Jerry Ozipko Reviews “Vertical Landscapes” by Zuzana Šimurdová
"Here we have a musical landscape of piano works from eleven representatives of the next generation of Canadian composers – all of these being women" - Jerry Ozipko
Spring/Summer 2025 Composer Interview: V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells (McMann)
CMC Prairie Region director Janna Sailor and V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells (Jessica McMann) sat down to discuss her award winning album Prairie Dusk, upcoming tour dates, reclaiming her birth name, and more!
CMC Prairie’s Printing and Binding Services
Did you know that we offer printing and binding services? We offer multiple binding and paper options, as well as competitive prices.
Dr. Keith Davies Jones (1947-2025)
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Keith Davies Jones; beloved husband and father; caring physician; musician and composer; animal lover; life giver.
Richard O. Burdick’s Latest Releases
CD 88 - Beautifully Relentless, Op. 322 (Ying/Yang Melody Cycle) for three horns, piano and drums The I Ching can be organized in a circle. It is a gradual pattern like the changes in weather through a year. There are beautiful patterns including fascinating opposites. He has organized this set into a pattern which has [...]
Piotr Grella-Mozejko’s Latest Happenings
Piotr Grella-Możejko has been very busy throughout the closing months of 2024 and in early 2025. Catch up now!
Weaving Sounds: Elementary Piano Pieces by Native and Indigenous Composers
Connor Chee and Renata Yazzie edited and compiled this fantastic new repertoire book for elementary piano players. The book features compositions from Jessica McMann / V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells, Sonny-Ray Day-Rider, and Beverley McKiver.
Black History Month Tribute: Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 – October 2, 1943)
In honour of Black History Month, CMC Prairie is paying tribute to Robert Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 - October 2, 1943), a Canadian-American composer.
MUSE, Winter 2025 – Legacy Composer: Violet Archer (1913-2000)
“The most admired woman of the decade”
MUSE, Winter 2025 – Album Preview: Daniel Pelton
Daniel Pelton is an award-winning saxophonist and composer from Calgary, Alberta. Daniel began playing saxophone at the age of nine and pursued his musical studies at the University of Calgary, graduating with his Bachelor of Music degree in 2018. Inspired by his musical hero Frank Zappa and somewhat disillusioned by the impersonal approach of the [...]