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Davenport music festival to honour legendary Canadian composer
from National
on April 9, 2018

Scholarship award to be named for choral composer Ruth Watson Henderson

"The Davenport Festival of Music is recognizing legendary Canadian choral composer and pianist Ruth Watson Henderson with a scholarship named in her honour.

The first Ruth Watson Henderson Award for Most...

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Jocelyn Morlock wins the 2018 JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the Year
from National
on March 26, 2018

Congratulations to Jocelyn Morlock on winning the JUNO's Best Classical Composition of the Year for "My Name is Amanda Todd."

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Technical Difficulties with Online Orders
from National
on March 21, 2018

Our apologies, the CMC is presently experiencing technical difficulties with all online purchase orders. Please place all purchase requests by phone until the issue has been resolved.

Please call:

Will Callaghan
Music Publishing
Production Coordinator
...

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Gabriel Dharmoo wins the 2018 Harry Freedman Recording Award // Gabriel Dharmoo remporte le prix d’enregistrement Harry-Freedman 2018
from National
on March 19, 2018

The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) and the Freedman family are pleased to announce that CMC Associate Composer Gabriel Dharmoo has won the 2018 Harry Freedman Recording Award for his vocal piece “Notre meute”.

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Quenten Doolittle: 1925-2018
from Prairie
on March 13, 2018

Quenten Doolittle: 1925-2018

The Canadian Music Centre joins with the Canadian music community to mourn the loss of Associate Composer Quenten Doolittle, who passed away on March 9th in Calgary at age 93, surrounded by loved ones and his partner in life and in creativity, Joyce Doolittle.

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Warm Tones for Cold Weather with an evening concert of music for trombone, tuba and piano
from National
on March 9, 2018

"The UPEI Music Department Recital Series will present Warm Tones for Cold Weather, a concert of music for trombone, tuba and piano on at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on the UPEI campus on Sunday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m.

Featured artists will be Island trombonist Dale Sorensen; UPEI professor of brass...

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TSO is seeking an Affiliate Composer
from National
on March 7, 2018

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is inviting applications for the position of Affiliate Composer, to begin during the 2018-19 season. The Affiliate Composer will work closely with Interim Music Director Sir Andrew Davis, TSO Composer Advisor Gary Kulesha, the artistic staff, and the musicians of the TSO. This...

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JUNOfest set to shine light on Canadian talent in Vancouver-wide festival, presented by CBC Music
from National
on March 7, 2018

"... This year the festival will include JUNOfest Classical presented by CBC Music in association with the Canadian Music Centre on Saturday, March 24 at 2p.m.. The line up includes performances by phenomenal Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki, stars of the opera world Isabel Bayrakdarian and Philippe Sly, Toronto’s...

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Exclusive Interview – Irreplaceable You composer Lesley Barber talks composing, orchestra vs. synths, and Little Bear
from National
on March 5, 2018

"Red Stewart chats with composer Lesley Barber…

Lesley Barber is a Canadian composer who has been writing music for the film and television industry since the mid-90s. She is best known for her work on feature moves like Mansfield Park and Manchester by the Sea. Her latest pieces are for the documentary A...

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Toronto Symphony’s New Creations bristle with colour
from National
on March 5, 2018

Local premieres see great new and recent work outweighing the mediocre by a wide margin.

"...The first, Dust Devils by Canadian composer Vivian Fung, is a taut, 10-minute classically structured creation in one movement divided into three sections — fast, slow and fast again. Fung effectively...

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