Michael Snow, Canadian artist who ‘knew no boundaries,’ dies at 94
Snow, born in Toronto, known for Flight Stop in Eaton Centre and The Audience at the Rogers Centre
Vital and prolific composer John Beckwith was an authority on Canadian music
John Beckwith's more than 160 compositions reflect his interests in Canadian literature and history, the country’s composed musical heritage, contemporary poetry, and shifting currents of music.
John Beckwith, prominent Canadian composer, dead at 95
He wrote more than 160 works, including 4 operas and a dozen orchestral compositions, during his long career
Alan Heard, Canadian Composer and Teacher
Donald Alan Freeman Heard died on 24 July 2022 after a long illness. He passed the last days of his life at St. Joseph's Hospice in Sarnia, Ontario, with his wife Anne Wilson at his side.
Remembering Maestro Bramwell Tovey, VSO Music Director Emeritus
A Celebrated Conductor, Composer, Humanitarian and Arts Leader
Celebrating Harry Freedman’s 100th Birthday
We celebrate the legacy Harry Freedman left behind for Canadian music and beyond.
The Weisgarber Legacy 20 Years On
By Karen Suzanne (Weisgarber) Smithson.
Celebrating Composer Robert Fleming
To mark the occasion of the 100th birthday of Canadian composer Robert Fleming (1921-76), his son Berkeley has prepared this short piece on his father’s experiences as a burgeoning young composer during the Second World War. A retired sociologist and academic administrator, Berkeley Fleming is currently writing what he hopes will be a definitive biography of his father.
Remembering R. Murray Schafer
We asked a number of people from the five regions of the Canadian Music Centre to offer their thoughts and reflections about the influence of R. Murray Schafer.
A Reflection on the life of Kenneth Nichols (1936 – 2021)
Kenneth Nichols was a music theory and composition teacher, pianist, and Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.
