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,… READ MORE »CASP commissions songs by Pouya Hamidi
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… READ MORE »Season 2, Episode 1: Matthew Ricketts’ Songs for Judith
February 1, 2024 Canadian Art Song Project is happy to announce the commissioning of a song cycle by composer Matthew Ricketts. Songs for Judith, written for baritone Brett Polegato in honour of Judith Dalgleish, sets… READ MORE »CASP commissions songs by composer Matthew Ricketts
October 20, 2023 Canadian Art Song Project is happy to announce the commissioning of a set of three songs by composer Roydon Tse. The songs, collectively entitled Triptych, explore perspectives on death and loss through… READ MORE »CASP commissions songs by composer Roydon Tse
She will be composing a group of songs for soprano Jonelle Sills.
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… READ MORE »Āshéghāné-Hā, now available
Canadian Art Song Project is thrilled to announce that award-winning composer Afarin Mansouri has been commissioned to write a new set of songs for soprano and piano. This new work is being composed for soprano… READ MORE »Afarin Mansouri is commissioned for 2020
My first encounter with art song, and song cycles, was in high school. I was taking music history lessons to prepare for an RCM exam, and our textbook included “Ich grolle nicht,” from Schumann’s Dichterliebe.… READ MORE »Tawnie Olson’s thoughts on composing her first song cycle
Canadian composer Tawnie Olson was was awarded Second place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 2018 Art Song Composition Award competition for her composition, Three Songs on Poems by Lorri Neilsen Glenn.… READ MORE »CASP commissioned song cycle by Tawnie Olson wins NATS prize
Canadian John Greer is considered among the most active and prolific contemporary composers of song in our country. His works and individual songs have been performed widely across the Canada and internationally by students and… READ MORE »Sing Me At Midnight – A new recording of songs by John Greer coming soon.
2015 was a big year for us, but 2016 is going to be EVEN BIGGER! In 2015 Canadian Art Song Project premiered three new works: Marjan Mozetich’s Enchantments of Gwendolyn, Peter Tiefenbach’s The Long Walk… READ MORE »2015 was big for CASP!
In this first recording exclusively devoted to the music of Polish-born Canadian composer Norbert Palej, CLOUD LIGHT immerses listeners in music that actively grapples with the modern understanding of art song and demonstrates that it… READ MORE »CASP releases 2nd full length recording with Centrediscs
We are happy to announce that in the 2015-16 season CASP will begin a new series of concerts: The Canadian Art Song Project Recital Series. This, the first series of ticketed concerts presented by CASP,… READ MORE »Canadian Art Song Project Recital Series begins in 15-16 Season
This newly commissioned work by composer Peter Tiefenbach featuring baritone Geoffrey Sirett will be premiered on March 23rd at Walter Hall at the University of Toronto as part of the Humour, Play and The Canadian Art… READ MORE »CASP premieres a new cycle on March 23rd
On January 27th CASP will present the premiere of Marjan Mozetich‘s Enchantments of Gwendolyn with mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy and pianist Adam Sherkin. In addition to this CASP-commissioned work, the program will feature sopranos Nathalie Paulin,… READ MORE »Premiere of Enchantments of Gwendolyn by Marjan Mozetich
Our Board and wide array of Artistic Partners all take great pride in the work that we do at CASP. Through a combination of commission sponsors, donor support and artistic good will, we have Commissioned… READ MORE »Our CASP Commissions
To bring you up to date, this past season has seen incredible growth for Canadian Art Song Project (CASP). As we look ahead to the 2014-2015 season we are thrilled to include premieres of new… READ MORE »What’s Cooking for 2014 – 2015
Canadian Art Song Project is pleased to announce the release of our first commercial recording: Ash Roses songs for Soprano and Tenor by Derek Holman. This recording features soprano Mireille Asselin, tenor Lawrence Wiliford, pianist… READ MORE »Our First CD is Available
We’ve had the great pleasure of collaborating with some of our country’s most talented artists. From composers, to pianists and singers, below is a list of our artistic partners. André Alexis >> Writer Colin Ainsworth >>… READ MORE »Our Artistic Partners