(pictured above: five winners of Grade Five Song-Writing Competition) On Friday night, May 10, 2019, CMC BC presented Barbara Pentland Awards of Excellence for Outstanding Composition to winners of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Young Composers Competition. BC Director presenting Antoine Villéger with Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence BC Director Sean Bickerton, on hand [...]
(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 [...]
In Vancouver Classical Music blog's 2017-2018 Season Preview, Geoffrey Newman notes a Renaissance of new music in Vancouver: "New Music seems to be everywhere in the city these days. In addition to the VSO New Music Festival in January, by far the biggest event sees Vancouver hosting the 2017 ISCM World New Music Days, featuring concerts [...]