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Congratulations to Alexina Louie for winning the Canada Council Molson Prize
from National
on June 12, 2019

The Canada Council Molson Prizes

The Molson Prizes are awarded to two people—one in the arts and one in the social sciences or humanities—who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding achievements. These prizes are funded by an endowment from the Molson Foundation and are administered in...

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SOCAN Young Composer Awards
from National
on June 10, 2019

This annual competition is designed to recognize Canadian composers who are 30 years of age and under, for original concert music works in the following five categories: large ensemble, chamber ensemble, solo or duet, vocal, and electroacoustics.

Deadline: June 13, 2019

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New Music for Louis Riel Score Co-commissioned By Canadian Opera Company And National Arts Centre
from National
on June 5, 2019

The Canadian Opera Company and the National Arts Centre have co-commissioned a new work to replace the music from the Kuyas aria that opens the third act of Louis Riel by composer Harry Somers and librettist Mavor Moore. Composer Ian Cusson, of Métis and French-Canadian descent, has been...

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Voices in the Wilderness: Thinking about Murray Schafer in 2019
from National
on May 31, 2019

"On a particularly sunny and warm May day in Belfast – one might even have called it summery – my thoughts turned to the coming season, and to the phenomenon of music performed in the great outdoors, or even deep in the wilderness, if the friends and followers of Murray Schafer are to be emulated. My reverie...

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In Memoriam: Derek Holman (1931-2019)
from National
on May 28, 2019

The Canadian Music Centre joins with the Canadian music community, in particular in the Toronto region, to mourn the loss of Associate Composer Derek Holman. Dr. Holman died in Ottawa on May 20, 2019 at the age of 88.

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Canada's music community remembers Derek Holman
from National
on May 23, 2019

"The conductor, organist and composer died on May 20, 2019, at the age of 88

Canada's classical and church music communities are mourning the loss of Derek Holman, the accomplished Toronto-based organist, conductor and composer, who died on May 20 at the age of 88.

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Tapestry Opera does right by Indigenous collaboration
from National
on May 15, 2019

"Back in 2017, it seemed as though every arts organization across the country was talking about collaborating with Indigenous artists. It was Canada’s sesquicentennial, after all, and within the larger environment of reconciliation, Indigenous artists were in high demand.

Canadian playwright and librettist...

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Claude Vivier: A cosmic seeker’s star ascends
from National
on May 13, 2019

"In 1801, Goethe wrote to Felix Mendelssohn that “where nothing new is actually produced, an art cannot make itself vividly felt.” Innovation and impact are ideas Canadian composer Claude Vivier took to heart.

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Choral maestro Andrew Balfour pursues his Indigenous identity through music
from National
on May 10, 2019

"There are things you expect to hear from a classical-music composer like Andrew Balfour: that he grew up singing in a church choir. That he began playing an instrument at an early age – in his case, trumpet. That while other kids were grinding out guitar licks, miming Bruce Springsteen or David Bowie (he grew up...

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Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music
from National
on May 10, 2019

The deadline to apply for the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music is June 1, 2019! This annual prize encourages Canadian professional composers to create avant-garde chamber music and to foster its performance by Canadian chamber groups. Consult the guidelines on their website.

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