Last Thursday I was up in Kelowna for the Okanagan Symphony readings of seven works by young composers, all members of the Okanagan Youth Orchestra, mentored by Jennifer Butler. CMC BC was able to sponsor this workshop thanks to a grant from the Deux Mille Foundation. It was deeply rewarding to hear the highly original [...]
Like most arts organizations, we have continued to evolve post-pandemic, exploring how we can best serve the vibrant new music community of this province. I shared with you earlier this year our new Vision for CMC BC, and today, I'm pleased to announce some internal changes to help us achieve those goals and better align [...]
CMC's award-winning label, Centrediscs, sponsored the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's CD launch for Bramwell Tovey's long-awaited opera, The Inventor, on Sunday, February 11, in Pyatt Hall. Centrediscs — the only label exclusively devoted to Canadian music — has released nearly 300 recordings since 1981. Joanne Harada helped bring the long-delayed project to fruition, backed by [...]
Are you a composer, a creator of unique sound and music? Please consider becoming an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. "Thank you, CMC BC, for the sponsorship in Gabriola. CMC's support made it possible to expand from two performances to four. It was also the CMC that came through with the rehearsal space [...]
Following a series of workshops in the fall, musica intima is pleased to present the world premieres of seven new works for vocal ensemble,written by seven talented emerging composers as part of the novum musica program, co-presented with CMC BC. . novum musica is a continually evolving mentorship scheme - first run as a reading [...]
It’s that busiest time of year for all of us, with a crescendo (or is that an accelerando?) of performances, social engagements, and deadlines to meet. So I thank you for taking a second to read this year-end note from your team at CMC BC. When we launched our new performance sponsorship initiative at [...]
It's hard to believe that CMC BC has already sponsored four performances since the start of the Fall season, as well as hosting a reception for composers in Victoria. But already, here we are about to celebrate Thanksgiving, having just honoured National Truth and Reconciliation Day last weekend. They make a very strange juxtaposition, [...]
Please join us on Wednesday, Nov 1, 5:30 - 7pm, to celebrate the launch of Max Wyman’s new landmark book The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts are Central to Democracy, co-presented by the Canadian Music Centre BC (CMC BC) and the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. Admission is by donation. Sean Bickerton, BC [...]
On Saturday, Sept 16, the Kelowna Chamber Musicians presented an 80th Birthday Celebration Concert to honour composer Imant Raminsh at Kamloops United Church, cake and all! The performance featured his 1st String Quartet and a new Clarinet Quintet performed by the Sycamore String Quartet with the outstanding clarinetist Sally Arai. I will never forget [...]
It's been such an extraordinary summer in BC! We've experienced absolutely sublime weather, making July and August golden months. https://vimeo.com/862140468?share=copy But that beauty is juxtaposed sharply against province-wide drought and unprecedented wildfires that continue to threaten homes and impact a way of life in this province we have taken for granted far too [...]
