The competition is open to emerging Canadian composers aged 35 and under as of the October 15th deadline for entries.  Competitors will submit chamber orchestra works of eight to ten minutes in duration.  Submitted works will be reviewed by a national panel of composers chaired by NBO artistic director Alain Trudel.

The grand prize composition will be featured on the NBO’s November tour program, which will be recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio Two.  The winning composer will receive a cash prize of $3000, and the second prize winner will receive $1500.  $500 will be awarded to a promising young composer aged 21 or under.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The National Broadcast Orchestra (NBO) announced details today of a new Canadian competition for emerging composers.  The annual competition is generously sponsored by Stingray Digital Group and its Galaxie Rising Star Program.

The Galaxie Rising Star Composers’ Competition is open to emerging Canadian composers aged 35 and under as of the October 15th deadline for entries.  Candidates will submit chamber orchestra works of eight to ten minutes in duration.

Submitted works will be reviewed by a national panel of composers chaired by NBO artistic director Alain Trudel.

The grand prize composition will be featured on the NBO’s November tour program, which will be recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio Two.

The winning composer will receive a cash prize of $3000, and the second prize winner will receive $1500.  $500 will be awarded to a promising young composer under the age of 21.

Alain Trudel commented on the importance of investment in young artists and creators.  “The National Broadcast Orchestra is very proud to introduce a competition for emerging Canadian composers,” said Trudel, “and we’re honoured to work with the Galaxie Rising Stars Program as our partner.  With their support, the NBO celebrates an expanding role in the development of Canadian talent.”

Since its inception in 2000, over 750 artists have directly benefitted from the Galaxie Rising Stars Program. Each year, the Program works with more than 30 music industry partners across Canada to discover, encourage and promote new artists.

“A society is remembered for its artists and Galaxie’s mission is to encourage and develop our Canadian talent”, announced Louis Bellavance, Director of the Galaxie Rising Star Program.  “Galaxie has been able to help emerging artists for over 12 years and it has been remarkable to follow the careers of the artists we’ve supported,” he added.

About Galaxie Rising Stars Program

The Galaxie music service, owned by Stingray Digital, is available in over 8 million homes across the country and offers a broad selection of music to please all tastes and for all occasions. Galaxie offers an always-fresh mix of classic hits, contemporary chart toppers and new treasures to discover. The Galaxie service includes up to 45 music channels programmed by experts in a variety of genres including: Rock, Pop, Classical, Jazz, Country and more.  It is a perfect mix of continuous music with no ads and no talk.  Galaxie is included as part of the basic television service on digital cable, on satellite and via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV).
For more information, visit galaxie.ca.

About Stingray Digital Group

Stingray Digital is a leader in interactive music distribution. Our properties include The KARAOKE Channel, the world’s largest licensed karaoke library and karaoke service on TV and Internet, Galaxie, the leading digital music service on TV in Canada, Chum Satellite Services, a leader in commercial music and video solutions and its music licensing unit, Stingray Music. Stingray Digital was founded by seasoned new media entrepreneurs, Eric Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer, and is financially backed by Telesystem and Novacap. Headquartered in Montreal, Stingray Digital has 135 employees in offices across Canada and additional offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Budapest.
For more information, visit stingraydigital.com.

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For more information on this announcement, please contact:

Rob Gloor, Executive Director
National Broadcast Orchestra
rob [DOT] gloor [AT] nboc [DOT] ca
778-668-8963

Louis Bellavance, Director – Galaxie Rising Star Program
Stingray Digital
514-664-1244

Competition Guidelines

View detailed competition guidelines HERE.

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Jens Lindemann - Alain Trudel - Anton Kuerti

For all our supporters across the country who could not join us live at the Chan Centre on January 8, you may now enjoy the NBO’s debut performance through CBC’s Concerts On Demand.  Additional information about the program and artists can be found on this website at the pages below:

Concert Program

Program Notes

Artist Biographies

Le 11 février 2010 de 20 h à 22 h

Orchestre national de diffusion du Canada (1er concert de ce nouvel orchestre à Vancouver), direction : Alain Trudel.

Solistes : Jens Lindemann, trompette, Anton Kuerti, piano.

Au programme : Symphonie no 1 en ré majeur, op. 25 « Classique » de Prokofiev; Concerto pour piano et orchestre en mi bémol majeur, WoO 4 de Beethoven; Preach pour trompette et orchestre (création, commande de l’Orchestre) de Alain Trudel; Kalla, pour trompette et orchestre de Allan Gilliland; The Sparrow’s Ledger (création, commande de l’Orchestre) de Michael Oesterle.

Concert enregistré le 8 janvier 2010 au Chan Centre for the Performing Art à Vancouver.

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It’s time for another Invitation Weekend!  The NBO is asking all our friends, fans, and followers to reach out and spread the word.  Take a few minutes this weekend and invite your contacts to become involved with the NBO.

Start by sharing our Facebook Page with your Friends using the “Suggest to Friends” function.

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It’s easy – with your help, the NBO will build critical support throughout our first season.  Thanks for spreading the word!

Jonathan Crow, violin

The National Broadcast Orchestra (NBO) announced today that it will hit the road in November, 2010, for a tour of British Columbia communities.  Performances will be conducted by NBO Artistic Director Alain Trudel, and violinist Jonathan Crow will join the orchestra as its featured guest artist.  Crow, a resident of Montreal, was born in Prince George, BC and has become one of Canada’s most prominent classical musicians.

The Vancouver-based NBO was established in 2009 in response to the disbandment of the CBC Radio Orchestra.  Organizers determined early on that the new orchestra’s first tour should reach out to communities in its home province of British Columbia.

George Zukerman, a specialist in classical music touring, coordinated the NBO’s schedule, which will include performances in Sechelt, Penticton, Trail, Kelowna, White Rock and Abbotsford between November 14 and 20.  The final stop will be the NBO’s home venue, Vancouver’s Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on November 21.

Details about individual performances, venues, and ticket prices will be announced by local concert presenters in each community as they release 2010-2011 season information.

Biography – Jonathan Crow

Born in Prince George in 1977, Jonathan Crow began the Suzuki violin method at age six and continued studies at the Prince George Music School. When he was fifteen, Jonathan studied at the Victoria Conservatory of Music with Sydney Humphreys and attended the Banff Centre Master Class Program. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Honours Performance from McGill University, studying with Yehonatan Berick.

Upon graduation from McGill University, Mr. Crow joined the Montreal Symphony at the age of 19 as Associate Principal Second Violin, and won the Associate Concertmaster chair 5 months later. He was appointed Concertmaster in 2002, a position he held until 2006, becoming the youngest Concertmaster to lead a major North American orchestra. Jonathan is currently Assistant Professor of Violin at McGill University.

In May 1997 Jonathan performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in a special benefit for the Victoria Symphony under the baton of Sir Yehudi Menuhin. Lord Menuhin was so impressed that he invited him to perform again with the Vancouver Symphony in April 1998. Jonathan continues to perform in North America, having been featured as soloist with most major Canadian orchestras including the Montreal, Kingston, London, National Arts Centre, Victoria and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras, under the baton of such conductors as Charles Dutoit, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Mario Bernardi and João Carlos Martins. He is heard frequently on Chaîne Culturelle of Radio-Canada, CBC Radio Two, and National Public Radio, along with Radio France, Radio Allemand, and the RAI in Europe.

An avid chamber musician, Jonathan has performed at chamber music festivals throughout North America, South America and Europe including the Banff, Ravinia, Orford, Domaine Forget, Seattle, Montreal, Ottawa, Incontri in Terra di Sienna, Alpenglow, Festival Vancouver, Pernambuco (Brazil), and Strings in the Mountains festivals and has also performed in concert with musicians from the Guarneri, Emerson, Vermeer and Tokyo Quartets. Recently, Jonathan became the new violinist of the Canadian string trio Triskelion, joining violist David Harding and cellist Bryan Epperson.

As an advocate of contemporary music he has premiered works by Michael Conway Baker, Eldon Rathburn, Barrie Cabena, Ernest MacMillan and Healey Willan, and includes in his repertoire major concertos by such composers as Ligeti, Schnittke, Brian Cherney and Bernstein. Mr. Crow has recorded for CBC, Oxingale and Atma labels.

PROGRAM

Prokofiev:  Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”)

Allegro
Larghetto
Gavotta: Non troppo allegro
Finale: Molto vivace

Beethoven/Kuerti:  Concerto in E-flat major, WoO 4 (“Concerto No. 0″)
Anton Kuerti, piano

Allegro moderato
Larghetto
Rondo allegretto

Trudel:  Preach (NBO commission)
Jens Lindemann, trumpet

[Preach] In the midst of a very confused (almost hostile) atmosphere the preacher tries to deliver a sermon.  As the soloist gains control of his environment, it is suddenly time to go.
[Breach] … we must get going again … and again, to spread the word, until … we stop and wonder, why?
[(r)each] Not an easy question. Feeling alone in the multitude. Someone said that musicians are very introspective beings trapped as extroverted messengers at the same time … all the time!  But must we be so profound?
[Screech] Let’s dance !

Gilliland:  Kalla
Jens Lindemann, trumpet

Oesterle:  The Sparrow’s Ledger (NBO commission, funded by CBC Radio)

Construction of Time
Passeridae
A Goldfish for the Well
Transactions of a Quiet Life