"Please stand clear of the doors..." Thrilled to share "Commuting" with you - my piece for flute & violin, brought to life here by The Sonority Sisters @sonority_sisters , Kelly Zimba Lukić & Clare Semes, two stellar TSO musicians. This piece begins with that well known TTC signal to “please stand clear of the doors,” and was inspired by my own childhood memories of riding the subway in Toronto, when everything about subway-riding was fascinating and exciting… adult commuter feelings were yet to come 😄 —You can hear Kelly & Clare perform this piece live, along with the music of five other Toronto composers whose pieces they commissioned for a relay-style work called "Six in the 6ix" which features six sonic vignettes of Toronto! Details: Sat. Nov 25, 12-1PM at the Bijoux Miniature Market, Crescent Hill Gallery, 10-2575 Dundas St. W, Mississauga, @crescenthill.gallery #torontolife #torontomusic @acwcomposers@theawfc
For the record! So glad for this opportunity and all that it taught me. The learning was rich and the process a privilege! More about @torontosymphony ’s “Explore the Score” & our pieces here:
https://www.tso.ca/noteworthy/explore-the-score-2024-a-canvas-for-emerging-composers/?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio 🙏🏽 @torontosymphony
Still time to join the consortium for this new piece! Arranged with options for SATB & piano, concert band stand-alone, and concert band + choir. 🍁 E. Pauline Johnson Tekahionwake’s poem brims with her intimate observations of a beloved Canadian landscape, ebbing and flowing between the Sublime and ephemeral qualities of Nature and her solid, reverent identification with it! Commissioned by @hhss.music with support from @cmc_ontario 🎼 Link to consortium in bio, and here: https://huronheights-ss.yrdsb.ca/arts-huron/Special-Projects
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Excited to be part of @thetaafi this year with @acecanadaprogram ✨ I will be at:
🚀 The ACE Canada Society Networking Power-Hour!
Thursday April 9 from 11 AM to 12 PM in the ‘’green room’’ along side my ACE colleagues, to talk about the program and chat about composing music for ACE 4’s new animated short: @rocketshipmai_film
🚀 Making the Most of Your Mentorships!
Thurs. April 9, 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM. “An energizing, practical conversation about the organizations working behind the scenes to support animation filmmakers at every stage of their careers.”
More details at: /taic-conference-overview-2026/making-the-most-of-your-mentorships
Come say hi! Looking forward to connecting! 🌖🌎🚀
The Huron Heights Secondary School Music Department (Newmarket, ON) is proud to announce its second Consortium Project in collaboration with the CMC Ontario. This year, the Arts Huron Music Program is commissioning a new work by Canadian composer Michelle Lorimer.
This versatile new composition is written for SATB Choir and Concert Band, specifically designed for maximum flexibility. It is performable as a full combined ensemble, as a standalone piece for Concert Band (including optional parts for acoustic guitar and piano), or for Choir with Piano.
The work will be premiered in early May 2026 by the Huron Heights Symphonic Band and Chamber Choir, under the direction of Scott Cameron and Arlene Charters.
Consortium Benefits & Delivery: Following the premiere, all scores and parts will be delivered to consortium members via electronic distribution by the Canadian Music Centre Ontario.
After the world premier, all Consortium Members will receive exclusive access to the composition for 1 year, as described on our website (link in bio).
Deadline to join is May 1, 2026.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to Scott Cameron at [email protected]
To learn about Michelle Lorimer and hear her music, check out https://michellelorimer.ca/
@cmc_ontario@michellelorimer1@hhss_yrdsb@hhss.music@yrdsb_arts@artshuron
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Pics from a great launch of our animated short film @rocketshipmai_film in Vancouver last week! Grateful to have journeyed with these amazingly talented creatives in the animation industry & to have made something good together… also to have seen the film’s effect on its first audience! Was a wonderful film to score music for 🎶 and I look forward to seeing it find its audience and way in the world! 🚀
Special thanks to the ACE leadership team for their envisioning and behind the scenes work: @acecanadaprogram@roseann_tisserand 🙏🏽 …and to each woman pictured here and listed below!
✨ @airin.budiman@ar_pnut@dinobec@firenoggin@classicana_@soyinbangkok@woo.crystal
✨ @madz_0910@eimearmac.music
In addition: there was green grass, blue water, spring bulbs and potted geraniums out on verandas in Vancouver, as well as some fascinating condos. (May spring days please come to us early, here in Toronto) 🤞🏽🌱
