CMC Prairie 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.
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Legacy Composer: Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté 1899-1974
Born in Moscow in 1899, Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899-1974) trained on both piano and violin, a rare combination for a composer. She initially studied at the Paris Conservatory, and later continued her music education in Berlin. Eckhardt-Gramatté was a well-travelled performer, often performing her compositions for both violin and piano. In 1920, she married painter [...]
MUSE, Spring/Summer 2025 – Composer Spotlight: Maria Thompson Corley
Pianist, Composer, and Advocate for Diversity in Classical Music
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!
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
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!