Congratulations to all our composers mentioned on Canada’s top 20 classical albums of 2020 by CBC Music
Our picks for Canada's best classical albums of the year, from solo piano to opera and everything in between
10 years ago, composer Ann Southam bequeathed $14M to the Canadian Women’s Foundation. This is how it helped
'She cared passionately about making a positive change for women and girls,' says the foundation's president
Fertile Ground for Thoughts and Dreams: NMC Then and Now
Now in its 49th season,Toronto’s New Music Concerts (NMC) remains one of the main presenters of contemporary concert music in Toronto, with a long and diverse legacy of bringing first performances of significant new works to Toronto audiences, covering compositions from a wide range of styles, written by living composers from around the world, including Canada.
Signalling a Musical Sea Change | Composer Alexina Louie and cellist Rachel Mercer
"The recent announcement of composer Alexina Louie as the winner of the 2019 Molson Prize in the Arts, the first time the $50,000 prize has been awarded to a female composer, signalled something of a sea change in the world of Canadian music that’s been developing gradually. The prize was presented to Louie by the [...]
Congratulations to Eve Egoyan on her Toronto Arts Foundation Award!
"Eve Egoyan is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist based in Toronto. She has released a dozen discs and toured worldwide. Eve’s curiosity compels her to reinvent the piano for herself and her audiences, to curate exceptional programmes and to commission new works by like-minded artists and composers. We asked acclaimed pianist Eve Egoyan to tell [...]