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Premiere in Albania, Spring 2013
by ejknudson
on May 6, 2013

Canadian composer Elizabeth Knudson is back home again in Vancouver after a recent trip to Albania with Oliver de Clercq (principal horn, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra). Mr. de Clercq gave the European premiere of Ms. Knudson's horn concerto, 'Mosaic', as guest soloist with the Orkestra Simfonike e RTSH (Albanian...

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Postlude au Noir
by LelaBoum
on May 3, 2013

Michelle Boudreau compositrice présente Postlude au Noir, un concert de créations avec le mezzo-soprano Marie-Annick Béliveau et six musiciens de la relève en audition. Postlude au Noir aura lieu à la salle de musique de l'Édifice Gaston-Miron situé au 1210, rue Sherbrooke Est à Montréal, le samedi 1er juin 2013 à...

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Exploring Centrestreams: Ann Southam's "Springs of Earth no. 2"
by bcurley
on April 19, 2013

Despite warnings of the temperature dropping and possible flurries this evening (???), I am convinced that spring is happening. On my daily commute through Toronto's Rosedale Valley Road I have noticed a lot of beautiful green ground cover appearing, and an explosion of tiny blue flowers covering the area at the...

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Water Makes You Dream
by Paolo Griffin
on April 13, 2013

Water has always been a popular subject amongst composers. Last Thursday's concert given by Adam Sherkin at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, titled Water Makes You Dream, illustrates why water remains so fascinating.

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On "Who Cares if you Listen?"
by bcurley
on April 11, 2013

As anyone who read my last post on Lori Freedman knows, I freely admit to not always being a lover of contemporary music. In my relatively recent goal of getting to know and better understand the music of the composers we promote at the CMC, I have found myself becoming a much more open listener.

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Exploring Centrestreams: Lori Freedman's "No Man's Clan"
by bcurley
on April 8, 2013

Hello again, fellow explorers of Centrestreams! Have I mentioned how great it is that I get to spend this time listening to tons of new music as part of my job? It certainly has been an education for me. I must confess that I haven't always been a fan of new music, and even now find much of it daunting and...

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Exploring Centrestreams: Don Macdonald's "Tabula Rasa"
by bcurley
on April 3, 2013

So beautiful! What can I say? Oh Don Macdonald, thank-you for giving me the arm-chills with this music. Listen up if you enjoy breathtaking choral writing, which obviously you do.

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Playing on the Edge: Beaumont Delivers a Fantastic Piano Recital
by CMC Ontario Volunteer
on April 3, 2013

By: Jason Caron

There was a busy weekend for Canadian music in Toronto in mid-March, with centenary celebrations for John Weinzweig at the University of Toronto, an Array concert, and an all Canadian piano recital by Dr. Réa Beaumont at the Glenn Gould Studio.

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Szymanowski
by alien3894
on April 2, 2013

Hey everybody !!!
I'm currently playing Prelude in Bminor from Karol Szymanowski !!!

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Exploring Centrestreams: Michael Oesterle's "Iron Man"
by bcurley
on March 26, 2013

Today I've been listening to the music of Michael Oesterle. If you have the time I would highly recommend tuning into his Centrestreams ...

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