News from the national head office of the Canadian Music Centre.
"From childhood on, all he ever wanted to do was make music. Something of a prodigy, Victor Feldbrill first conducted the Toronto Symphony at the age of 18 in 1943, and went on to have an association with that orchestra over seven decades. He was an enthusiastic and tireless promoter of Canadian composers such as [...]
Congratulations to CMC Associate Composer Ana Sokolović for winning the 2020 JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the Year for her work "Evta". junoawards.ca
Congratulations to CMC Associate Composer Dean Burry and librettist Yvette Nolan for winning a 2020 Dora Award for 'Outstanding New Opera' for "Shanawdithit." tapa.ca
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, 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 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.
The 2-time Juno Award winner was a trombonist, pianist, composer and bandleader based in Vancouver
Nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announced
We are delighted to announce that with the ongoing support of the Azrieli Foundation, we are able to continue a modified version of our HATCH mentorship program for early-career performers and composers this summer.
Music lovers across the country and social media platforms have benefitted from the generosity of Canada’s music creators since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, with live online concerts on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram.