CMC BC News
Winners of Langley Community Music School Young Composers Competition
(Pictured above: CMC BC Director Sean Bickerton with recent winners of LCMS Young Composers Competition) Langley Community Music School (LCMS) held their third annual Young Composers Competition last month. The competition is offered to music students working at the Junior, Senior, and Post-Secondary levels. BC Director Sean Bickerton presenting Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence [...]
Deadline for Jean Coulthard String Quartet Readings Extended To May 1
Responding to requests from a number of teachers, we have extended the deadline for this year's Jean Coulthard String Quartet Readings to May 1. Dr. Jennifer Butler Led by Composer-Mentor Dr. Jennifer Butler and supported by CMC BC Librarian and composer Jordan Nobles, emerging composers are asked to submit drafts of five-minute quartets for [...]
Third Annual Jean Coulthard String Quartet Readings
2019 Seminar Features Composer Dr. Jennifer Butler, Borealis String Quartet & artwork from Rennie Museum Exhibition The Canadian Music Centre is pleased to announce the third annual Jean Coulthard String Quartet Readings, a seminar led this year by Composer Mentor Jennifer Butler, with quartets read and performed by the Borealis String Quartet, inspired by art from [...]
Reflections on CMC BC’s Murray Adaskin Salon And The Great Man Himself
Written by Rodney Sharman Hand Murray Adaskin’s handwriting is engraved on the glass windows to Vancouver’s Davie Street, the only ornament in the concert space bearing his name. Murray was of the generation where left-handed children were forced to write with their right hands. Watching him write words or music was like watching someone draw: [...]
Meet Dr. T. Patrick Carrabré, UBC School of Music’s new director
"The University of British Columbia welcomes Dr. T. Patrick Carrabré as the new Director of the School of Music. An internationally renowned composer, teacher, and media personality, Dr. Carrabré will assume the role starting July 1st, 2019. “I am delighted that Dr. Carrabré will take on the leadership of the School of Music. His [...]
Jordan Nobles Joins CMC BC As New Library Assistant
We are pleased to announce that Jordan Nobles will start as CMC BC's new Library Assistant on Tuesday, February 19. The new appointment also makes it possible for us to extend CMC BC Library hours to open Saturday afternoons for the first time. On February 19th onward, Jordan will be available for repertoire consultations, our highly-specialized Music [...]