News from the national head office of the Canadian Music Centre.
JUNOfest Classical Nominees Showcase
Saturday, March 23, 2024, Doors 12:30 PM // Concert 1:00 PM - St. Matthew's United Church, 1479 Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1Z2
2024 Emerging Composer Competition Winner, Robert Humber
The Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region (CMCPR) is pleased to announce that Robert Humber (Calgary) is the winner of the 2024 Emerging Composer Competition (ECC) for his piece, warmth comes.
2024 Initiatives Fund Winner, Tawnie Olson
Congratulations to our 2024 Initiatives Fund Winner, Tawnie Olson!
Canadian Ingenuity: Hunched at a piano, making scintillating music
"The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity."
HPO Composer Fellows selected for 2024-25 season
The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased to announce the participants of our Composer Fellowship Program for the 2024-25 season.
Brantford composer wins inaugural Walter MacNutt Prize
Brantford’s Ronald Beckett was named the inaugural winner of the Canadian Music Centre’s Walter MacNutt Prize on Monday, March 4, 2024.
Successful Grants Database
Grant applications are a critical part of building a sustainable career as a composer in Canada. They can also be intimidating, especially for first-time applicants, and while granting agencies may provide some guidance as to how best to approach the specific requirements of their individual granting programs, sometimes there’s nothing quite as helpful as seeing the real thing
CMC Prairie Region announces 2025 Emerging Composer Competition
Emerging Composers with a connection to Canada’s Prairie Region are invited to submit their orchestral works to the 22nd edition of the CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition for Orchestra with a cash prize of $1,000 and performance by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) during the 2025 edition of the Winnipeg New Music Festival (WNMF).
A Celebration of Canadian Musical Excellence: TSO presents NACO, OSQ
When the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) and Orchestre symphonique de Québec join forces to take the Roy Thomson Hall stage on March 2nd, their performance will be a celebration of Canadian musical excellence, highlighting the homegrown talent of performers and composers alike.
Massimo Rossi 1933 – 2024
The musical arts community of Quebec has thus lost one of its most illustrious and accomplished musicologists.
