New Music Edmonton Presents NOW HEAR THIS 2026: Rising Sounds: A Celebration of New Voices from Amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton)
2026-06-12 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | Mile Zero Dance Space, 9931 – 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 1N6, Canada
Rising Sounds: A Celebration of New Voices from Amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton)
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026 7:30 PM
Venue: Mile Zero Dance Space (9931 – 78 Avenue NW, Edmonton)
Featuring: kirmeve; Tamarack Cunningham; Borborygmi; Tzadeka; Andrew Noakes and Julian Eveneshen
Now Hear This, weekend 2, begins with an outstanding multiple bill featuring some of the most exciting early-career creative voices from the Amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton) region. For NME, there is nothing more important than highlighting and supporting creatives from our city in the early stages of their careers. Be prepared to immerse yourself in wild and risky new ideas in music and sound performance covering a mind-blowing, awe-inspiring range of practices, and to come away inspired and ready for more – this is the newest generation of artists from your community!
And, speaking of emerging artists, if you can, why not donate to our Endowment Fund, administered by the Edmonton Community Foundation? Every cent of this fund will be used to support emerging artists!

New Music Edmonton Presents NOW HEAR THIS 2026: Elusive Things: Standing Wave Ensemble | Makenna Graham
2026-06-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 2G6, Canada
Elusive Things: Standing Wave Ensemble | Makenna Graham
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 7:30 PM
Venue: Holy Trinity Anglican Church (10037 84 Ave, Edmonton)
Bringing the festival to spectacular close, New Music Edmonton is honoured to present our guests from Vancouver, Standing Wave, in an exhilarating program of new work that will take you to some very unexpected places. There are only a handful of Canadian ensembles comparable to Standing Wave: now in their fourth decade, the group has, since its inception, commissioned and performed dozens of new works by Canadian composers. With several albums to their credit, the group has been nominated for many Juno and Western Canadian Music awards. This concert offers a great selection of classical music behaving badly, and will include works by some of our country’s most important composers, each of them nominees or winners of several Juno Awards. Get ready for an onslaught of glitches, raucous psychedelia, misfiring thoughts, alongside some of the most profoundly meditative and ecstatically gorgeous music you will hear anywhere!
Standing Wave: Christie Reside, AK Coope, Rebecca Whitling, Cristian Markos, Allen Stiles, and Vern Griffiths
Program: Bekah Simms, single Red flower; Linda Caitlin Smith, new work; Nicole Lizée, Turntaazm; Dorothy Chang, Of All Things Elusive; Bekah Simms, Metamold; Makenna Graham: Nakalele (2024) and New Work (2026), for woodwind quartet
hy not donate to our Endowment Fund, administered by the Edmonton Community Foundation? Every cent of this fund will be used to support emerging artists!

Music Engraving Summer Camp – Day 1
2026-07-18 09:30 - 15:30 | University of Calgary: Craigie Hall, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
Are you a composer, arranger, musician, educator, or student? Do you want to learn how to prepare professional quality sheet music and develop your engraving skills? Want to relive the whimsy of summer camp?
The Canadian Music Centre: Prairie Region is excited to announce our first ever Music Engraving Summer Camp, a two-day intensive designed to introduce you to the world of music typesetting and score preparation, led by industry professionals, from July 18-19, 2026.
With sessions led by our very own in-house engraver, Anton Lindenblatt, you’ll learn the basics of engraving, including notation conventions, score and part preparation, and the many options of music notation software available.
As a bonus, Michaela Kleer, head librarian of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, will also present a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most crucial roles in orchestral operations, and the work in preparing scores and parts for the musicians!
What You’ll Learn
You’ll start with all the basics: first with standard notation conventions (beaming, note spacing, text markings), followed by instrument specific guidelines (bowings, mutes, extended techniques, lyrics), in addition to non-traditional notation, including aleatoric/indeterminate music.
You’ll learn how to properly format scores and parts, delving into the art of stave layout, pagination, printing, and binding. This will be presented in conjunction with our guest speaker, Michaela Kleer, and her role as orchestral librarian!
Important Information
The full intensive will take place in-person at the University of Calgary in Craigie Hall F202, from 9:30am – 3:30pm, with an hour break for lunch.
For the one day/flex pass, participants will have the option to join virtually if they would like to attend the first session on July 18th, which includes access to the orchestral librarian seminar. The librarian seminar is also available as a standalone purchase.
We offer discounts to CMC Associate Composers as well as music educators for the one-day and two-day packages!
We are also offering a limited number of bursaries to those who may benefit; for further information or special accommodations, please contact CMC Prairie director Janna Sailor. (janna.sailor@cmccanada.org).
Software Requirements
Participants will be expected to bring their own personal devices (Mac/PC/tablet) with one of the following software installed:

Dorico 5 or later

Finale 25 or later (Note: Finale downloads and technical support are no longer available as of August 26th, 2025)

MuseScore 4 or later

Sibelius 2023 or later

For software specific technical requirements, please visit their websites.
Any general questions or concerns can be directed to library assistant Anton Lindenblatt (anton.lindenblatt@cmccanada.org).

Music Engraving Summer Camp – Day 2
2026-07-19 09:30 - 15:30 | University of Calgary: Craigie Hall, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
Are you a composer, arranger, musician, educator, or student? Do you want to learn how to prepare professional quality sheet music and develop your engraving skills? Want to relive the whimsy of summer camp?
The Canadian Music Centre: Prairie Region is excited to announce our first ever Music Engraving Summer Camp, a two-day intensive designed to introduce you to the world of music typesetting and score preparation, led by industry professionals, from July 18-19, 2026.
With sessions led by our very own in-house engraver, Anton Lindenblatt, you’ll learn the basics of engraving, including notation conventions, score and part preparation, and the many options of music notation software available.
What You’ll Learn
Expanding on the previous day’s session, you’ll do a deep dive into the world of music notation technology, including Dorico, Sibelius, Finale, and MuseScore and picking the right software for your needs. You’ll also explore how templates, keyboard shortcuts, and external scripting integrations can be used to speed up your workflow.
An engraver needs a keen eye; Anton will walk you through the process of proofreading and error-spotting. Registrants for this session will have the opportunity to bring in personal projects for coaching and individual feedback.
Important Information
The full intensive will take place in-person at the University of Calgary in Craigie Hall F202, from 9:30am – 3:30pm, with an hour break for lunch.
We offer discounts to CMC Associate Composers as well as music educators for the one-day and two-day packages!
We are also offering a limited number of bursaries to those who may benefit; for further information or special accommodations, please contact CMC Prairie director Janna Sailor. (janna.sailor@cmccanada.org).
Software Requirements
Participants will be expected to bring their own personal devices (Mac/PC/tablet) with one of the following software installed:

Dorico 5 or later

Finale 25 or later (Note: Finale downloads and technical support are no longer available as of August 26th, 2025)

MuseScore 4 or later

Sibelius 2023 or later

For software specific technical requirements, please visit their websites.
Any general questions or concerns can be directed to library assistant Anton Lindenblatt (anton.lindenblatt@cmccanada.org).
