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Announcing the 2019 SOCAN Foundation Awards Recipients
from National
on August 22, 2019

SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers

The John Weinzweig Grand Prize of $3,000 for the best overall work was awarded to Eugene Astapov for “Hear My Voice.” The jury panel members were Elisabeth Raum, Dinuk Wijeratne, and Alissa Cheung.

The Godfrey Ridout Awards, for works of any...

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Ana Sokolović featured on the cover Musicworks Magazine
from National
on August 21, 2019

"Serbian-born Canadian composer Ana Sokolović's fantastical, imaginary worlds are encapsulated in her internationally renowned, critically acclaimed operas, chamber music, instrumental, orchestral, and interarts works. The multi-award-winning, Montreal-based artist garnered the 2019 Juno award for Classical...

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Researcher creates state-of-the-art music studio at Acadia University
from National
on August 19, 2019

"This fall, students of Acadia’s School of Music should expect to get an earful – of sound that is.

Dr. Derek Charke, Professor of Composition and Theory in the School of Music at Acadia University is the creator and director of the new Acadia Electroacoustic Music Studio (AEMS). With his summer break...

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Esprit Orchestra Announces 2019-2020 Concert Season
from National
on August 15, 2019

"Esprit Orchestra’s thirty-seventh concert season begins with a dizzying hit to the head! Founding Music Director & Conductor, Alex Pauk has programmed a captivating subscription concert series to be performed in the acoustically renowned Koerner Hall. The main concert series includes no less than four World...

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“Aurora Triptych”, a marvelous blend of high definition science film and music composed by John Estacio
from National
on August 14, 2019

John Estacio’s “Solaris/Borealis/Wondrous Light” exists now as a triptych called the “Aurora Triptych” and is performed live to a silent film about the northern lights during a “Science and Symphony Concert”, brought to you by the KV265, a non-profit organization whose mission is the communication of science...

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Musicworks' 2019 Electronic Music Composition Contest is Open
from National
on August 14, 2019

The Electronic Music Composition Contest is a juried competition that spotlights global musical talent while offering cash prizes and opportunities to be published and heard.

First prize is $500 (Can.), a composer profile in Musicworks 136, Spring 2020 issue (both in print and online) and the composition...

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2019 Barlow Prize Winner - Bekah Simms
from National
on August 13, 2019

"The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University proudly announces the 2019 Commission winners. After reviewing 276 submissions from 28 countries, the judging panel awarded Bekah Simms of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the 2019 Barlow Prize for $12,000 to compose a major new work for Pierrot...

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ECM+ unveils the four young Generation2020 composers!
from National
on August 12, 2019

The Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+) is very happy to unveil the four young composers who have been chosen to embark on the Generation2020 adventure:

- Gabriel Dufour-Laperrière (Que)
- Stefan Maier (B.C.)
- Matthew Ricketts...

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Call for scores: Problematic Orchestra for their December “Canadiana” concert series.
from
on July 26, 2019

Problematic Orchestra is an eclectic semi-professional chamber orchestra based in Whitehorse, Yukon. The ensemble is administered by Longest Night Society.
For information visit longestnight.ca

P.O. performs an eclectic and diverse...

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Call for Scores: Explore the Score Orchestral Composition Reading & Career Development Session
from National
on July 16, 2019

Calling all Canadian composers! We are collaborating with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to offer an orchestral composition career development session, Explore the Score. Submissions are now open and close on Sunday, September 8, 2019.

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