Concours de musique du Canada - Grande finale et concert gala ˆÝ Montrˆ©al

Jean-Franˆßois Rivest et Alexande Da Costa

au concert gala du 6 juillet

ˆÝ la salle Claude-Champagne

La finale de la 51^e ˆ©dition du Concours de musique du Canada (CMC)

rˆ©unira prˆ®s de 250 musiciens, du 19 juin au 6 juillet, ˆÝ la Facultˆ© de musique de l’ÄôUniversitˆ© de Montrˆ©al.

Durant les ˆ©preuves, les mˆ©lomanes pourront entendre gratuitement les meilleurs espoirs de la relˆ®ve classique au pays

jouer des instruments aussi divers que le piano, les cordes, les vents, le clavecin, la harpe, l’Äôorgue,

la guitare, la flˆªte ˆÝ bec, les percussions, sans oublier le chant et la musique de chambre.

Cette annˆ©e, le Concours culminera par un concert gala prˆ©sentˆ© le 6 juillet, ˆÝ 19 h 30, ˆÝ la salle Claude-Champagne.

L’ÄôOrchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, sous la direction de l’Äôambassadeur artistique du CMC, Jean-Franˆßois Rivest,

se produira avec le violoniste virtuose Alexandre Da Costa et plusieurs laurˆ©ats de cette 51^e ˆ©dition du Concours.

http://www.cmcnational.com/

CMC Congratulates R. Murray Schafer

Canadian Music Centre Associate Composer
R. Murray Schafer honoured with
Governor General's Performing Arts Award

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MARCH 2, 2009, TORONTO, ON ’Äì The Canadian Music Centre congratulates Associate Composer R. Murray Schafer on being a recipient of the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's most prestigious lifetime achievement award for the performing arts.¬Ý

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Over the course of his career, Schafer has achieved an international reputation as a composer, an educator, environmentalist, scholar and visual artist. His compositions are performed by soloist and ensembles across the country and around the world making Schafer a true icon of Canadian contemporary music.

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Schafer's honors include two Fromm Foundation prizes (1968, 1972), the Canadian Music Council Medal (1972), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1974), the William Harold Moon Award (1974), the Composer of the Year Award from the Canadian Music Council (1976), the Prix Jules-Lˆ©ger pour la nouvelle musique de chambre (1977, for String Quartet No. 2, 'Waves'). He has also received the Prix Honegger (1980, for String Quartet No. 1), the Glenn Gould Prize for Music and Its Communication (1987), the Canada Council Molson Prize (1993), the Louis Applebaum Composer's Award (1999), and the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts from the Canada Council for the Arts (2005).

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The Canadian Music Centre is proud to count R. Murray Schafer, one of Canada's most celebrated composers, among its Associates.

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To learn more about R. Murray Schafer and his work, click here and check out the CMC Centrediscs recording and documentary in the Canadian Composer Portraits series.

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The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) celebrates its 50^th Anniversary in 2009 and is the primary resource for musical works, parts, recordings and information on Canadian contemporary music and its creators.¬Ý Since 1959, the CMC has promoted the works of its Associate Composers through encouraging the performance and appreciation of Canadian music, and making its collection of more than 18,000 works available worldwide.¬Ý Centrediscs was created in 1981 as Canada's foremost label of Canadian contemporary concert music, recording the works of composers associated with the CMC.¬Ý Visit www.musiccentre.ca for more information.

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Le Compositeur agrˆ©ˆ© du Centre de musique canadienne

R. Murray Schafer

reˆßoit le Prix du Gouverneur gˆ©nˆ©ral pour les arts de la scˆ®ne

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LE 2 MARS 2009, TORONTO, ON ’Äì Le Centre de musique canadienne fˆ©licite le Compositeur agrˆ©ˆ© du CMC, R. Murray Schafer, qui a reˆßu le Prix du Gouverneur gˆ©nˆ©ral des arts de la scˆ®ne, la plus haute distinction accordˆ©e aux artistes canadiens de la scˆ®ne.

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Au cours de sa longue carriˆ®re, Schafer s'est acquis une rˆ©putation internationale comme compositeur, pˆ©dagogue, environnementaliste, chercheur et artiste visuel. Ses ‰ìuvres sont interprˆ©tˆ©es par des solistes et des ensembles de partout au pays et dans le monde, de sorte que Schafer est un vˆ©ritable symbole de la musique canadienne contemporaine.

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Parmi les distinctions dˆ©cernˆ©es ˆÝ R. Murray Schafer figurent deux prix de la Fondation Fromm (1968, 1972), la Mˆ©daille du Conseil canadien de la musique (1972), une bourse Guggenheim (1974), le Prix William Harold Moon (1974), le Prix du Compositeur de l'annˆ©e du Conseil canadien de la musique (1976), le Prix Jules-Lˆ©ger pour la nouvelle musique de chambre (1977, pour String Quartet No. 2, ¬´¬ÝWaves ¬ª). Il a ˆ©galement reˆßu le Prix Honegger (1980, pour String Quartet No. 1), le Prix Glenn-Gould pour contribution ˆÝ la musique et ˆÝ sa communication (1987), le Prix Molson du Conseil des Arts du Canada (1993) et le Prix Walter-Carsen d'excellence en arts de la scˆ®ne dˆ©cernˆ© par le Conseil des Arts du Canada (2005).

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Le Centre de musique canadienne est fier de compter R. Murray Schafer, l'un des compositeurs les plus rˆ©putˆ©s du Canada, au nombre de ses Compositeurs agrˆ©ˆ©s.

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Pour en savoir davantage sur R. Murray Schafer et sur son ‰ìuvre, cliquez ici et allez voir l'enregistrement et le documentaire parus chez Centredisques, l'ˆ©tiquette du CMC, dans la sˆ©rie Portraits de compositeurs canadiens.

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Le Centre de musique canadienne (CMC), qui cˆ©lˆ®bre en 2009 sont 50^e anniversaire, constitue la source la plus importante d'‰ìuvres musicales, de matˆ©riel d'orchestre, d'enregistrements et d'information sur la musique canadienne contemporaine et ses crˆ©ateurs. Depuis 1959, le CMC fait la promotion des ‰ìuvres de ses Compositeurs agrˆ©ˆ©s en encourageant l'exˆ©cution et l'apprˆ©ciation de la musique canadienne, et en mettant ˆÝ la disposition du public partout dans le monde sa collection riche de plus de 18 000 ‰ìuvres. Centredisques, crˆ©ˆ©e en 1981, l'ˆ©tiquette canadienne la plus importante vouˆ©e ˆÝ la musique de concert canadienne contemporaine, enregistre les ‰ìuvres des compositeurs membres du CMC. Visitez www.centremusique.ca pour plus de renseignements.

Canadian Music Centre launches CentreStreams

Canadian Music Centre launches CentreStreams ’Äì providing unprecedented online access to Canadian classical music

December 8th, Toronto, ON - The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) is pleased to announce the launch of its newest online initiative ’Äì CentreStreams. Designed to provide music enthusiasts across Canada (and abroad) with online streaming access to a catalog of over 8,000 contemporary classical works by Canadian composers, CentreStreams once again positions the CMC as a leader among international music information centres.

Prior to the launch of this initiative, performers, conductors, researchers, teachers and students were required to visit one of the CMC's five regional offices to access the extensive collection in its Ann Southam Audio Archive. CentreStreams will now provide countless more Canadians with access to this material ’Äì which truly is a national treasure.

CMC is especially proud of the timing of this launch as it serves as a kick-off to the organization's 50^th Anniversary celebrations which begin in January 2009.

CentreStreams represents the next stage in the CMC's online strategy, which also includes the Sounds New podcast, the New Music in New Places social network, several award-winning online educational activities (Composer Portraits: Influences of Many Musics, Sound Adventures and Sound Progression) and the availability of recordings from its Centrediscs label on all major music download services. We look forward to finding ways to further integrate these online projects while also exploring further opportunities to bring Canadian classical music to an ever larger online audience.

The three-year process to design, implement and launch CentreStreams could not have taken place without the financial support of the Heritage Policy Branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, the ongoing cooperation of CBC Radio 2 (a partner of the CMC's for almost 50 years) and the leadership of CMC's extremely talented Web Developer/Architect Travis McCauley. We are very thankful for the commitment that each of these partners showed for the project.

The Canadian Music Centre, founded in 1959 is the primary resource for music scores, parts and recordings of Canadian contemporary music. Housing Canada's largest collection of Canadian classical music works, distributed through its 5 Regional Centres and Libraries, the CMC exists to promote the works of its Associate Composers in Canada and abroad. The Centre makes available for sale or rental more than 18,000 scores and/or works of Canadian contemporary classical music composers through its on-demand Music Publishing Services. Visit www.musiccentre.ca.