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.
CMC Québec celebrates its 50th anniversary!
Québec Regional Director Claire Marchand presents the mission of CMC Québec and its history over the past 50 years.
Composer Simon Bertrand Appointed Interim Artistic Director of the SMCQ
Mr. Bertrand officially took office on September 13, 2023.
Statement on Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Season Cancellation
The Canadian Music Centre and the Canadian League of Composers are shocked and dismayed to learn about the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s last minute decision to cancel their entire 2023/24 season.
CMC Ontario selects Ronald Becket as the inaugural winner of the Walter MacNutt Prize
The CMC is pleased to announce the selection of Ronald Beckett as the inaugural winner of the Walter MacNutt Prize.
CMC Prairie Region announces 2024 Emerging Composer Competition
Emerging Composers with a connection to Canada’s Prairie Region are invited to submit their orchestral works to the 21st 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 2024 edition of the Winnipeg New Music Festival (WNMF).
