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 when the planned workshop/rehearsals at the Bader Centre fell through. You have no idea what a lifesaver the CMC was to the project! (Rita Ueda, I Have My Mother’s Eyes)

 

 

CMC BC’s Performance Sponsorship Program that Rita refers to, sponsored 27 performances in 13 cities across BC last year, and more are planned for 2024.

 

The Canadian Music Centre BC has also created more than 160 score videos of our BC composers’ music, and we produce more every year. In partnership with Redshift Music, we’ve also produced 50 Unaccompanied music videos and we are currently producing 10 Duets music videos, all featuring works by Associate Composers CMC.

“I am grateful that, since 1977, CMC has supported me in numerous ways as an Associate Composer. For many years, CMC Centrepulse has documented concerts of my music; CMC has archived hundreds of my professional scores. Most recently, the CMC sponsored my 70th Birthday Celebration, performed in the Chan Centre by the Vancouver Chamber Choir and Vetta Chamber Music. As well, CMC Centrediscs has produced recordings of my music resulting in three JUNO nominations and three Western Canadian Music Awards. Thank you CMC!” (Stephen Chatman)

We also offer Artist Residencies in our Murray Adaskin Salon to our Associate Composers, free composition workshops with the leading composers of our day, provide awards to BC music competitions rewarding young people for playing works by CMC Composers, and our Online Digital Archive helps ensure your legacy by capturing the history of Canadian music in BC since the turn of the last century with nearly 30,000 artefacts.
This is all in addition to the many benefits provided by CMC Canada to all Associate Composers, including our online library and store which makes available to the world a vast storehouse of the music of Canadian composers, as well as Centrediscs, our award-winning record label, which has released nearly 300 CDs of Canadian music since its founding in 1981.
So join Us! The next deadline for applications is coming up fast –  March 1.