a... #ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts #AccessibleArts #InConversationWith

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 13/01/2026

As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada. Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation. The podcast episode will be published on Friday.

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Finally! 🙂 I just received the approval for my PhD dissertation defense. Save the date: January 20 at 2 pm! It will be hybrid, via Zoom remotely and at York University in person. If you would like to join in person or remotely, let me know, I will send you more details.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 09/01/2026

Check out the episode 53 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with seeley quest, a trans disabled environmentalist, arts and equity educator, living in Toronto in Canada. Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-53-a...

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Enjoying my next singing adventure chasing a ring, in Elvish, Mannish, Dwarvish, and yes, one sentence in English 😂

Cover of a score with the text “The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Piano Vocal score.”

Two pages of vocal and piano score in Elvish.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 06/01/2026

As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed seeley quest, a trans disabled environmentalist, arts and equity educator, living in Toronto in Canada. Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 05/01/2026

The ArtsAbly team wishes you a Happy New Year 2026! We are back to the office with a new series of podcast episode. This week's guest will be announced tomorrow. Stay tuned!

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ArtsAbly @artsably.com · 21/12/2025

Our latest newsletter, "ArtsAbly's Bulletin," starts with an open conversation article about accessibility for singers in choirs. You will also discover five 2025 highlights, and some news about the upcoming Music and Collective Access symposium in February 2026. tinyurl.com/artsably-dec...

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Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thank you Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD) for the highlight 🙂 And cheers to the other artists who shared the virtual stage this year 🎶

Pictures of several artists with the text RAMPD Highlights, pro members highlights of 2025 represent international day of persons with disabilities.

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