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New Musings on New Music

We recently spoke with Adam Clarke, a young Canadian composer living and working in Belgium.  It was fun to hear about his journey from small town Nova Scotia to some of the cultural centres of Europe.

By |2023-05-18T10:58:46-03:0018 May 2023|Categories: News|Tags: |

A Conversation with Associate Composer Rosemary Mountain

Rosemary Mountain's life has been characterized by exploration – geographical, cultural, scholarly, and creative. Her musical output is varied in style and ensemble, including electroacoustics and mixed works as well as occasional collaborations with other art forms (film, dance, theatre), and has been performed in Canada & Europe. Early exposure to Indian music led her [...]

By |2021-05-20T12:29:47-03:0020 May 2021|Categories: Atlantic, Composer Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Sarah Slean/Symphony Nova Scotia CD Nominated for JUNO and ECMA awards

“Symphony Nova Scotia made sweet music with Sarah Slean, which has earned the orchestra a Juno nomination for 2021 Classical Album of the Year:Vocal and Choral. The album Ecstasy also grabbed an East Coast Music Award nomination for Classical Recording of the Year. Slean says CBC producer Jeff Reily was the mastermind behind the collaboration, [...]

By |2021-03-30T12:42:18-03:0030 March 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Ramadan 20 vs. COVID 19

  Newfoundland and Labrador-based composer Andrew Staniland tells us about his latest work, Ramadan 20 vs. Covid 19, commissioned for the 2021 NYC songSLAM Festival by Sparks & Wiry Cries.  The work premiered on January 22 to great acclaim, and here Andrew and pianist Erika Switzer reflect on the process of creating this new art [...]

By |2021-02-23T13:34:08-04:0017 February 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |
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