Canadian Musician September / October 2019

AND THE AWARD GOES TO... Studio Bell to Host Inaugural Canadian Music Hall of Fame Ceremony The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that the inaugural multiple- induction Canadian Music Hall of Fame cer- emony will take place at Studio Bell, home COREY HART RECEIVING HIS CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF of the National Music FAME TROPHY FROM SARAH MCLACHLAN Centre, in Calgary on Oct. 27, 2019. This first-time event will be presented by Music Canada. This celebration of Canadian music will honour four new inductees into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with a fifth to be recognized during the JUNO Awards broadcast on March 15, 2020, in Saskatoon, SK. The inductees will be announced in September 2019. “Canadian artists have made such a meaningful impact on music and our culture both at home and internationally, and they deserve to be recognized and celebrated,” says Allan Reid, president and CEO of CARAS/The JUNO Awards and MusiCounts. “By expanding the number of inductees in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, we’re able to honour even more iconic Canadian artists each year.” For more information, go to www.canadianmusichalloffame.ca. Stingray Gives $525K for Classical Music Residencies at Studio Bell The National Music Centre (NMC) in Calgary will receive a $525,000 contribution from music, media, and technology com- pany Stingray over the next seven years to support classical music residencies at Studio Bell. A handful of artists have already been selected to help launch the program over the second half of 2019. They include Mon- treal-based post-classical pianist Jean-Michel Blais, celebrated Calgary flautist Jiajia Li, and Edmonton musician Anders Muskens, who specializes in historical keyboards. The Stingray Classical Music Program is an offshoot of the NMC’s Artist in Residence program designed to feed and nurture artistic creativity and technical innovation by providing artists at various levels of professional development with uninterrupted time and space, and the use of NMC’s collection and expertise, to create new and innovative works. The Stingray Classical Music Program offers access to three historic recording consoles and over 300 musical artifacts, spanning 450 years of music technology and innovation. For more information, go to www.studiobell.ca. CANADIAN MUSICIAN 15

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