On Wednesday, January 16, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra launches its 6th Annual New Music Festival, its first under Music Director Otto Tausk, who took the helm from long-time VSO Music Director (and New Music Festival creator extraordinaire) Bramwell Tovey at the beginning of VSO's 100th Anniversary 2018 / 2019 season. This New Music Festival is also [...]

On Monday evening, January 21st, the 2018 / 2019 season of the Murray Adaskin Salon Concert Series resumes with a Celebration of the remarkable music and career of Owen Underhill. The concert, which features a wide variety of solo and chamber works dating from 1987 to present day (and including two premieres), will be held [...]

For more than 40 Years the CMC has championed Canadian music in BC. And thanks to your efforts and support, Canadian music is thriving across the province. 2018 was a truly wonderful year! We heard some extraordinary music and performances. Learned a lot from the remarkably talented young composers participating in our seminars. Made new [...]

Two weeks ago I drove up to Penticton, BC to speak with a group of music teachers from the BCRMTA's South Okanagan region. It was a wonderful opportunity to present four of our five BC Legacy Composer Documentary films. I tried to tell them about the composer's lives, and to place them in the social, [...]

Reprinted by permission of Carmen Leier, President, South Okanagan Branch, BCRMTA. On Friday, October 19, the South Okanagan Branch of the BC Registered Music Teachers' Association (BCRMTA) held its first Professional Development workshop of the season in Penticton, along with invited non-Registered Music Teachers in our ongoing outreach initiative. Our invited guest, Sean Bickerton, Director of [...]