Congratulations to composer Christopher Mayo, recent winner of the Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal’s Audience Choice award for his work, Binding the Quiet. The work was one of four selected by ECM+ to be featured on its seven-city pan-Canadian tour – and a remarkable 73% of the concert attendees took part in the voting! For more information about Mr. Mayo, you can visit christophermayo.net.

The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra has just announced contract renewals for its two key leaders, Music Director Anne Manson and Managing Director Vicki Young. Speaking about the announcement, Ingrid Moehlmann, President of the board of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra said: “the Orchestra and board are very pleased to continue the relationships with these two leaders. As we work toward our strategic goals of expanded touring and recording to build on our national profile, we are very pleased to have Anne and Vicki at the helm.

The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra has announced, with regret, the resignation of General Manager Leanne Atkinson.