Upcoming Events
For information and details about having Bev Foster deliver her Music for life's journey presentation and/or play at your event or conference please call: Joan Hunter at 905.852.2499 or email jhunter@room217.ca
December 8, 2010 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium, Toronto
November 6, 2010 - Room 217 Music Care Conference, Waterloo, Ontario. Keynote speakers and performers: Deforia Lane, Dan Hill, Penderecki String Quartet
September 8, 2010 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium, Toronto
October 27-31, 2010 - Exhibitor, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference, Ottawa, Ontario more info
May 14-15, 2010 - Keynote and Concert, BC Hospice Palliative Care Association, Leading with Passion: Making a Difference, Surrey, British Columbia more info
May 7, 2010 - Exhibitor, Bruyère Continuing Care Education Day, Ottawa, Ontario
May 4-5, 2010 - Music Care Education and Concert, Warm Hearts Palliative Caregivers Sudbury/Manitoulin, Sudbury, Ontario
May 6, 2010 - Exhibitor, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Services Durham Region, End of Life Care for the Older Adult with Dementia, Ajax, Ontario
April 26-27, 2010 - Exhibitor, OLTCA/ORCA (Ontario Long Term Care Association/Ontario Retirement Communities Association) Convention and Tradeshow, Together We Care, Toronto, Ontario more info
April 18-20, 2010 - Presenter and Exhibitor, Ontario Hospice Palliative Care Conference, One Vision One Voice, Toronto, Ontario more info
March 26-28, 2010 - Sponsor & Exhibitor, International Conference on Music Therapy in Supportive Cancer Care, New Horizons in Care Across the Lifespan, Windsor, Ontario more info
March 15-17, 2010 - Recording Sessions, Peaceful Presence album, 1st of six new albums (Volume 2) in Room 217's Therapeutic Music Resource Library
March 5, 2010 - Featured Speaker, Sunderland Lions Music Festival Banquet, Sunderland United Church, Sunderland, Ontario
February 20, 2010 - Exhibitor, Wellness Show: Health, Vitality and You, Scugog Community Centre, Port Perry, Ontario 9am-6pm
October 22, 2009 - Exhibitor, Fitting the Pieces Together, 9th Annual Hospice Palliative Care Conference, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Service of Durham Region, Ajax, Ontario more info
October 18-20, 2009 - Exhibitor, Voyages in Care and Understanding, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba more info
October 18, 2009 - Presenter, Music for Life's Journey - Part 3B, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario, 2:00 - 4:00pm
October 18, 2009 - Featured Musician, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario, 11:00am
October 17, 2009 - Presenter, Music for Life's Journey - Part 3A, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario
October 14-15, 2009 - Plenary Speaker, Kansas Parish Nurse Ministry's 12th Annual State Conference, Spiritual Life Center, Wichita, Kansas more info
June 18-20, 2009 - Worship Leader, Canadian Interchurch Stewardship Committee, Toronto, Ontario
May 29, 2009 - Plenary Speaker, Trillium Health Centre Spiritual Care Providers, Trillium Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario
May 27, 2009 - Closing Speaker, Palliative Care - It's not just cancer, Spring Conference: Simcoe County Palliative Care Program & North Simcoe Muskoka Palliative Care Network, Orillia, ON
May 26, 2009 - Plenary Speaker, Nurturing the Spirit of Seniors in Manitoba, Long Term Care Association of Manitoba,Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 21, 2009 - Featured Speaker, The Sound of Music in Palliative Care, NLPCA (Newfoundland Labrador Palliative Care Association), St. John's, Newfoundland
May 1-3, 2009 - Worship Leader, Women's Weekend Away, Baptist Women Ontario Quebec, Mississauga, Ontario
April 19-21, 2009 - Performance, Exhibit, One Vision One Voice, Ontario Hospice Palliative Care Conference, Richmond Hill, Ontario
April 18, 2009 - Concert, Music Concert for Life's Journey, St. Matthew's Church, 333 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill, Ontario, 7:00 - 9:00pm. Proceeds from this event will support Richmond Hill Hospice, Hill House and St. Matthew's Health Ministry. Tickets $20. Call 905.884.3606.
April 6-7, 2009 - Exhibitor, Performance, OLTCA/ORCA, (
March 29, 2009 - Presenter, Music for life's journey - Part 2, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario, 2:00 - 4:00pm
March 29, 2009 - Featured Musician, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario, 11:00am
January 31, 2009 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Day Apart Conference, Grace Church, West Hill, Ontario
January 24, 2009 - Concert, Port Perry Centre for the Performing Arts, Port Perry, Ontario
December 17, 2008 - Concert, East Ridge Seniors Christmas Lunch, Stouffville, Ontario
December 15 & 16, 2008 - Harpsichord, Uxbridge Messiah Singers, Uxbridge, Ontario
December 13, 2008 - Concert, Community Lifecare, Pickering, Ontario
December 3, 2008 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium, Toronto, Ontario
November 16, 2008 - Guest Speaker, Walton Memorial Church, Oakville, Ontario
October 26-29, 2008 - Presenter, Music Across the Life Span, & Performer, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
October 18, 2008 - Breakout Session, Women Alive Conference and Expo, Markham, Ontario
October 16, 2008 - Presenter, The Sounds of Music in Palliative Care, 8th Annual Hospice Palliative Care Conference, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Program - Durham Region, Whitby, Ontario
October 9, 2008 - Featured Speaker, Canterbury Common Centre, Port Perry, Ontario
October 5, 2008 - Presenter, Music for life's journey - Part 1, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario
October 4, 2008 - Concert, 175th Anniversary Celebration, Trinity Church, Madoc, Ontario
September 23 - 26, 2008 - Exhibitor, 17th International Congress on Palliative Pain, Montreal, Quebec
September 17, 2008 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Women's Probus Club, Richmond Hill, Ontario
August 20, 2008 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium, Toronto, Ontario
June 23, 2008 - Featured Speaker, Durham Hospice, Shobrook Gardens, Uxbridge, Ontario
June 13, 2008 - Registrant, - 2nd International Music Therapy Research Conference, Making Connections: Exploring the Relationship Between Music Therapy & Music Education, Laurier Centre for Music Therapy Research (LCMTR), Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
June 10 & 11, 2008 - Plenary Speaker, VON Hastings, Northumberland and Prince Edward Counties, Belleville, Ontario
June 6, 2008 - Registrant, Music & the Brain Symposium, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
May 30, 2008 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Ontario Gerontology Association & Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
May 21, 2008 - Plenary Speaker - Music for life's journey, Pediatric Palliative Care Conference Durham Region, Oshawa, Ontario
May 2 & 3, 2008 - Accompanist, The Power of Voice, Georgetown Choral Society, Georgetown, Ontario more info
April 17, 2008 - Plenary Speaker, Music and Caregiving, Alzheimer Society of Durham & Access to Care Durham, Trillium Trails, Oshawa, Ontario
April 14 - 15, 2008 - Performances, OLTCA/ORCA, (
April 13, 2008 - Interview, Who Decides?, Listen Up TV, Burlington, Ontario - Show airs: Global TV 11am, repeat April 17th on CTS 10am more info
March 29, 2008 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, West Parry Sound Hospice, McKellar, Ontario
March 26, 2008 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium, Toronto, Ontario
March 19, 2008 - Concert/Workshop, Hospice Prince Edward, Picton, Ontario
March 7, 2008 - Panelist, Are We Off Key, United Church of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
February 26 - 29, 2008 - Clinician, Ontario Vocal Festival, Cambridge & Bowmanville, Ontario
January 16, 2008 - Presenter, Accord, Oshawa, Ontario
December 7, 2007 - Concert, An Old Fashioned Christmas, Victory Baptist Church, Newmarket, Ontario
November 12, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Gore Bay, Ontario
November 7, 2007 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium,
November 4 - 7, 2007 - Opening Ceremonies Concert, Presenter, CHPCA (Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association) Conference, Title: Hospice Palliative Care: At a Crossroads, Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
October 27, 2007 - A Grande Event, Port Perry United Church, Port Perry, Ontario
October 24, 2007 - Exhibitor, Midland Palliative Care Conference, Simcoe County Palliative Care, Midland, Ontario
October 18-21, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, National Gerontological Nursing Association, Convention 2007: Gerontological Nursing: The Kaleidoscope of Aging, Orlando, Florida
October 10, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Preferred Health Care Services, Personal Support Workers, Markham, Ontario
September 28-30, 2007 - Presenter & Performance, Westberg Parish Nurses Symposium, Title: Call to Action: Strengthening Ministries of Healing, St. Louis,
September 20, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Extendicare (Canada) Inc., Program Managers, Markham, Ontario
September 11, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Stouffville Christian Women's Club, Eastern Gate Village Square, Stouffville, Ontario
June 14 - 16, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, CTRA (Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association) Annual Conference, Titled: Celebrating Diversity in Therapeutic Practice, Regina, Saskatchewan
June 6, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Lindsay Hospice Appreciation Night,
June 1, 2007 - Performance, Music for life's journey, 30th Anniversary Celebration Weekend, Heart Lake Baptist Church, Brampton, Ontario
May 17, 2007 - Performance, Hugs & Kisses, Pediatric Palliative Care Conference, Durham End of Life Care Network & Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Service of Durham Region, Whitby, Ontario
May 15, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Ladies Bible Study, Westney Heights Baptist Church, Ajax, Ontario
May 12, 2007 - Presenter, Trustpoints, Retreat,
May 7, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Georgina Hospice & Knox United Church Wellness Ministry,
Maritime Tour 2007 Finishes
May 6, 2007 - Speaker, Regal Road Church, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
May 5, 2007 - Performance, Christian Bookstore, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 4, 2007 - Meetings, Halifax, Nova Scotia, afternoon
May 4, 2007 - Interview by Jeff Lutes, CJLU 93.9 FM, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
May 2, 2007 - Presenter, Middleton Palliative Care Association, Middleton Church, Middleton, Nova Scotia
May 2, 2007 - Speaker, The Well, Middleton, Nova Scotia
May 1, 2007 - Interview, CTV Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Live at 5
May 1, 2007 - Speaker, West End Church Seniors, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
April 30, 2007 - Concert, Germaine Street Church, St. John, New Brunswick
April 30, 2007 - Presentation, Hospice of Greater St. John, St. John, New Brunswick
April 29, 2007 - Concert & Speaker, Highfield Street Church, Moncton, New Brunswick
April 28, 2007 - Performance, La Bonne Nouvelle Bookstore, 251 St. George Street, Moncton, New Brunswick, 506.857.3066
April 27, 2007 - Meetings, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
April 26, 2007 - Concert, Songs and Stories from Bev Foster, Brunswick Street Church, 161 York Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Co-sponsored by the local Parish Nurses, Health Ministries and Hospice Planners.
Maritime Tour 2007 Begins
April 22 - 24, 2007 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, 17th Annual Conference on Palliative and End of Life Care, Title: Hospice Palliative Care: The Quest for Quality, OPCA (Ontario Palliative Care Association), London, Ontario
April 21, 2007 - Performance - Mitchell Family Books, 565 Gordon Baker Road, Willowdale, Ontario
April 18, 2007 - Keynote Speaker, Music for life's journey, Regional Geriatric Interest Group Conference, Title: Celebrate Life's Journey, Frail Elderly Alliance of Durham Region,
April 16, 2007 - Featured Speaker, OLTCA/ORCA, (
March 22-23, 2007 - Presenter and Performance, Music for life's journey, New Jersey End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Annual Conference, Titled: Beyond Dying: Palliative Care Across the Life Span, Rutgers College of Nursing,
March 21, 2007 - Speaker (Joan Hunter), Librarian's Day, Mitchell Family Books, Willowdale, Ontario
March 7, 2007 - Concert, Princess Margaret Hospital Atrium,
February 24, 2007 - Speaker, Parish Nurses Retreat,
February 3, 2007 - Speaker, Salvation Army Women's Breakfast,
January 29, 2007 - Presentation, ORMTA (
January 27, 2006 - Concert and Pre-Launch, That's Entertainment/Entre Amis, Town Hall 1873, Port
December 14, 2006 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Ajax-Pickering Christian Women's Club,
November 23, 2006 - Performance,
November 22, 2006 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Bethesda-Reach Women's Institute,
November 21, 2006 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, Reflections Women's Group, Port Perry, Ontario
November 18, 2006 - Performance, Africycle Benefit, Music Night & Silent Auction, Living Water,
November 6-7, 2006 - Poster Presentation, 28th National Conference of the Alzheimer's Society,
October 27, 2006 - Nominee (Gentle Waters), Covenant Awards,
October 27, 2006 - Presenter, Music for life's journey, Lethbridge College, Recreational Therapists,
October 25, 2006 - Performance,
October 21, 2006 - Performance, Women Alive Expo, Crowne Plazas Hotel,
October 20, 2006 - Performance Fundraiser, Music for life's journey,
October 19, 2006 - Presenter, Activity Professionals of Ontario, Music for life's journey,
October 5, 2006 - Presenter, 6th Annual
September 27-29, 2006 - Poster Presentation - International Society of Nurses and Cancer Care,
September 14 - 15, 2006 - Presenter, 16th Annual
July 28 - 30, 2006 - Presenter, NHPCO (National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization) 5th Annual Conference on Volunteerism and Family Caregiving - The Power of Music in Hope and Dying, Denver, Colorado more info
July 3 - 4, 2006 - Presenter, Summer Institute of Church Music,
June 22, 2006 - Presenter, Pallium Audioconference, Music and the End of Life more info
June 10, 2006 - Presenter, Parish Nursing Annual Meeting - Music for life's journey,
June 1 - 2, 2006 - Workshop Presenter, The Room 217 Project, Baptist Convention of
May 26 - 28, 2006 - Presenter, B.C. Hospice Conference,
May 13, 2006 - Presenter, Unite in Worship Conference - Music for life's journey,
May 3 - 6, 2006 - Presenter, Canadian Association for Psychosocial Oncololgy Conference (CAPO) - Music and Cancer Care,
April 29, 2006 - Concert, That's Entertainment/Entre Amis, Port Perry Centre for the Performing Arts, Port
April 22, 2006 - Presenter, Grief Ministry Launch - Music for life's journey,
April 20, 2006 - Presenter, Campbellford Palliative Care Community Outreach Evening,
April 19, 2006 - Presenter,
April 5, 2006 - Presenter, The Healing Power of Music, United Church Women's Group, Greenbank United Church,
March 21, 2006 - Presenter, Music and Caring Ministry, Jean Pyper Mission Circle, Women's Group, Immanuel Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario
March 12, 2006 -
March 11, 2006 - Canadian Choral Centre,
January 18, 2006 - Presenter,