The HPO has selected two successful candidates set to participate in the 21-22 HPO Composer Fellowship Program. The program designed in collaboration with the Ontario Region of the Canadian Music Centre provides early career composers with a tuition-free training opportunity that connects them with professionals in the orchestral world.
The Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region (CMCPR) is pleased to announce that Thomas Joiner (Calgary) is the winner of the 2022 Emerging Composer Competition (ECC) for his piece, Dawn, and Isaac Zee (University of Manitoba) is the winner of the 2021 ECC for his piece, On the Day of Judgement.
This season, five monographic concerts will take place, each featuring the music of André Hamel, Jean Lesage, Simon Bertrand, Michel Longtin and Linda Bouchard.
Personal note from John Reid, Prairie Regional Director, Canadian Music Centre.
Edmonton-based Sointu Aalto wins the 2020 Louise MacPherson Memorial Award
Announcing the winners of the inaugural Beckwith Award
By Pouya Hamidi & Matthew Fava
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The Canadian Music Centre announces 2020 Harry Freedman Recording Award winner
2020's New Music Festival will have six events in four different venues that take advantage of the dark, dull, post-holiday time of the year to offer something exciting and extraordinary. "From to time music organizations decide to make important announcements with a certain extra amount of fanfare. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra took that high profile [...]
