Composing for String Instruments and String Quartet

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Composing for String Instruments and String Quartet, a Workshop with Members of the Odin Quartet and Cellist/Composer Ronald Royer Tuesday, February 14, from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Canadian Music Centre, Toronto Available online or in-person   This workshop focuses on how to affectively compose for a string instrument. Detailed information will be presented on left-hand fingering [...]

Americanadian Soundscape

BUY TICKETS   Come hear world premieres of string quartet works by Canadian composers David Carovillano, Elizabeth Raum, and American Travis Ramsey, as well as other Odin Quartet commissioned works by Ron Royer and Jimmy Kachulis. The event is co-presented with Canadian Music Centre and will be livestreamed as well.

My Sunset-Land Rojava (CD Launch)

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

BUY TICKETS “My Sunset-Land, ROJAVA” is retelling the tale of a heart-sore nomad (a Kamanche) from Kurdistan, where tunes are born in her every brief stop she takes for a nap while passing the unwanted confines of the torn land of the Kurds. Every morning before sunrise settles, Kamanche abandons the spot leaving a [...]

Workshop: Vocal Improvisation and Tuning with Judith Berkson

RSVP   Following Judith's performance at the Women from Space Festival, the CMC has invited Judith to give a workshop on her vocal improvisation practice. From Judith: We will explore strategies and structures for improvising with our voices. These will include opening up to new timbres and techniques as well as thinking like a [...]

From Oblivion to Hope – ALBUM LAUNCH

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

BUY TICKETS I Am Who I Am Records is proud to present, From Oblivion to Hope, a string quartet album of music by Canadian composer Frank Horvat, performed by the Odin Quartet. This album starts pessimistically with a track called Oblivion, which is an easy headspace to live in these days, especially in the [...]

Duo Perdendosi: Da Capo

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

BUY TICKETS   “Da Capo'' is the story of how two young people from diaspora populations navigate complex personal identities, find kinship within each other, and continue to nurture an ever growing and changing relationship with homecoming through the power of music, art, and community. Featuring works by Purich, Ho, Ramnath, Baker, Davidson, Kats-Chernin, [...]

Rivers #4: Getting You and Your Music Out There

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

The fourth iteration of our Rivers (Re-Imagined) workshop series will take place on Friday, May 26, at noon EST, at the Canadian Music Centre. Composer/cellist/writer/curator/publicist Nick Storring will discuss the ins and outs of publicity and promotion for independent composers and musicians trying to build a name for themselves in 2023.

The Power of Words

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

To celebrate the 2023 Asian Heritage Month, pianist Jialiang Zhu and her friends present The Power of Words, a Chinese music and poetry-inspired recital. Jialiang calls Toronto her home, where she met all the featured Canadian artists on this program, including soprano Zi Xin Emily Lapin, composers David Jaeger and Roydon Tse, and poets Kathryn Knowles [...]

Intimes exubérances

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

LIVESTREAM Thursday, June 8, 2023 – 8 pm Tickets : $20 general/$15 arts worker, students, seniors   Cheryl Duvall and The Canadian Music Centre present the world premiere performance of:Intimes exubérancesby Patrick Giguère Patrick writes:Intimes exubérances is an ambitious concert-length work for piano. It is formed of musical material  patiently collected in the intimacy of my [...]

Alive with Words and Music

Chalmers Performance Space 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

On Friday June 9 at 7:30 pm, William Beauvais presents a concert at the Canadian Music Centre at 20 St. Joseph Street. The performance, entitled “Alive with Words and Music,” celebrates the launch of two CDs and showcases the work of guitarist Beauvais, along with fellow guitarist Andrew Frost, vocalist Kira Braun, and actor Trish [...]

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