Dr. Dylan Robinson, was presented with a Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence for his extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music on February 5, 2021, in particular his landmark book Hungry Listening.

Chor Leoni was presented with a Pentland Award of Excellence for extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music on Friday night, June 3, 2022, for their innovative C4 Canadian Choral Composition Competition and for the many dozens of new works they have commissioned from and premiered by Canadian composers.

Chor Leoni C/4 Canadian Choral Composition Competition

Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Katerina Gimon

Pierre Simard

Robert Rival

Contestants in the Vancouver International Music Competition were all encouraged to perform a Canadian work, with the best performance in each age category selected by their jury for a Barbara Pentland Outstanding Performance Award virtually on October 8, 2021, and with overall best category winners receiving honoraria as well.

Barry Tan — Piano (Overall Best)
Shun Ishikawa — Piano (Age 8 and Under)
Ryder Hsu — Piano (Age 9-12)
Hamilton Lau — Piano (Age 18-35)

Vivian (Wei An) Chen — Strings (Best Overall)
Phelicia Wen — Strings (Age 8 and Under)
Bonnie Wong — Strings (Age 9-12)
Elishia Yeung — Strings (Age 13-17)
Bruno Quezada — Strings (Age 18-35)

Luke Stevenson

$1,000 scholarship presented at CMC BC’s Annual meeting hosted on Zoom.

Naomi Sehn

$500 scholarship presented at CMC BC’s Annual meeting hosted on Zoom.