Musicians of all genres are creating artist pages on CBC Music. Below we highlight five classical/contemporary ensembles that have done so, and you can learn even more about them by clicking their names to view their artist pages.
Founded in: 1983 (Toronto).
Directed by: Alex Pauk.
Specializes in: contemporary Canadian repertoire for full orchestra.
Also records: film music.
Random fact: hosts the New Wave Composer Festival, a platform for emerging composers to exchange ideas, meet the public and form contacts with each other.
Ecstasy
"Ecstasy" (Chan Ka Nin).
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir
Founded in: 1979 (Toronto).
Directed by: Jeanne Lamon (orchestra), Ivars Taurins (choir).
Specializes in: baroque repertoire for orchestra and/or choir.
Juno awards won: nine.
Random fact: presents over 50 concerts a year in Toronto.
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Messiah: "And He Shall Purify" (G.F. Handel).
Founded in: 1992 by the late Diane Loomer (Vancouver).
Genre: men's choral.
Recordings: 10 released with Cypress Choral Music.
Awards won at 51st Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale "Seghizzi" (Italy): 12.
Random fact: active in various musical outreach programs in the Vancouver area.
"We Rise Again" (Leon Dubinsky).
Directed by: Paul Halley (since 2007).
Membership: 24 singers.
Modelled after: chapel choirs of Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Annual concerts include:A King's Christmas, at All Saints Cathedral, Halifax, N.S.
Random fact: the choir will be performing Bach's St. John Passion in Halifax and Lunenburg, N.S., in late March.
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"Lullaby my Jesus" (Peter Warlock).
Founded in: 1983 (preceded by the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra).
Only fully professional orchestra in: Atlantic Canada.
Musicians in 1983: 13.
Musicians in 2013: 37.
Specialties: classical, pop, Celtic, various (known for their versatility).
Random fact: recently finished two CBC productions: Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs (with soprano Andrea Ludwig), and a song cycle collaboration with Christos Hatzis and Sarah Slean.
SNSPyrrichean Dances: "Love Among the Ruins" (Christos Hatzis).
A CBC Music artist page is a musician's online portal to Canada’s vast and diverse musical community. It is a multifaceted tool for self-promotion that musicians, no matter what their genre, can use to showcase their valuable contributions to Canada's cultural landscape.
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Related:
Mississauga Symphony's artist page