CMC BC News
A Time of Thanksgiving
It's hard to believe that CMC BC has already sponsored four performances since the start of the Fall season, as well as hosting a reception for composers in Victoria. But already, here we are about to celebrate Thanksgiving, having just honoured National Truth and Reconciliation Day last weekend. They make a very strange juxtaposition, [...]
Max Wyman Book Launch
Please join us on Wednesday, Nov 1, 5:30 - 7pm, to celebrate the launch of Max Wyman’s new landmark book The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts are Central to Democracy, co-presented by the Canadian Music Centre BC (CMC BC) and the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. Admission is by donation. Sean Bickerton, BC [...]
Imant Raminsh’ 80th Birthday Celebration!
On Saturday, Sept 16, the Kelowna Chamber Musicians presented an 80th Birthday Celebration Concert to honour composer Imant Raminsh at Kamloops United Church, cake and all! The performance featured his 1st String Quartet and a new Clarinet Quintet performed by the Sycamore String Quartet with the outstanding clarinetist Sally Arai. I will never forget [...]
New Concerts, Score Videos, & Events For The Fall
It's been such an extraordinary summer in BC! We've experienced absolutely sublime weather, making July and August golden months. https://vimeo.com/862140468?share=copy But that beauty is juxtaposed sharply against province-wide drought and unprecedented wildfires that continue to threaten homes and impact a way of life in this province we have taken for granted far too [...]
It’s All About You!
We have been taking time over the past year to consult widely and deeply with our patrons, our composers, our Advisory Council and the broader community. We want to thank you for sharing your voices and ideas with us. The result is that an exciting new vision for CMC BC is taking shape to guide [...]
A New Vision for CMC BC
Our BC Advisory Council held a retreat in March as part of our 2022 - 2023 Revisioning Project curated together with Warren Dean Flandez, a leading EDI consultation. At that retreat the Council adopted Five Aspirations and at our Annual Meeting in June, the membership voted unanimously to adopt those Five Aspirations as well as [...]