Since founding Canadian Art Song Project in 2011, Steven and I have been regularly asked for suggestions of Canadian art song repertoire by voice teachers, students and professionals at all levels in their careers. There… READ MORE »New school year, new Canadian song repertoire
We recently sat down with Canadian soprano and voice teacher, Mary Morrison to talk about her life, her extraordinary career and the incredible part she played in contemporary vocal music during the mid 20th century. You don’t… READ MORE »Episode 3: Conversation with Mary Morrison
With the blessing of the Estate of Healey Willan and in collaboration with the Canadian Music Centre, Canadian Art Song Project has completed and released 22 songs that were not previously published*. Artistic Directors Lawrence… READ MORE »New edition of Healey Willan available
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
Steven Philcox speaks with Jeffrey Ryan about his CASP-commissioned song cycle Miss Carr in Seven Scenes. Listen on your favourite podcast platform, and please subscribe to this podcast to get new episodes when they are released… READ MORE »Episode 2: Conversation with Jeffery Ryan
Tenor Lawrence Wiliford and Pianist Steven Philcox engage in a wide ranging conversation with composer John Beckwith about his development as a composer and writing for the voice. Listen on your favourite podcast platform, and please… READ MORE »Episode 1: Conversation with John Beckwith
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
Written by Roger Knox Published: 28 November 2017Link to article Sing Me at Midnight – Songs by John GreerTracy Dahl; Kevin McMillan; Delores Ziegler; John GreerCentrediscs CMCCD 24717 (musiccentre.ca) This Canadian Art Song Project CD… READ MORE »The Wholenote reviews Sing Me at Midnight
CASP is very pleased to be releasing its fifth recording, Sing Me At Midnight: Songs by John Greer. In this first recording exclusively devoted to the songs of Canadian composer John Greer, the composer /… READ MORE »CASP releases Sing Me At Midnight
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… READ MORE »Gerald Finley performs unpublished Willan song for BBC Radio 3 to celebrate Canada 150.
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.
Posted Nov 2016 on definitelytheopera.wordpress.com Link to article Since I didn’t grow up in the Anglo tradition, the name Healey Willan was completely unknown to me before this concert. I’m told anybody who’s ever attended a… READ MORE »Definitely the Opera review: Healey Willan and the Art Song: A New CASP project
By Rick MacMillan, Summer 2016 Opera Canada [Excerpt] Four prominent Canadian singers come together on this disc featuring three song collections and one short scene for vocal quartet by Norbert Palej, Associate Professor of Composition… READ MORE »Opera Canada reviews CLOUD LIGHT
By John Terauds on March 14, 2016 Cloud Light, a new release of art songs by Toronto-based composer Norbert Palej reflects the here and now in the Canadian Art Song Project. Cloud Light: Songs of… READ MORE »Musical Toronto reviews CLOUD LIGHT
Written by Robert Tomas, Published: 23 February 2016Link to article Cloud Light – Songs of Norbert PalejBogdanowicz; McGillivray; Wiliford; Woodley; PhilcoxCentrediscs CMCCD 22315 The song or chanson or lied died with Benjamin Britten – or… READ MORE »The Wholenote reviews CLOUD LIGHT
By Leslie Barcza, Posted on barczablog.com February 20, 2016 Link to article “The Pilgrim Soul” was the name given to tonight’s collaboration between pianist Emily Hamper and baritone Phillip Addis for Canadian Art Song Project… READ MORE »barczablog reviews The Pilgrim Soul
by Robert HarrisSpecial to The Globe and Mail Link to articlePublished Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 Title The Pilgrim SoulVenue Enoch Turner SchoolhouseCity TorontoDate Reviewed Friday, February 19, 2016 Great art can break out anywhere, any… READ MORE »The Globe and Mail: The Pilgrim Soul provides thematic base for operatic tour de force
Posted on operaramblings.blog on February 15, 2016Link to article Canadian Art Song Project has just issued its second CD; Cloud Light. It’s a collection of four contrasting works by Polish-Canadian composer Norbert Palej. The first,… READ MORE »Opera Ramblings reviews CLOUD LIGHT
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