The Canadian League of Composers, in partnership with Continuum Contemporary Music and the Canadian Music Centre, is thrilled to announce the five composers taking part in the 2023-24 edition of our PIVOT Mentorship Program:
Alexander Bridger (NL)
Ricardo Ferro (ON)
Anju Singh (BC)
Janet Sit (ON)
Each composer will be matched with a mentor of their choosing who will provide creative and professional guidance throughout a six-month period, during which artists will compose a new chamber work. These five works will be premiered in concert by Continuum Contemporary Music on April 7, 2024 in Toronto.
PIVOT 2023-24 received a record number of applications. A jury consisting of Émilie Girard-Charest, Ryan Scott, and Steven Webb reviewed nearly 70 submissions, representing a diverse cross-section of artistic practice, gender, culture, career experience, aesthetic, and geography. August Murphy-King chaired the jury meeting.
Previous iterations of PIVOT have provided career opportunities, mentorship, and professional development to the following composers:
2022-23 (Sherbrooke): Lina Choi, Sara Constant, Sam Meadahl.
2021-22 (Edmonton/Virtual): Mari Alice Conrad, Maxime Daigneault, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, Maria Eduarda Martins, Pierre-Luc Senécal, Karen Donaldson Shepherd
2020-21 (Toronto/virtual): Joseph Chiu, Kim Farris-Manning, Liam Gibson, Kevin Gironnay, Carlie Howell, Coreen Morsink
2019-20 (Edmonton/virtual): Sarah Albu, Félix-Antoine Coutu, Fjóla Evans, Rebecca Gray, Jessie Rivest, Steven Webb
2018-19 (Toronto): Amy Brandon, Nathan Friedman, Émilie Girard-Charest, Solomiya Moroz, Luke Nickel, Lieke van der Voort
2016-17 (Toronto): Rebecca Bruton, Maxime Corbeil-Perron, Juro Kim Feliz, Beavan Flanagan, Evelin Ramon, Bekah Simms
2013 (Toronto): Jason Doell, Fiona Ryan, Saman Shahi
2012 (Vancouver): Kathleen Allan, Daniel Brandes, Iman Habibi
2011 (Vancouver): Elizabeth Knudson, James O’Callaghan, Christopher Reiche
PIVOT 2023-24 is made possible through generous support from The Azrieli Foundation, the SOCAN Foundation, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council.
