by CASP Editor | Jun 17, 2025 | Commissions, Industry News
June 17, 2025 Canadian Art Song Project is excited to announce the commissioning of a song cycle by composer Pouya Hamidi. I Will Greet the Sun Again explores themes of night, family, and intimate love, tracing a journey from darkness to light through the poetry of...
by CASP Editor | Jun 17, 2025 | Performances, upcoming event
Pouya Hamidi’s I Will Greet the Sun Again performed by Elizabeth Polese and Steven Philcox. As part of the evening concert on Friday, August 1st at Walter Hall, the Toronto Summer Music Festival will present a new work from composer Pouya Hamidi, commissioned by...
by CASP Editor | Feb 14, 2025 | press
We are thrilled to share that our album Known to Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song has been nominated for a 2025 JUNO Award in the category of Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble)!. This is the second JUNO nomination for a Canadian Art Song Project...
by CASP Editor | Oct 17, 2024 | Commissions, Podcast
After a long hiatus, we are back to discuss Canadian art song! In this episode of Conversations with Canadian Art Song Project, tenor Lawrence Wiliford and pianist Steven Philcox sit down with award-winning composer Matthew Ricketts and internationally acclaimed...
by CASP Editor | Feb 7, 2024 | Performances, upcoming event
Canadian Art Song Project is excited to be offering two performances in the next few weeks. On Wednesday, February 28th CASP will be celebrating Black History Month by presenting a program of art song by Black Canadian composers at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at...
