News from the Prairie regional office of the Canadian Music Centre.

Walter and Irene DeBoni Awarded Violet Archer Award: for Extraordinary Contributions to Canadian Music

The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) Prairie Region is proud to announce that Walter and Irene DeBoni are the inaugural recipients of the Violet Archer Award: For extraordinary contribution to Canadian music on November 23 during ArcherFest 2025.

By |2025-12-02T09:47:20-07:002 December 2025|Categories: News, Prairie|Tags: , , |

ArcherFest 2025: Celebrating the life and legacy of Violet Archer

Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region Presents: ArcherFest, November 22 & 23 Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Violet Archer The Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region is proud to present: ArcherFest, a celebration dedicated to the life and legacy of visionary Canadian composer Violet Archer! Also recognizing CMC Prairie's 45th anniversary, this two-day festival brings together [...]

By |2025-11-07T10:20:55-07:006 October 2025|Categories: News|

Amuksism. You really have to listen.

In this documentary, Indigenous composers, musicians, artists and scholars, as well as representatives from the COC and CMC discuss what’s at stake when settler artists misappropriate and misuse indigenous song and ceremony and how to broach a move towards reparation and redress.

By |2025-06-17T11:56:10-06:0017 June 2025|Categories: News|
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