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,… CASP commissions songs by Pouya Hamidi
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… 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… CASP commissions songs by composer Roydon Tse
She will be composing a group of songs for soprano Jonelle Sills.
Maria Thompson Corley, announced as NATS composer mentee.
Steven Philcox and Lawrence Wiliford reflect on the need for CASP to do a better job supporting and amplifying diverse and systemically disadvantaged voices.
A personal reflection regarding Classical music that incorporates Indigenous song and story
by Lawrence Wiliford
Mezzo-soprano Marion Newman and composer Ian Cusson join host Lawrence Wiliford in a discussion about representing Indigenous song and story in Canadian art music and song
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.… CASP commissioned song cycle by Tawnie Olson wins NATS prize
On Monday June 26, Canadian Bass-Baritone Gerald Finley gave the debut broadcast performance of Healey Willan’s unpublished song “The Garden of Passion” on BBC Radio 3 as part of the station’s weeklong celebration of Canadian… Gerald Finley performs unpublished Willan song for BBC Radio 3 to celebrate Canada 150.
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… 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… 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,… Canadian Art Song Project Recital Series begins in 15-16 Season
Our friends and colleagues at Vancouver International Song Institute & Canadian Music Centre are accepting applications for their week-long intensive song creation program for musicians, writers and composers. Be sure to apply be December 31st if you… Art Song Lab application deadline fast approaching
All of your contributions, large or small go a long way. We’re extremely grateful you would even consider supporting our work, so thank you from our entire team. You’re an integral part in the revitalization… How You Can Support Art Song
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 >>… Our Artistic Partners
We are honoured to be supported by our industry peers, and by a number of the media sources for classical and contemporary music. Thank you to all who have shared our work through their own… CASP in the Media
To help share more helpful resources with our community, we’ve compiled a short list of other organizations and institutions who are helping us all celebrate Canadian Art Song. Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects <http://www.acnmp.ca>… Resources for Canadian Art Song
