2020 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert Features Four World Premieres October 22, 2020
Medici TV to livestream the performance with works by 2020 Azrieli Music Prize-Winners Keiko Devaux, Yotam Haber and Yitzhak Yedid Performers include Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne led by Lorraine Vaillancourt, mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó and soprano Sharon Azrieli
Composer Vivian Fung – ‘Prayer’ [World Premiere]
Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the CBC Virtual Orchestra performing the world premiere performance of Canadian composer Vivian Fung‘s ‘Prayer’
Classical music: Vancouver composer Stephen Chatman worth celebrating
“I’ve been more prolific since March this year than at any other time in my life, because I no longer have those constant interruptions. I’ve actually been inspired by the pandemic.”
Maestro Victor Feldbrill first conducted the Toronto Symphony at age 18
"From childhood on, all he ever wanted to do was [...]
The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition are going ONLINE in September for the 43rd edition of the competition!
Brandon, Manitoba – The annual Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (E-Gré), which began in 1976, was the vision of composer, pianist and violinist S. C. Eckhardt-Gramatté. It is unique in its devotion to the performance excellence of 20th- and 21st-century music and to the creation of over 40 new commissioned works by Canadian composers.
Ana Sokolović Wins A Juno For Classical Composition Of The Year
Congratulations to CMC Associate Composer Ana Sokolović for winning the [...]
Composer Dean Burry and Librettist Yvette Nolan take home the Dora for Outstanding New Opera for Shanawdithit!
Congratulations to CMC Associate Composer Dean Burry and librettist Yvette [...]
2020 Western Canadian Music Awards announced!
Congratulations to Centrediscs and CMC associate composers Carmen Braden and Vincent Ho on their Western Canadian Music Awards nominations! And a big shout out to the other nominated CMC associate composers, Stephen Chatman, Dorothy Chang, and Marcus Goddard!
Victor Feldbrill, conductor and champion of Canadian composers, has died at 96
Victor Feldbrill, principal conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from 1958-68, founder of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and tireless champion of music by Canadian composers, died on June 17 at the age of 96.
Esprit Orchestra Announces First RBC Associate Composer/Conductor Program, Names Eugene Astapov to the Role
Esprit has appointed Eugene Astapov, a Toronto-based composer, to take on the role of Esprit’s RBC Associate Composer/Conductor for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons.