The Canadian League of Composers (CLC), in partnership with the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) and Continuum Contemporary Music, are pleased to announce the six participants of PIVOT, a mentorship program for Canadian composers in 2018-19:
Amy Brandon (NS)
Nathan Friedman (BC)
Solomiya Moroz (QC/UK)
Luke Nickel (MB/UK)
Lieke van der Voort (ON)
Each participating composer will be matched with a mentor-composer, individually tailored to their skills and needs by a consultative selection process. The mentor-composer will act as a reference for them over a six-month period to help with their creative process and guide them as they begin work on a new composition for the Continuum ensemble, to be premiered at a final showcase concert on March 30, 2019 at the Music Gallery in Toronto.
PIVOT will provide an unparalleled opportunity for these six composers from across Canada, and living abroad, to work directly with – and have their music performed by – the Continuum ensemble, one of Canada’s most celebrated and innovative chamber groups. As well, participants will experience first-hand the professional development opportunities offered by the CLC in Toronto, the project’s home base. The program takes place between Fall 2018 and Spring 2019.
A national jury – Mira Benjamin (BC/UK), Maxime Corbeil-Perron (QC), Marielle Groven (QC/NS), Véronique Matthieu (QC/SK), Christopher Mayo (ON), and Ryan Scott (ON) – recently met to review the applications. With over 80 applications to the PIVOT program, it was a highly competitive process. The proposals represented a diverse cross-section of artistic practice, aesthetic, gender, culture, career experience, and geography. Matthew Fava (Canadian Music Centre) and Kathryn Knowles (Canadian League of Composers) acted as non-voting observers of the meeting.
Previous iterations of PIVOT have provided career opportunities, mentorship, and professional development to the following composers:
2016 (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
For all inquiries, please contact Kathryn Knowles, CLC General Manager, at info@composition.org, or call 1-877-964-1364.
