For the next month you can register (for free) to watch the Calgary Philharmonic perform True North: Symphonic Ballet. Featuring a documentary by filmmaker Emil Agopian, the music of Dinuk Wijeratne, Maxime McKinley, Derek Charke, Dorothy Chang, and Vincent Ho — as well as choreography by Yukichi Hattori, Hal Eagletail of the Northern Dene Tsuu T'ina Nation, who contributed the prelude and postlude, and conductor Gary Kulesha.

https://calgaryphil.com/virtual-concerts/

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Congratulations to all of the ECMA nominees! Grateful to be included in such a wonder group of musicians. Thank you to Land's End Ensemble, John Lowry and Ben Reimer for their terrific performance of Tree Rings, and to Eugene Cormier for his collaboration on Bathymetric Terrains.

https://www.ecma.com/news/classified-and-rose-cousins-lead-2021-east-coast-music-award-nominations/

Classical Composition of the Year / Composition classique de l’année
• Andrew Staniland - "Peter Quince at the Clavier"
• Bekah Simms - "Granitic"
• Derek Charke - "Tree Rings"
• Dinuk Wijeratne - "The Spirit and the Dust"
• Emily Doolittle - "Doolittle: Minute Études “Excerpts” (Live)"
• Peter-Anthony Togni - "Sea Dreams"

Classical Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de l'année - Classique
• Charke-Cormier Duo - Bathymetric Terrains
• Duo Concertante - Franz Schubert Music for Violin and Piano
• Sarah Hagen - Women of Note
• Sarah Slean, Symphony Nova Scotia, Bernhard Gueller - Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia
• Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti - Focus

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Available now from Leaf Music, In the Falling Dark 1 as performed by Jennifer King. https://jenniferkingpiano.com

“In the Falling Dark 1” was composed by Derek Charke in 2014 as a commission by the Muzikon series for pianist Barbara Pritchard. The work is about the time of day known as dusk or twilight. In French this hour is known as ‘Entre Chien et Loup’ (translated as between dog and wolf). The mood begins from a recurring chorale to shimmering, repeated chord patterns opening to brooding moments and spaciously improvised solemn reflections.

https://www.leaf-music.ca/product/lm245/

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Four Lines for flute quartet is now available for purchase at the Canadian Music Centre: https://cmccanada.org/shop/77050/

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Check out a video we did of the first movement from a Wilhelmine von Bayreuth Sonata! https://www.facebook.com/charkecormierduo/videos/885089015595449

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