From the mid-1950s into the early years of the 1960, Harry Somers, by then fairly established as a composer, and Norma Beecroft, a young music creator just finding her bearings, had a tumultuous relationship.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Norma Marian Beecroft in her 91st year, peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
On Wednesday, November 1, the University of Toronto's Technology and Performance Integration Research (TaPIR) Lab will present New Ways for Old Works, a concert featuring works by Norma Beecroft, Susan Frykberg, and Micheline Saint-Marcoux.
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.
"Canadian composer Norma Beecroft (b. 1934) recently released her book, Conversations with Post World War II Pioneers of Electronic Music, containing an insightful and revealing collection of interviews that explore the history of electronic music around the world. The book, originally published as an e-book, contains transcriptions of her interviews with many of the principal [...]
