Announcing the finalists of the third edition of the Graham Sommer Competition!
The Schulich School of Music of McGill University is pleased to announce five finalists for the third edition of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers.
Cecilia Livingston Awarded the Louis Applebaum Composers Award
Composer Cecilia Livingston is the recipient of this year’s Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $15,000 award recognizes excellence for a body of work in the field of composition for theatre, music theatre, dance and opera.
Composer Serge Arcuri passes away
The Canadian Music Centre in Quebec (CMC) announced Thursday afternoon that composer Serge Arcuri has died after a long illness. Serge Arcuri had just turned 70 on June 10.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Members of the Canadian Music Centre to be held VIRTUALLY via Zoom on Saturday, June 15, 2024
Arcady concert a tribute to Ontario composers
A concert celebrating the works of Ontario’s legacy and new generation composers is coming to Central Presbyterian Church in Brantford on June 1.
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!
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).
Massimo Rossi 1933 – 2024
The musical arts community of Quebec has thus lost one of its most illustrious and accomplished musicologists.
Music paper, against all odds
The Canadian Music Centre (CMC), whose Quebec offices are located on Crescent Street in downtown Montreal, acts much like a publisher in that it prints scores for orchestras with a work by a Canadian composer registered with the CMC on their program and collects royalties for its public performance, which it redistributes to the rights holders.
