MUSE, Fall 2025 — Composers in Conversation: Carmen Braden
Janna Sailor, CMC Prairie Region Director and host of the Musing podcast, sat down with composer and performer Carmen Braden to discuss composing, creative evolution, parenting, and life in the far north!
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Conversations with Zuzana Šimurdová
CMC Prairie Director Janna Sailor sits down with Czech-Canadian pianist Zuzana Šimurdová to discuss her new album that features all-Canadian female composers, Vertical Landscapes!
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Conversations with Michalis Andronikou
CMC Prairie director Janna Sailor sits down with Michalis Andronikou to discuss his newest album, Heliostagma!
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Conversations with Jesse Morrison
CMC Prairie director Janna Sailor in conversation with violist Jesse [...]
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Legacy Composer: Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté 1899-1974
Born in Moscow in 1899, Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899-1974) trained [...]
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Composer Spotlight: Maria Thompson Corley
Pianist, Composer, and Advocate for Diversity in Classical Music
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Composers in Conversation: V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells (McMann)
CMC Prairie Region director Janna Sailor sits down with V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells (McMann) to discuss her award-winning album Prairie Dusk, upcoming tour dates, reclaiming her birth name, and more!
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, [...]
MUSE, Winter 2025 – Composer Feature: Emilie Cecilia Lebel
“... one of the country’s [Canada] most acclaimed musical voices, known for her atmospheric and introspective compositions that captivate listeners.” Fanny Po Sim Head, Interlude