CMC BC News
40th Anniversary Letter From BC Director Sean Bickerton
Our celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia this November 2 are taking three forms — musical, social, and historical. We have commissioned a new, 40-second fanfare for trumpet; that fanfare will be premiered at a party, our Gala Open House, on Friday, Nov 10, from 5 - 7pm at [...]
New Beginnings at the Prince George Symphony Orchestra
CMC BC Head Librarian Stefan Hintersteininger recently spent the weekend of October 19th through 22nd in Prince George, performing as guest principal cellist with the PGSO for the orchestra's 2017/2018 New Beginnings season-opening concert, O Canada! Celebrating Canada's 150th Birthday. The concert was part of a larger festival in honour of Canada's 150th, and included [...]
CMC BC 40th Anniversary: Interim Director Heather Pawsey Reflects On A Memorable Year
Bill Orr / CMC BC Curator of Archives: To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia, we have invited the five people who have served as BC Director since its founding to reflect on events during their tenure. Heather Pawsey is a celebrated soprano, a long-serving member of the CMC in BC's [...]
CMC BC’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations: Bob Baker Looks Back
Bill Orr / CMC BC Curator of Archives: To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia, we have invited the five people who have served as BC Director since its founding to reflect on events during their tenure. Bob Baker was CMC BC's Director from 2009 until 2015. It was a tremendous honour [...]
ISCM World New Music Days 2017: Vancouver Welcomes the World
From November 2-8, 2017, Canada welcomes the world as Vancouver hosts the ISCM World New Music Days 2017. Since its founding in 1922, the International Society for Contemporary Music has been the world’s premier network for new music. Each year, its festival is hosted in a different city around the globe. Next month, the Canadian League of [...]
Latest Barbara Pentland Awards For Excellence
Dedicated to BC Legacy Composer Barbara Pentland, CMC BC's unique Pentland Awards seek to recognize extraordinary contributions to Canadian music, excellence in composition, and outstanding performances of Canadian music in the Province of BC through four distinct awards. On Wednesday March 22, 2017, Langley Community Music School held its annual Young Composers Competition, adjudicated by Rodney [...]