Press Release Archives - Canadian Music Centre

Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music

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. canadacouncil.ca

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-05-10T10:29:24+00:0010 May 2019|Categories: Press Release|

Call for Nominations Friends of Canadian Music Award 2019

Every year, the Friends of Canadian Music Award honours those who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment, on a national scale, to Canadian composers and their music. The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) and the Canadian League of Composers (CLC) jointly administer and present this award. The Friends of Canadian Music Award is in the amount of $2000. [...]

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-05-03T14:23:01+00:003 May 2019|Categories: National, Press Release|

The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition is pleased to announce that Bryn Blackwood is the first prize winner of the 42nd Competition

The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition is pleased to announce that Bryn Blackwood is the first prize winner of the 42nd Competition. Jana Luksts won the 2nd prize, and Nicole Linaksita won the 3rd prize. The remaining finalists in alphabetical order are Edward Enman, Jesse Plessis, and Megan Thibeault. Click here to view the press release for [...]

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-04-23T11:30:30+00:0022 April 2019|Categories: Press Release|

Thank you Roger D. Moore

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Roger D. Moore, who has been a great supporter of contemporary music in Canada for many years.

By Andrea Ayotte|2019-04-15T09:05:59+00:001 April 2019|Categories: News, Press Release|Tags: Roger D. Moore|

Janice Isabel Jackson wins the 2018 Friends of Canadian Music Award

The Canadian League of Composers/La Ligue Canadienne des Compositeurs and the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) are pleased to announce Janice Isabel Jackson as the winner of the 2018 Friends of Canadian Music Award.

By Laura Stanley|2018-10-02T10:28:00+00:002 October 2018|Categories: Awards + Projects, Press Release|Tags: Janice Isabel Jackson, Sophie Dupuis|

Centrediscs nominated for 2018 East Coast Music Award

In Sonorous Falling Tones, featuring the music of Associate Composer Derek Charke and the WIRED! Ensemble, has been nominated for Classical Recording of the Year.

By Laura Stanley|2018-02-09T11:27:24+00:0029 January 2018|Categories: Press Release|