CMC Ontario Regional Director Joseph Glaser sat down with the participants in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra's reading sessions, Andrew James Clark, Sophie Dupuis, Nathalee Jacques, and Paul Alexander Lessard to discuss their participation in the reading sessions on June 23rd and 25th conducted by Gary Kulesha. Sophie and Nathalee's readings were the culmination of their [...]
We catch up with Associate Composer Benjamin Sajo about responding to the pandemic with an increased need to write for oneself, moving to Nunavut and the role that music educators play in young musicians' lives.
CMC Ontario Regional Director Joseph Glaser sat down with HPO composer fellow, Luis Ramirez to discuss his participation in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Fellowship program. The program was launched in collaboration with the Ontario Region of the Canadian Music Centre in our 18-19 Season. The program is aimed at connecting early career composers [...]
CMC Ontario Regional Director Joseph Glaser sat down with HPO composer fellow, Matthias McIntire to discuss his participation in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Fellowship program. The program was launched in collaboration with the Ontario Region of the Canadian Music Centre in our 18-19 Season. The program is aimed at connecting early career composers [...]
CMC Ontario Regional Director Joseph Glaser sat down with HPO composer fellow, Arie Verheul van de Ven to discuss his participation in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Fellowship program.
CMC Ontario Interim Regional Director Joseph Glaser sat down with emerging composer and co-recipient of the 2021 Friends of Canadian Music Award, Maria-Eduarda Mendes Martins to discuss her participation in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Fellowship program.
BY LISA CONWAY Banner Photo: Sabrina Schroeder performing at Tidal ~ Signal. Credit, Alistair Henning. My first introduction to Sabrina Schroeder’s work was via a Vimeo video from the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE, New York chapter). The video featured a live performance at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY. The stage lighting is mysterious and blue, [...]
By Frank Horvat On December 6, 1989, I was 15 years old—a grade 10 student at Nepean High School. Growing up under the care of two loving parents in a quiet, upper middle class neighborhood in Ottawa, life was predictable and somewhat sheltered. Watching the news with my parents on that fateful night shattered all [...]
The third in a series of avant-garde performances, in this instance showcasing young Canadian filmmakers and composers, Synesthesia III was a captivating event that worked to redefine how we perceive film and music. Presented by FAWN Opera and New Music, in collaboration with The Seventh Art, the performance illustrated some of the innovative and ambitious minds at work in Toronto’s contemporary art scene.