Vancouver, BC – The Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia (CMC BC) has presented the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) with an Award of Excellence for the VSO’s extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music at the closing night of their New Music Festival on Sunday, January 29,  in the Orpheum Theatre. The award was presented to Maestro Bramwell Tovey, VSO Music Director, by Sean Bickerton, [...]

Vancouver, BC – The Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia (CMC BC) is pleased to announce that Turning Point Ensemble was presented with an Award of Excellence this year for its extraordinary contribution to Canadian music. The award was presented by CMC BC Director Sean Bickerton to Owen Underhill, Turning Point Artistic Director on Friday, January 27 [...]

There's a new place in Vancouver's West End dedicated to teaching more of us about contemporary Canadian classical composers. The Canadian Music Centre in B.C. opened in 1959. Its mission: to promote the ever-changing world of new classical music in the country. The organization recently moved to its new home in the heart of Davie Village. The new [...]

It’s not every day that an organization launches a new concert series, let alone a new theatre. Undertaking one of these projects alone would be daunting. Doing both simultaneously is the challenge of a lifetime. Yet that is what the CMC did last Friday evening, inaugurating our new Murray Adaskin Salon with a live concert and [...]