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 [...]

The Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia (CMC BC) is pleased to present a Certificate of Excellence to the BC Registered Music Teachers' Association (BCRMTA) for its extraordinary contribution to Canadian music, both through its devotion to fostering the teaching of Canadian repertoire as part of a well-rounded curriculum, and through the BCRMTA's competitions and awards for the performance of Canadian music.

Renovated Vancouver Creative Hub features new 40-seat concert salon, will host intimate recitals celebrating Canadian composers. Vancouver, BC – The Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia (CMC BC) proudly reveals its completely renovated home, the Vancouver Creative Hub (837 Davie Street), which now features a 40-seat black box theatre, the Murray Adaskin Salon, an urban cultural hotspot for [...]

Photo:  Ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch new Victoria Creative Hub with Soprano and CMC BC Regional Advisory Council member Catherine Fern Lewis (L); Victoria Deputy Mayor Jeremy Loveday; CMC BC Director Sean Bickerton; and Victoria Engagement Leader and composer Christopher Reiche (R) New Victoria Creative Hub hosts unique pedagogical library of Canadian music, offering free educational programs [...]

Photo: CMC BC Director Sean Bickerton (R) presents Don James, C.M., (L) founder of the International Choral Kathaumixw with CMC BC Award of Excellence Powell River, BC – The Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia (CMC BC) is proud to present an Award of Excellence to the International Choral Kathaumixw for their extraordinary contribution to Canadian music. [...]

Photo: BC Director Sean Bickerton presenting Award of Excellence to Jeremy Stewart, Founder of Casse-Tête Festival (Credit: Micah Green) Vancouver, BC – The Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia (CMC BC) is proud to present the Casse-Tête Festival with CMC BC's first-ever Award of Excellence for their extraordinary contribution to Canadian music. “We’re so pleased that CMC BC’s very [...]