Canadian composers. Percussionists.

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Kevin Puts wins 2012 Pullitzer Prize posted 20 Apr 2012

Korean prize for Unsuk Chin posted 16 Apr 2012

Upcoming concerts →

Sat 26 May: The Hambleden Concerts 2012 - Music from around the World The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Hambleden Hambleden, RG9 6RT

Tue 29 May: Composers Voice Jan Hus Church, 351 East 74th Street, New York

Sat 2 Jun: Music for a Royal Occasion Middleton Parish Church, New Lane, Middleton Manchester M24

Fri 8 Jun: Vienna Here and Now St Lawrence Hall, 157 King E, Toronto

Fri 8 Jun: Shakuhachi Concert Raixa, Bunyola, Spain

Today → (27 May)

Birthdays:

Jacques-François Halévy

Joseph Joachim Raff

Claude Champagne

Dying days:

Giovanni Legrenzi

Giacomo Rampini

Nicoló Paganini

Events:

(1906) Gustav Mahler: Premiere of Symphony no. 6 in a minor, in Essen, Germany, with Mahler conducting.

(1990) Alfred Schnittke: Premiere of the violin concerto, in Evian, France.

Tomorrow →

Latest changes →

Steve Cohen (16 May)

Anna Cramer (16 May)

Thomas Koppel (16 May)

Iet Stants (16 May)

Marc Hyland (16 May)

Hildegard von Bingen (14 May)

Claude Lefebvre (7 May)

Wim Franken (26 Apr)

Johann August Just (26 Apr)

Francesco Zappa (25 Apr)

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel [452]

Johannes Brahms [441]

Antonio Salieri [440]

Gustav Mahler [438]

Georges Bizet [427]

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[details ←] La Nouvelle Cythere for Concert Band , alto saxophone, clarinet, horn, english horn, trombone, harpsichord, trumpet, tuba, french horn, sax, percussion, concert band, flute, bassoon, harp, piccolo, saxophone,

[details ←] Santa Barbara Sonata , horn, trombone, brass quintet, trumpet, tuba,

[details ←] Brazil , percussion,

[details ←] Rock Around the Clock , percussion,

[details ←] Land of the Silver Birch , viola, orchestra, violin, piano, double bass, percussion, cello,

[details ←] Quintet , horn, trombone, brass quintet, trumpet, tuba,

[details ←] Percussion Sonata No. 2 ’Woodstock’ , percussion,

[details ←] Rituals , clarinet, horn, english horn, trombone, oboe, trumpet, tuba, french horn, percussion, flute, bassoon,

[details ←] Canadian Brass Wedding Essentials - Conductor (with CD of Performances by The Canadian Brass) , horn, trombone, brass quintet, trumpet, tuba,

[details ←] Trumpet Christmas Descants , trumpet,

[details ←] Three Nights with Canadian Brass , horn, trombone, brass quintet, trumpet, tuba,

[details ←] Canadian Brass - Inside Brass

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Canadian composers

Composers that were born in Canada, or gained the Canadian nationality.

Composers who also play percussion instruments and as such performed their own or other composer's compositions.

Group members

Archer, Violet (1913–2000)
Lussier, René (1957–)

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