Conductor and Composer Jon Washburn was presented with CMC BC's 2019 Barbara Pentland Lifetime Achievement Award at his final concert conducting the Vancouver Chamber Choir as Music Director Friday night, May 10. My remarks in presenting the award to Jon follow: It would be impossible to conceive of anyone on this Earth more deserving of the Canadian [...]
(pictured above: R. Murray Schafer, Jon Washburn, & Grant Rowledge) The Vancouver Chamber Choir's Schafer/85: A Birthday Spectacular on Friday, July 6, 8pm, at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts celebrates the innovative music of one of Canada's preeminent composers, R. Murray Schafer. In recognition of Schafer's 85th birthday, audience members can participate by sending personalized greetings to the [...]
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 [...]