The Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) took place this past weekend at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1983, BISQC is a triennial competition that aspires to not only recognize musical greatness, but also support the careers of...
As we are getting settled into a new concert season and all the anticipated performances, particularly of work by women composers, it’s also a good time to look back on the historical precedent of American ensembles performing works composed by women. I. Where to...
The Canadian Music Centre has just launched Centrestream – a free online service that provides audiostreams of the CMC’s music collection. Boasting 62 solid days of music, the 8,000 recordings are representative of works from over 700 Canadian composers. In order to...
