Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC/AFCC)

We wanted to share this wonderful album As Above, So Below from Hamilton Children's Choir , featuring works by ACWC member, Katerina Gimon. . Check out the Hamilton Children’s Choir website to purchase a digital or hard copy where you can hear Katerina Gimon’s Elements and Spellbound among other wonderful works!

Canadian violist & ACWC member Emily Hiemstra is pleased to support emerging composers in championing and performing new works in 2021. SIX new works for solo viola will be programmed and performed in fall 2021 in a digital format, owing to the constraints of COVID-19. The application is available here https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSc3RqzNbhedhfPuo/viewform. . Composers are invited to submit previously unperformed scores OR score proposals for a 3-5 minute work for sol...o viola. Applications may be submitted from February 1 to March 1. The 6 selected composers will be notified of selection end of March. . Composers are welcome to submit scores/proposals that include electronics (provided they are performer friendly), partially completed scores (with proposal), or transcriptions of previously unperformed works. If you have any questions about submissions or need clarification, please email [email protected]. . There will be two selected composers from each of the following categories; . 1) members of the Association of Canadian Women Composers 2) Canadian composers 3) International composers . To learn more about the artist, please visit her website at emilyhiemstra.com See more

To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are sharing stories from some of our members throughout the year! In the following interview of Sylvia Rickard, conducted by Patricia Morehead, Sylvia reflects on her life as a composer and her relationship with her composition teacher, Jean Coulthard. Patricia: I gave Sylvia several questions to think about. Her responses were so delightful and heart-warming to read. For me the music that composers create is about a life led. I also had...Continue reading

As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, we will be sharing playlists of wonderful music by our members, every month throughout 2021! January's playlist has just been posted to Soundcloud, and features music by Diane Berry, Afarin Mansouri Tehrani, Mary Gardiner, Erika Yost, Joanne Bender, Diana Cotoman, Tatiana Gordeeva, Jana Skarecky, Amy Brandon, Anika Zak, and Alice Ho! Check it out here (and don't forget to "follow" us on Soundcloud!): https://soundcloud.com/acwc-af/sets/acwc-40th-anniversary-1

Deadline February 8!