The Canadian Music Centre is thrilled to announce Heather Hindman‘s work “Don’t Say a Word” has won the 2024 Harry Freedman Award!

Heather, based in Edmonton, creates rich sonic landscapes by recontextualizing existing musical material with subtle uses of digital technology. Her music, blending acoustic and electronic elements, draws inspiration from everyday experiences and borrowed sound materials. Her works have been performed globally and broadcast on CBC and Belgian national radio.

Heather also teaches Composition at the University of Alberta, promoting contemporary music in education. Congratulations, Heather!
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The Harry Freedman Recording Award was established in 2010 by the Freedman family to honour this leading figure in Canadian composition. The Award supports creative costs associated with making audio recordings for a selected Canadian composer’s music. Offered every other year, the Award is the primary activity of the Harry Freedman Fund, a permanent endowment administered by the Canadian Music Centre and managed by the Ontario Arts Foundation. 

Harry Freedman is one of Canada’s most frequently performed composers and founding member of the Canadian League of Composers. His over 200 compositions for a vast array of ensembles, voices and genres, are performed internationally and has been commissioned by some of the most prolific Canadian arts organizations. Named an Officer of the Order of Canada, Freedman was awarded the Lynch-Staunton Award in 1998 by the Canada Council for outstanding achievement by a Canadian artist.