In early 2014, the company began an exciting phase of growth and community programming by occupying a new facility – the Small World Music Centre (SWMC). Providing a place Toronto’s culturally diverse music community can call home. Located in Artscape Youngplace on Shaw Street, the 1,000 square foot performance space features quality staging and sound and telescopic seating to accommodate 70 people. The Centre regularly hosts intimate concerts, workshops, master classes, panel discussions, rehearsals, and multimedia productions engaging a diverse range of artists and cultural communities. The Centre has allowed the Small World Music Society to grow in new ways by creating possibilities in a way that only a dedicated physical space can. From long-term artistic processes, as a ‘creative incubator,’ to small-scale performances presented at the highest production standards, the Centre broadens the options for artists and audiences, and allows Small World Music to enhance its educational outreach and community engagement. An essential bridge builder between communities
The Virtual Concert Hall:
Fundamental to the vision of SWMC is the Virtual Concert Hall (VCH), a state-of-the-art video and audio capture facility. While the Centre excels at engaging small numbers of people, the VCH enables us to take what we do to a virtually limitless audience in the digital and broadcast realm, giving Small World’s activities a lasting legacy and deepening our engagement with our constituencies. With multi-camera high definition capture, and multi-track digital audio recording capabilities, the VCH functions on multiple levels. It takes SWMC programming ‘beyond the four walls’ of the space, builds the Small World brand exponentially online, gains attention of sponsors, provides career-building collateral for artists, and creates a lasting resource-base of materials, enabling continued enjoyment and learning through the innovative programs taking place.
