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The Canadian Music Centre: Supporting Canadian Composition
from Ontario
on April 24, 2012

"On a recent visit to The Chalmers House, the Ontario branch of the Canadian Music Centre (CMC), I was surprised to find that what I imagined would a be stuffy archive is much more than a library of scores and CDs of Canadian compositions. That evening the winding Victorian heritage building was host to a twelve...

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Christopher House on his tribute to Ann Southam’s Rivers
from Ontario
on April 24, 2012

"As a choreographer, Christopher House, artistic director of Toronto Dance Theatre, is always looking for ways to challenge himself and his dancers.

This time around, with a new work for TDT, he’s gone in what could be considered a retro direction. For the first time in many years, he’s forgoing original...

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She shoots, she scores : Dundas composer creates music for TSO based on iconic Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater
from Ontario
on April 24, 2012

"...So when Dundas composer Abigail Richardson was commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to write music to the story, she fully understood the gravity of the situation.

Carrier’s story tells of the Leafs-Canadiens rivalry through the eyes of a 10-year-old child growing up in postwar rural Quebec....

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East Coast Music Awards winners : Richard Gibson, Scott MacMillan
from Atlantic
on April 24, 2012

"...New Brunswick favourites Matt Andersen and David Myles each took home two awards, as did Nova Scotia’s Scott MacMillan and Keith Mullins..."

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How Canadian should the Canadian Opera Company be?
from Ontario
on April 24, 2012

"Wanted: an opera lover with a keen interest in new music, deep pockets and a big Canadian heart.

Assignment: donate $1-million to help the Canadian Opera Company live up to its name by producing a new Canadian opera.

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CMC Composer Derek Charke wins 2012 JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the Year
from Ontario
on April 24, 2012

APRIL 3, 2012, TORONTO, ON - Centrediscs, the recording label of the Canadian Music Centre, is thrilled to congratulate CMC Associate Composer Derek Charke on winning the “Classical Composition of the Year” at the 2012 JUNO Awards for his work Sepia Fragments from the album Sea to Sea.

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Acadia prof wins Juno
from Atlantic
on April 24, 2012

"A Kentville musician and professor won a Juno Award Sunday for a classical composition that combined sounds from nature with acoustic instruments.

Derek Charke teaches music theory and composition at the Acadia University school of music. His winning piece, Sepia Fragments, won classical composition of the...

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Congratulations to CMC Associate Composer Derek Charke on his The JUNO Awards win for Classical Composition of the Year!
from Ontario
on April 24, 2012

Congratulations to CMC Associate Composer Derek Charke on his The JUNO Awards win for Classical Composition of the Year!

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East Coast Music Week Awards
from Atlantic
on March 22, 2012

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) announced several updates today for the upcoming East Coast Music Week being held in Moncton, April 11 to 15, 2012.

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Canadian Music Centre / Canadian League of Composers Friends of Canadian Music Award
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on March 22, 2012

The CMC/CLC Friends of Canadian Music Award is a $2000 annual award honouring those who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to Canadian composers and their music.

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