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"He was a Renaissance man transplanted into the 21st century.

Michael Purves-Smith, who had been suffering from cancer when he died Saturday at the age of 72, was a modest person with an extraordinary collection of talents and interests.

Many knew him as former artistic director of the Wellington...

The Canadian Music Centre joins with the music community to mourn the death of Canadian composer and CMC Associate Composer, Michael Purves-Smith (1945-2018). An ongoing contributor to the former CMC Notations magazine, he was also involved in the evaluation and grading of wind repertoire in the CMC collection. A...

Vocalypse Productions is accepting applications for:

Opera From Scratch 2018

A one week long opera program for Singers and Composers (August 12th – 19th, 2018)

Application deadline is March 30th, 2018

Canadian Women Composers Project addresses the catch-22

"When you hear a piece of music, you will have one of two reactions. You will either like it enough to listen to it again, or you won’t. You might like the melody, the harmony, or the way the poetry makes you feel. Then again, you might...