CMC Ontario News
Alfred Kunz: 1929-2019
The Canadian Music Centre joins with the Canadian music community, in particular in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, to mourn the loss of Associate Composer Alfred Kunz. Mr. Kunz passed away on January 15, 2019 at the age of 89. He was an accomplished composer with a penchant for nurturing music making in his community.
Library Residency // (Un)Traceable Sources: The Music of Sabrina Schroeder
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, [...]
Learning Through Listening : The Work of + A Conversation with Composer Rebecca Bruton
CMC Library Residency Artist Lisa Conway explores composer Rebecca Bruton's works.
Earmark // Owen Bloomfield
"There is a deep sense of place and much of the art attempts to connect with the history and environment of the area."
Earmark // Jeff Smallman
"Hearing that music in a real concert hall, and watching the 'choreography' of the orchestra, had a giant impact on me."
Earmark // Stephanie Orlando
"...what I heard absolutely blew my mind—it was the most disjunct, dissonant, non-tonally centred music I’d ever been exposed to. Growing up taking classical piano lessons had never led me to this sort of contemporary music, but I wanted to know more."