by CASP Editor | Dec 5, 2021 | Commissions, Scores
Iranian-Canadian composer Afarin Mansouri This new work includes three beautiful and powerful song settings of Persian love poetry using the untranslated Persian texts of Hāfez, Malek Jan Nemati and Jalāl ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. Premiered by soprano Miriam Khalil and...
by CASP Editor | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog, Industry News
Maria Thompson Corley, a Jamaican-born Canadian and professional Julliard-trained pianist, is among the first class of mentees as part of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Art Song Mentoring Program for composers. Maria, who was raised in Alberta and has...
by CASP Editor | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog, Industry News
CASP can do better. Black Lives Matter. Canadian Art Song Project was founded in 2011 by myself and Steven Philcox – two white guys, a tenor and a collaborative pianist at the beginning of our careers hoping to give the Canadian composers of art song repertoire a...
by CASP Editor | Feb 2, 2020 | press
Canadian Art Song Project is proud to announce that Healey Willan: Summer Night and other songs for voice and piano has been nominated for a 2020 JUNO Award as Classical Album of the Year: Vocal solo recording. This is the first JUNO nomination for the...
by CASP Editor | Sep 26, 2019 | press
The Canadian Art Song Project welcomes Marion Newman and Ian Cusson for a compelling discussion Robert Rowat · CBC Music · Posted: Sep 26, 2019 6:00 AM ET Mezzo-soprano Marion Newman performs with Gordon Gerrard at the piano. (Chris Graham)...