Since it first began awarding grants in 2016, the Hugh Davidson Fund, held at the Victoria Foundation, has supported the commission of nineteen new works by Vivian Fung, Marcus Goddard, Samy Moussa, Jeffrey Ryan, Rita Ueda, Nicole Lizee, Linda Bouchard, Jocelyn Morlock, Stacey Brown, and Cassandra Miller, among other composers to be announced. The [...]
How Can We Help? How can we help you bring non-commercial Canadian music to life? We offer a number of resources, programs and services all designed to support the amazing work you are doing in this field. So please. Talk to us. Tell us how we can help you. It's what we're here for. Regional [...]
Announcing the next concert for New Music at the Gallery, a new series from the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Canadian Music Centre in BC, curated by composer Jack Campbell. This third concert in the series, on Friday, December 16 at 5pm, is a celebration of the work of Canadian women-identifying composers performed by Jane Hayes, one of [...]
CMC BC is in the midst of a year-long revisioning project. It involves the broadest community consultation we have ever undertaken. Our goal is to better centre our work — championing BC's composers and the new music community that supports them — in Equity and meaningful Inclusion so that real Diversity is the true result. [...]
Today I celebrate seven years leading the Canadian Music Centre in BC and I'm extremely proud of everything our team has accomplished in that time. Notably, creating the Murray Adaskin Salon, a small but beautiful performance space for new music that's hosted more than 100 performances, workshops, screenings, book & CD launches since then. [...]
CMC BC Survey Offers Chance To Win iPad Mini or $500 Gift Card To Long & McQuade Click here to take the survey now By now you should have received an email about CMC BC’s new survey from jesse at tanakamarketing dot ca. If you haven’t seen it yet, please check your spam filter [...]
We neglected to include upcoming performances of music in Manhattan's Greenwich Village by Vancouver Composer Frank Brickle in a recent Centrepulse, so I'm adding this article to make sure they receive the attention they deserve: 1. The Village Trip Guitar Festival Sat 10 Sep St. John’s in the Village Life Story for solo guitar [2019; [...]
The Canadian Music Center in BC (CMC BC) and Queer Arts Festival are pleased to co-present Queering The Air with Rachel Iwaasa on Friday, September 23, 7:30 pm, at the SUM Gallery, featuring pianist and performance artist Rachel Iwaasa, a ”keyboard virtuoso and avant-garde muse” (Georgia Straight). She will be performing works written by Queer and [...]
I'm writing this article on behalf of the entire team that makes up CMC BC to thank you for the support you have shown us through two years of the pandemic we've all endured together. The unique family that supports and makes possible the work we do is comprised of composers and musicians and scholars. [...]
by Sean Bickerton | Nov 4, 2021 | 0 comments NEW DISTANCE REHEARSAL TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS IN VANCOUVER The Canadian Music Centre in BC and City Opera Vancouver today announced a new Jack Trip Virtual Studio headset rehearsal system now available for loan to performing arts groups in Greater Vancouver from the Canadian [...]
