CMC Prairie News
YYC Music Awards (YYCMA) 2024 Nominations
Congratulations to the 2024 Nominees! Two of our own Prairie Region Associate Composers' albums have been nominated for Classical Recording Of The Year! Jessica McMann's "Prairie Dusk" is a new Indigenous Classical Music CD of original compositions for varied flutes, voices, piano, and viola recorded in 2023 at Studio Bell. Michalis Andronikou's "The Strings of [...]
Prairie Regional Newsletters
CMC Prairie prides itself in the promotional work that we do for our Prairie Associate Composers. Every month we release a newsletter that highlights not only our own CMC events, but also upcoming concerts and festivals featuring Canadian music, services and grants available to artists, calls for submissions for conferences and programs, and the latest [...]
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.
2024 Initiatives Fund Winner, Tawnie Olson
Congratulations to our 2024 Initiatives Fund Winner, Tawnie Olson!
CMC Prairie Region announces 2025 Emerging Composer Competition
Emerging Composers with a connection to Canada’s Prairie Region are invited to submit their orchestral works to the 22nd edition of the CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition for Orchestra with a cash prize of $1,000 and performance by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) during the 2025 edition of the Winnipeg New Music Festival (WNMF).
Remembering Diana McIntosh
On December 16, 2022, Diana McIntosh, a playful and creative spirit, and prominent Canadian musician, composer and performer, moved on to explore new adventures.