{"id":642,"date":"2013-11-11T20:08:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T20:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:50:43","slug":"artistic-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?page_id=642","title":{"rendered":"Artistic Director Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Ruddell, as Artistic Director of the Bill Reid Foundation, created <strong>The Spirit Concert.&nbsp;<\/strong>This concert was held over two evenings at the <strong>Chan Centre<\/strong> in Vancouver and included <strong>The Bach Choir, The Vancouver Symphony, Judith Forst, John Avey, The Karen Jamieson Dance Company, The Rainbow Creek Dancers from Haida Gwaii, and Bruce Cockburn.<\/strong> Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Ruddell collaborated on an arrangement of Stan Rogers\u2019 Northwest Passage for the men of the Bach Choir and Mr.Cockburn. The concert was filmed for <strong>CBC Television\u2019s Opening Night <\/strong>series and was further televised on the <strong>BRAVO<\/strong> network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?attachment_id=1295\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spirit-concert-program-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spirit-concert-program-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spirit-concert-program-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spirit-concert-program-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spirit-concert-program-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spirit-concert-program.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Ruddell was the founder and Artistic Director of the vocal ensemble,&nbsp;<em><strong>Tuned Air&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>for eighteen years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?attachment_id=1312\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuned-Air-On-Tour-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuned-Air-On-Tour-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuned-Air-On-Tour-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuned-Air-On-Tour-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuned-Air-On-Tour.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuned Air<\/strong> enjoyed tremendous community success and touring success which resulted in national recognition on&nbsp; <strong>CBC Radio&#8217;s<\/strong> &nbsp;<strong>Canada Live<\/strong> when they were recorded, in concert, with famed singer <strong>Leon Bibb<\/strong>. &nbsp;The concert was titled:&nbsp;<strong>The<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Art Of &nbsp;The Spiritual. <\/strong>Another highlight for<strong> Tuned Air<\/strong>&nbsp;was the invitation from Montreal\u2019s <strong>L\u2019Ensemble Musica Viva<\/strong> to participate in a tour of <strong>Quebec<\/strong> and to share the stage with them in <strong>Montreal. Tuned Air<\/strong> shared concerts with Vancouver&#8217;s <strong>ELEKTRA<\/strong> women&#8217;s choir and <strong>Cor Leoni,<\/strong> Vancouver&#8217;s male choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Ruddell was the Artistic Director of the <em><strong>Sooke Community Choir<\/strong><\/em> for six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?attachment_id=1296\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4405853-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4405853-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4405853-1024x415.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4405853-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4405853.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/?attachment_id=1298\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/75481900_2555260004551439_3010763759439314944_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/75481900_2555260004551439_3010763759439314944_n.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.bruceruddell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/75481900_2555260004551439_3010763759439314944_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">. Mr. Ruddell built the choir from twenty singers to more than fifty singers. The choir enjoyed many, many successful concerts in Sooke as well as at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria and Oak Bay United in Oak Bay. The choir also had several successful spring concerts in Parksville and Qualicum Beach. The choir was featured in two successive\u00a0Canada Day celebrations in Victoria BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Ruddell was the Artistic Director of Victoria&#8217;s <em><strong>The Crystal Singers<\/strong><\/em> for one year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Ruddell, as Artistic Director of the Bill Reid Foundation, created The Spirit Concert.&nbsp;This concert was held over two evenings at the Chan Centre in Vancouver and included The Bach Choir, The Vancouver Symphony, Judith Forst, John Avey, The Karen Jamieson Dance Company, The Rainbow Creek Dancers from Haida Gwaii, and Bruce Cockburn. 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