Megumi Masaki Awarded Violet Archer Lifetime Achievement Award
The Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region is proud to announce that Megumi Masaki has received the Violet Archer Lifetime Achievement Award.
Allan Gordon Bell Awarded Violet Archer Lifetime Achievement Award
The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) Prairie Region is proud to announce that Allan Gordon Bell has received the Violet Archer Lifetime Achievement Award on November 23 during ArcherFest 2025.
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.
Modern Composer’s Toolbox Series
June 7 (choral) | June 21 (instrumental) Join CMC Associate Composer D. Geoffrey Bell in his “Modern Composers Toolbox” series, as he dives into the world of digital software for emerging composers!
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!
“The Canadian Music Centre: A History”
Read about the history of the Canadian Music Centre.
YYC Music Awards (YYCMA) 2024 Nominations
Two of our own Prairie Region Associate Composers' albums have been nominated for Classical Recording Of The Year!
Prairie Regional Newsletters
CMC Prairie prides itself in the promotional work that we do for concerts, news, and events in the Prairie Region musical community.
2024 Emerging Composer Competition Winner, Robert Humber
The Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region (CMCPR) is pleased to announce that Robert Humber (Calgary) is the winner of the 2024 Emerging Composer Competition (ECC) for his piece, warmth comes.