Maya Badian has been invited by the International Alliance for Women in Music to be a guest speaker at their Colloquiam to be held October 18 to 23 in Oldenburg, Germany.  Dr. Badian will deliver a paper on Canadian Music Today, and on her compositions inspired by the Canadian scenery. 

ONMC will hold its Annual General Meeting on August 2nd at 4:30 p.m.  We have reserved the National Capital Dance Educators: 111-A Rideau Street (directly across from the Rideau Centre) from 4:00-6:30 pm.  We are planning to meet after the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival concert  that features Ottawa composers (3:00 p.m. at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts & Humanities, 314 St. Patrick Street).  NCDE is a few doors west of (and on the same side as) the Scottish "Highlander Pub" (115 Rideau), so it’s just a short walk from St. Brigid’s.  Please join us if you can!

Music & Beyond - July 8th 2:00 p.m.
The Gallery Project
The National Gallery of Canada – Auditorium 

Music of Debussy, Jocelyn Morlock, Denis Bédard, Michael Conway Baker, Colin Mack, Scott Macmillan, Elizabeth Raum, Kelly-Marie Murphy and others
An entire concert of music inspired by visual art! This concert will be the culmination of a national contest on CBC Radio Two to choose five works of art from the National Gallery which will be used as inspiration for new compositions.
Martin Chalifour – violin
Guylaine Lemaire – viola
Julian Armour – cello
Ross Edwards – clarinet
Peter Longworth – piano
This concert is a partnership between Music and Beyond, CBC Radio Two and the National Gallery of Canada.

Trumpetress Amy Horvey will be performing Ryan Purhase's cornet piece, "Apparatus Inconcinnus" at the International Women's Brass Conference this Saturday, June 19th.  "Apparatus" is a piece commissioned by Ms. Horvey for her solo tour of Canada in 2006.  It's very popular with all audiences (from kids to us snooty new-music types) and has since been performed at the Festival of New Trumpet Music, Chosen Vale, and on Edward Carroll's lecture tour of Italy.  Ms. Horvey recently recorded the work for her debut solo CD, "interview", released by Malasartes Musique.

The show is at 3pm in the Humber College Auditorium and is $20/$10 for seniors and students.

On June 28th at 7:30 pm, join L'Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne in Southam Hall. Jean-Philippe  Tremblay conducts the orchestra in a presentation of works by George Tsontakis, Gary Kulesha, and the five composing fellows of the National Arts Centre's Young Composers Program, including ONMC member Duncan Schouten.

 In advance of the week-long program, each of the composing fellows has written a new work for members of L'Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne. The pieces will be workshopped with the ensemble and presented in the final concert along with works by program head Gary Kulesha and guest composer George Tsontakis.

This year, the five new works being presented are:

- Afterdream Ruins, by Eugene Astapov
- Quantum Jumping, by Constantine Caravassilis
- Air . Tone, by Lan-Chee Lam
- Principium et Finis, by Duncan Schouten
- berceuse, by Gordon Williamson

Tickets are $15, and can be purchased from the NAC Box Office or Ticketmaster

On Monday, June 7 at 7:30 PM, Alberta pianist Roger Admiral is presented in a recital of works featuring Canadian composers at the First Unitarian Church, Ottawa.  The program includes:

Linda Catlin Smith - The Underfolding (2001)
Christopher Butterfield - Pillar of Snails ( 1984-1987)
Eldritch Priest - ...soort?aporia... (2005)
Howard Bashaw - Form Archimage (2001; revised 2010)

Tickets at the door will be: $10 adults; youth 17 and under, free admission

 This concert is made possible through assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts.

ORGAN WORKS of GILLES LECLERC
Saint-Francois d'Assise Church
Fairmont at Wellington Street West
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
7:00 pm

Gilles Leclerc, a long time member of the Ottawa Centre and the incoming national President of the RCCO is also a talented choral and organ composer who has been composing for many years. Over the past number of years his works have been premiered in Ottawa and Montreal and have been featured at the Festival of New Organ Music in London, England.

Gilles will be giving an overview of his published and unpublished works and describe his work as a composer. Many of his works were inspired by the organ and the acoustic at Saint-Francois d'Assise so listeners will have the opportunity to hear them in situ.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The National Arts Centre Orchestra invites Canadian composers to submit an existing work (finished or unfinished) for workshopping in two open reading rehearsals on Thursday, July 8 and Friday, July 9, 2010.   Submissions should be for orchestra only (no soloist), no longer than 20 minutes in length, and must fit the following instrumentation: *2*2*22 / 2200 / timp / strings (10.8.6.6.4). Works for larger orchestra may be considered if the composer and Artistic Personnel agree that a reading without a full complement would be of benefit. All submissions must be received by Tuesday, May 18, 2010. A biography and/or resume should be included with the full score. Composers should also include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of scores. An email will be sent confirming the score has been received.  All submissions will be reviewed by Artistic Personnel associated with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. The four successful composers will be notified within one week of the deadline. Orchestral parts are the responsibility of the composer and should be received at the NAC Orchestra Library no later than Tuesday, June 8, 2010.  Send submissions to: NACO Open ReadingsNational Arts Centre Orchestra53 Elgin St.Ottawa, ONK1P 5W1 For more information, please contact Stefani Truant, Assistant Artistic Administrator, at struant@nac-cna.ca or at 613-947-7000, ext. 637.  * * * * * *

APPEL D’OFFRES L’Orchestre du Centre national des Arts (OCNA) invite les compositeurs canadiens à lui proposer une œuvre (achevée ou non) en vue d’une exécution en atelier à la faveur de deux répétitions ouvertes au public qui auront lieu les jeudi 8 et vendredi 9 juillet 2010. Les œuvres proposées doivent être écrites pour orchestre seulement (sans soliste), la durée de leur exécution ne doit pas dépasser vingt (20) minutes, et elles doivent pouvoir s’insérer dans l’instrumentation suivante : *2*2*22 / 2200 / timbales / cordes (10.8.6.6.4). Les œuvres conçues pour un orchestre doté d’un plus grand effectif pourront être acceptées si le compositeur ou la compositrice et le personnel artistique conviennent que la pièce en question peut être exécutée, sans inconvénient majeur, avec un effectif réduit. Toutes les propositions doivent être reçues au plus tard le mardi 18 mai 2010. Une notice biographique ou un curriculum vitae devront être annexés à la partition complète. Les compositeurs sont aussi priés d’inclure dans leur envoi une enveloppe préadressée et affranchie pour le retour de leur partition. Un accusé de réception leur sera envoyé par courriel dès que leur partition sera parvenue au Centre national des Arts (CNA).  Toutes les propositions seront examinées par le personnel artistique associé à l’Orchestre du Centre national des Arts. Les quatre compositeurs retenus seront avisés dans la semaine suivant la date de tombée. Les parties orchestrales sont la responsabilité du compositeur ou de la compositrice, et devront parvenir à la Bibliothèque de l’Orchestre du CNA au plus tard le mardi 8 juin 2010.  Veuillez faire parvenir vos propositions à l’adresse suivante : Lectures ouvertes de l’OCNAOrchestre du Centre national des Arts53, rue ElginOttawa, ONK1P 5W1 Pour plus de détails, veuillez communiquer avec Stefani Truant, adjointe artistique, à l’adresse struant@nac-cna.ca ou au 613-947-7000, poste 637.