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Learn more about Bekah on her website

Listen to Bekah's music on Bandcamp here. Make sure to listen to Bestiaries her Juno Award nominated recording!

The singular Chik White AKA Darcy Spidle

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where Bekah teaches

New Adventures in Sound Art 

The Canadian League of Composers

Continuum Contemporary Music from Toronto.

New Music Concerts also of Toronto

Bekah's Juno nomination - https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2023-classical-composition-of-the-year-bekah-simms/

Dublin's Crash Ensemble

Canadian composer living in Berlin Marc Sabat

And our sponsors, The Canadian Music Centre!

Learn more about Allison at her website here.

You can hear Allison's music at: allison cameron Pliny (excerpt) Another Timbre

allison cameron in-memoriam-robert-ashley by the avens

allisoncameron 3rds-4ths-5ths

theallisoncameronband mach shorn

allison cameronmusic In Svalbard 2013
 

Here are more links: from Allisons early years: Lloyd Burritt  https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lloyd-burritt-emc

From the Victoria and later Toronto time: Martin Arnold  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Arnold_%28composer%29

John Abram  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Abram

Rudolf Komorous  https://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?lang=en-CA

Henryk Górecki  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_G%C3%B3recki

From the Amsterdam time: Frederic Rzewski  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Rzewski

Walter Zimmerman  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Zimmermann

Per Nørgård  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_N%C3%B8rg%C3%A5rd

Louis Andriessen  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Andriessen

Maarten Altena  https://maartenaltena.nl/

The great UK record label that is very sympathetic to Canadian composers: Another Timbre http://www.anothertimbre.com/

This episode we're including links to Bandcamp for listening. Sure, Apple Music has SO MUCH music, and it may be a great place to start, but, Bandcamp is far more generous to artists, so we recommend you discover new music and support artists by buying their music, there! 

Listen to Sam's solo releases here.

Sam's important bands, although he didn't mention them all by name, include:

Shalabi Effect

Dwarves of East Agouza

Land of Kush

Collateral

more information on the December 2 suddenlyLISTEN concert

Learn more about Louise on her website here.

During the episode Louise spoke about One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Company in Calgary. You can learn more about OYR here.

Louise has done a lot of creative work with C.A.R.E. Centre, and has made the Stories of Care podcast there! You can listen to it here. 

Louise spoke about (and both her and Norm are involved with) The Canadian New Music Network. You can learn more about CNMN here.

Finally, Louise is the manager of the Participatory Creative Music Hub hosted by CNMN, you can see the hub here.

More information on Dale Sorensen can be found at his website.

You can see Dale's multi-trombone videos on YouTube.
 

During the episode, Dale spoke about Island composers:

Jane Naylor - https://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?lang=en-CA

Rick Covey - https://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?lang=en-CA

Monica Pearce - http://www.monicapearce.com/ and https://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?lang=en-CA

Jim O'Leary - https://www.jimoleary.net/home and https://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?lang=en-CA

as well as non Islander Barbara York - https://www.barbarayork.com/

Dale teaches at the UPEI Dept of Music

Learn about and listen to many Canadian composers at the Canadian Music Centre website.

For more information on Hildegard Westerkamp visit her website here.

See some examples of Hildegards work on YouTube.

In this episode Hildegard speaks about the work of legendary Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer. You can learn more about him here.

Schafer's World Soundscape Project is also referenced. Find information on that project here.

Hildegard spoke about composer Barry Truax. Information about him is here.

And she spoke about composing for Vancouver pianist Rachel Iwaasa. Visit her website.

In this Episode Barbara and Norm bring 2020 to a close with a conversation on what they're up to, their favourite episodes, and what they have learned so far! Stay tuned for new NMNM episodes in 2021.

During the episode the work of Francois Houle was referenced. Check out Francois' work at www.francoishoule.ca

AND if you'd like to write us and make comments or suggestions for future guests, lease write Norm at norm@suddenlylisten.com

Learn more about Helen Pridmore at: www.helenpridmore.ca

You can hear some of Helen's performances on Youtube: A Pandemic Opera and excerpts from Helen's Centrediscs release Janet.

There's more great listening at Helen's Soundcloud page as well!

You can learn more about Helen's work with Regina's Voice Lab here

During the podcast Helen referenced the multiPLAY projects, including the regular online music making. The multiPLAY site is here.