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Inscape (album)
''Inscape'' is the second album from Canadian composer and pianist Alexandra Stréliski. It consists of eleven pieces for solo piano. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards, with Stréliski also being nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. ''Inscape'' was also long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize and was the number one classical album on Apple Music at the end of 2018 in the United States, with two of the tracks have reached over 20 million streams on Spotify. It was named number 9 on Exclaim's Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums released in 2018. The album led to two Felix Awards Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ... for Stréliski: "Author or Composer of the Year" and "R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Stréliski
Alexandra Stréliski is a Canadian neo-classical composer and pianist based in Quebec. She has released three albums: ''Pianoscope'' (2010), ''Inscape (album), Inscape'' (2018) and ''Néo-Romance'' (2023). Early life Stréliski was born in Montreal, Quebec and is of Polish Jewish descent. After living a few years in Paris, she returned to Montréal where she studied at Collège international Marie de France, McGill University and Université de Montréal. Career Stréliski released her debut album, ''Pianoscope'', in 2010. Songs from the album have appeared in several films and movies, specifically those by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée. This includes the ''Dallas Buyers Club'', Demolition (2015 film), ''Demolition'', and Big Little Lies (TV series), ''Big Little Lies''. She collaborated with Vallée to create new compositions for the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects (miniseries), ''Sharp Objects''. Her second album, ''Inscape (album), Inscape'', was released in 2018; it was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoclassicism (music)
Neoclassicism in music was a twentieth-century trend, particularly current in the interwar period, in which composers sought to return to aesthetic precepts associated with the broadly defined concept of " classicism", namely order, balance, clarity, economy, and emotional restraint. As such, neoclassicism was a reaction against the unrestrained emotionalism and perceived formlessness of late Romanticism, as well as a "call to order" after the experimental ferment of the first two decades of the twentieth century. The neoclassical impulse found its expression in such features as the use of pared-down performing forces, an emphasis on rhythm and on contrapuntal texture, an updated or expanded tonal harmony, and a concentration on absolute music as opposed to Romantic program music. In form and thematic technique, neoclassical music often drew inspiration from music of the 18th century, though the inspiring canon belonged as frequently to the Baroque and even earlier period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret City Records
Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2006 by Andrew Rose and Justin West, originally as sublabel of Justin Time Records. It became fully independent in late 2008. Artists who have released material on Secret City include Patrick Watson, Miracle Fortress, Plants and Animals, Diamond Rings, Human Highway, Basia Bulat, Thus Owls, Daniel Isaiah, and The Barr Brothers. The label has also been the Canadian distributor for albums by The Go! Team. A number of albums released on the label have gone on to be shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize.Sarah Liss"Independent’s day: Montreal’s Secret City Records is Canada’s hottest new label" cbc.ca, April 2, 2008. Patrick Watson's ''Close to Paradise ''Close to Paradise'' is the second studio album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Award For Album Of The Year
The Juno Award for Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best album released in Canada. It has been awarded since 1975, though it was the award for Best Selling Album from 1975 to 1979. From 1999 to 2002, it was awarded under the name of Best Album. The award goes to the artist. Achievements Arcade Fire, Celine Dion and Michael Bublé are the artists with the most wins in this category with three each; Dion is the most nominated artist with 12 nominations. Recipients Album awards of 1974 At the Juno Awards of 1974, no single prize was awarded for best album, but three artists were each awarded for albums in different categories. Best Selling Album (1975–1979) Album of the Year (1980–1998) Best Album (1999–2002) Album of the Year (2003–present) See also *Music of Canada References {{Authority control Album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Award For Instrumental Album Of The Year
The Juno Award for "Instrumental Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1976, as recognition each year for the best instrumental album in Canada. The award was originally called the "Instrumental Artist of the Year". Winners Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1976 - 1987) * 1976 - Hagood Hardy *1977 - Hagood Hardy * 1978 - André Gagnon * 1979 - Liona Boyd * 1980 - Frank Mills *1981 - Frank Mills *1982 - Liona Boyd * 1983 - Liona Boyd * 1984 - Liona Boyd * 1985 - Canadian Brass * 1986 - David Foster * 1987 - David Foster Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1989 - 1998) * 1989 - David Foster * 1990 - Manteca * 1991 - Ofra Harnoy * 1992 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet * 1993 - Ofra Harnoy *1994 - Ofra Harnoy * 1995 - André Gagnon * 1996 - Liona Boyd * 1997 - Ashley MacIsaac * 1998 - Leahy Best Instrumental Album (1999 - 2002) * 2000 - Natalie MacMaster, ''In My Hands'' *2001 - Jesse Cook, '' Free Fall'' * 2002 - Oscar Lopez, ''Armando's Fire'' Instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Awards Of 2020
The Juno Awards of 2020, the 49th Juno Awards, was an awards presentation that was to be held at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 15 March 2020. The awards and associated events were cancelled due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, making it the first Juno Awards since 1988 to be cancelled. The award winners were announced on 29 June 2020 in an online event. Host city bids Saskatoon attempted to host the 2019 awards, but abandoned that bid due to lack of funding. The city's subsequent bid for 2020 was successful. The municipal government of Saskatoon had allocated $350,000 towards the event. Hamilton, Ontario was previously interested in bidding for the 2019 or 2020 Junos. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation On 12 March 2020, three days before the presentation, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced that the ceremony and all ancillary events had been cancelled due to health concerns surrounding the cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Award For Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
The Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year is an annual award given by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to the best new musician in Canada. The award has been given since 1974, when it was originally divided into separate awards for men and women under the names Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year and Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year. These two awards were merged in 1994 into Best New Solo Artist, which was then changed to New Artist of the Year in 2003, and finally changed to its current title beginning in 2013. The award was customarily presented by the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Recipients Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year and Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year (1974–93) Best New Solo Artist (1994–2002) New Artist of the Year (2003–2012) Breakthrough Artist of the Year (2013–present) See also *Music of Canada The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have shaped the country. Indige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Polaris Music Prize
The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019."Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list" , June 20, 2019. Haviah Mighty won the $50,000 dollar prize for her debut album ''13th Floor'', becoming the first Black woman and first hip hop artist to win the prize. Gala The 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala was hosted at[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a new " adult music" format with a variety of genres, with the classical genre generally restricted to midday hours. In 2009, Radio 2 averaged 2.1 million listeners weekly, and it was the second-largest radio network in Canada. History The CBC's FM network was launched in 1946, but was strictly a simulcast of the AM radio network until 1960. In that year, distinct programming on the FM network began. It was briefly discontinued in 1962, but resumed again in 1964. In November 1971, the CBC filed license applications for new FM stations in English in St. John's, Halifax, and Calgary, and in French in Quebec City, Ottawa, and Chicoutimi, telling the CRTC that it intended to start a second "more extended and more leisurely" program serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Award
The Félix Award (french: Trophée Félix or Prix Félix) is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' (ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian province of Quebec. The award The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979. The idea belonged to the first president of ADISQ, Gilles Talbot. The award trophy was created by Marc-André Parisé. The awards are named in honour of Quebec songwriter Félix Leclerc. In contrast to the Juno Awards, whose nominations are based partially on record sales, nominations and winners of the Félix are decided by ADISQ members. The awards are given during an annual ceremony "Gala de l'ADISQ". Among the categories are Best-selling album, Best album (in various music genres), Songwriter of the year, Composer of the year, Song of the year, Male/Female singer of the year, Discovery of the year, Show of the year, etc. The awards have somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
