Welcome to the Canadian Music Centre

The Canadian Music Centre has been supporting, preserving, and celebrating the works of Canadian composers since 1959. As proud and passionate advocates, we offer innovative resources for discovering, exploring, listening to and playing Canadian music online and in five regional hubs.

Serving composers, artists, performing organizations, educators, students and audiences of all ages, we offer a feast for the ears from the heart of our unique cultural experience!

Mission

CMC is the catalyst that connects you to the ever-evolving world of Canadian musical creation through performance, education, and promotion.

History

Entering its sixth decade, CMC is a living witness to the creative spirit flourishing across the country and resonating beyond our borders.

Welcome to the Canadian Music Centre

The Canadian Music Centre has been supporting, preserving and celebrating the works of Canadian composers since 1959. As proud and passionate advocates, we offer innovative resources for discovering, exploring, listening to and playing Canadian music online and in five regional hubs.

Serving composers, artists, performing organizations, educators, students and audiences of all ages, we offer a feast for the ears from the heart of our unique cultural experience!

New from Centrediscs

Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation

In 2009, as Canada’s first War Poet, Suzanne Steele joined the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during the war in Afghanistan. She met people who did not come home alive, and others who did, but broken. She met their mourning, powerless families. Her writings and experiences provide the foundation for this hour-long oratorio with music by Canadian composer Jeffrey Ryan.

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