New Music Concerts

New Music Concerts

has enjoyed a leading role in the new music scene long history of Toronto . based in 1971 by internationally renowned Canadian musicians Henry M. Robert Aitken and constellation Beecroft , NMC given its initial concert in January 1972 with guest conductor / composer Luciano Berio . Since then most notable composers of the world, along with the president , Harrison Birtwistle, composer John Cage, Elliott Carter , St. George Crumb, Peter Maxwell Davies , jazz musician Feldman , Prince of glass , industrial Holliger, Maurizio Kagel, Helmut Lachenmann , Toru Takemitsu , Iannis Xenakis, Zimmermann and musical director at the beginning of their careers, rising stars such as Tan Dun , Toshio Hosokawa , Jörg Widmann and Raminta Serksnyte have provincial capital return to NMC inviting . Our sturdy support of Canadian composers through commissions and performances and combining with international artists has driven its success. a short list of some of our most notable commissions include Canadian Claude Vivier Zipangu , Eventa Barbara Pentland , Harry Somer Chura Canaima , Eureka John Beckwith, Strands of Blue Harry Freedman, Alexina Louie Sanctuary , John Weinzweig of captive consciousness, Ausone Bruce Mather, Triojubilus Gilles Tremblay, and Daniel Zwei Lieder nach Omar Rainer Maria Rilke and Chris Paul Harman Amerika each they would win the Jules Léger Prize.

Since its origin has enough NMC 335 concerts manager that hundred thirty Canadian and international works and made ​​about 700 Canadian and world premieres. As far high musical society English Canada, NMC 's main activity is the manufacture of high-caliber concerts latest music , however , our activities have included a wide range of presentation from the classics to date , electroacoustic , mixed media shows - and sound sculpture , wireless works, films and musical theater ( including performances performance of R. Murray Schafer patrick celebrity in heart Lake in 1981 and the North yankee releases Roaratorio of John Cage in the Convocation Hall and Grettir Sigurbjornsson Thorkell the Betty Oliphant Theatre ) . Current programs reflect the ongoing concern of balancing all aspects of our mandate established Canadian and international composers and growing profile .