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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 18h

The Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest closes in one month! Submit your original composition by November 9 for a chance to win big prizes and coverage in our magazine 🏆 musicworksmag.myshopify.com/products/202...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Musicworks was out and about over the past month! In our latest newsletter, read all about our adventures at the Polaris Music Prize Award Ceremony and The Word On The Street Toronto literary festival, plus our Musicworks in the Classroom shipment and much more 🗞️ app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

AKOUSMA returns with the 22nd edition of Montreal's international festival of immersive digital music. Three evenings at Usine C (October 21, 22, 23, 8 p.m.) include local and international artists, all displayed through a magnificent orchestra of loudspeakers. Visit akousma.ca to purchase tickets!

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Marcelle Deschênes Prize in Electronics Music / Prix Marcelle Deschênes pour la Musique Électronique is open to self-identifying women and non-binary composers in the Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest! 🎥: Stephen Magee

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We were thrilled to be at the @polarismusicprize.bsky.social ceremony last night! Congratulations to all the fantastic winners and nominees ⭐

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The third annual Flux Festival takes place in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal from October 1 to 12! Join Arts in the Margins for a mix of left field music, round tables and workshops that link the local to the global experimental underground. Tickets on sale at fluxmtl.org.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Dynamo”, composed by Otto Iivari (Finland), won third prize in the 2025 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest 🏆 📸 : Anton Hansen

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔔Toronto-based modal music presenter Labyrinth Ontario announces the inaugural Toronto Makam Music Forum, taking place from September 15-19, 2026 at East End Arts and East End United. ➡️ Head to labyrinthontario.com to learn more and purhcase tickets.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In our August newsletter, take a peek at Ministry of Phonic Services and their Back to School Field Trip concert series in MW 154, details on this year's Marcelle Deschênes Prize in Electronics Music, and more ☀️ app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Composer/vocalist Liann J. Kang (South Korea/US) won the Marcelle Deschênes Prize in Electronics Music / Prix Marcelle Deschênes pour la Musique Électronique in the 2025 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest (and second place overall) for her composition "L'amour pur" 🏆 📸: Victor Zheng

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Expand your summer playlist with the Musicworks 154 CD, packed with 10 new and unreleased tracks from the featured artists in the magazine 🎧 musicworksmag.myshopify.com/products/sum...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Panayiotis Kokoras (Greece/U.S.) won first prize in the 2025 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition (EMC) Contest for “Viper Snake”, an aptly-named piece he describes as a hybrid creature-like sound world of pressure, motion, resonance, and transformation. 🏆 📸: Studio VD

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

📢 It’s that time of year again—the 16th annual Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest is now open! 🎵 Submit your composition by November 9, 2026. Entry fee includes a 1-year subscription to Musicworks. Click the link for more details 🏆 musicworksmag.myshopify.com/products/202...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

In our July newsletter, Anju Singh graces the cover of Musicworks 154! Don’t forget to order your magazine + CD ☀️ Plus, details on the 2026 Electronic Music Composition Contest (opening tomorrow!) app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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HOT TOPICS! Anju Singh - "Viper Snake" - Summer Intern - 2026 Contest Launch - Fall Preview

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Summer is on deck. Take a field trip with Musicworks 154! ☀️ On the cover: composer, musician, sound artist, curator, and media artist Anju Singh. (📸: Dani Osborne) musicworksmag.myshopify.com

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Summer just started, but it's time to look ahead and book your advertisement in our Fall issue! 🍂 Secure your spot in Musicworks 155 by August 14. Find information about our deadlines, packages, and digital opportunities here 👇 www.musicworks.ca/advertise-mu...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Friendly reminder to preorder Musicworks #154 and save with discounted cover prices and shipping rates 👀 musicworksmag.myshopify.com/collections/...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In our June newsletter, read all about Musicworks attending the @polarismusicprize.bsky.social Album Long List Announcement—and find out which artists featured in Musicworks’ past issues were nominated! 🏆 👇 app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Suoni per il popolo is back for another year of adventurous music, art, and activism in Montreal! Running June 16-28, the festival also presents workshops, zine launches, talks, and initiatives while amplifying the local independent music scene. Head to suoniperilpopolo.org for more info.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Summer is on deck—celebrate by preordering your copy of Musicworks 154 (magazine + CD)! 💿 Order by June 12 and receive one month free reading of the digital edition on Exact Editions. Check out the lineup and cash in on this sweet deal! 👇 musicworksmag.myshopify.com/collections/...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

After five years of reshaping Ottawa’s underground arts scene, Pique has arrived at its 20th edition, taking place June 12 and 13! The program brings together returning collaborators and new voices from across local and international scenes. Head over to thisispique.com for more info.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest! 🏆 Read all about the winners and their compositions here: bit.ly/2025EMCConte...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

In our May newsletter, meet the fantastic winners of our 2025 Electronic Music Composition Contest! 🎶 app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Friendly reminder that the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation welcomes submissions for proposals for their 2026 interdisciplinary international colloquium, held at the University of Guelph Sept. 10-11. Apply by May 31: bit.ly/IICSI26

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Summer is around the corner, which can only mean one thing—the annual Musicworks Festival and Event Preview is here! We've gathered everything you need to know about the exciting sonic events happening this spring and summer ☀️ 🌷

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation invites proposals for presentations at the 2026 interdisciplinary international colloquium, Sept. 10-11 at University of Guelph, during the Guelph Jazz Fest! Submit your proposal by May 31. More information here: bit.ly/IICSI26

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In our April newsletter, we answer these burning questions: how did Musicworks end up in the @gallery.ca's archives? Who developed drum skills by playing arcade rhythm games? Did Juno Award-winning composer Amy Brandon ever write for Musicworks? 👇 app.simplycast.com?e=email/shar...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Are you a Canadian music festival looking to boost your event? Book with us to be a part of our Festival Preview E-Newsletter! Our annual guide highlights festivals and sonic events across the country.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Congratulations to composer and guitarist Amy Brandon on receiving the 2026 Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year for "Cloud Path"! 🎉 🥇

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Each Musicworks issue isn't only a magazine—it's also a CD full of new and unreleased tracks from all featured artists! 💿

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In our March e-newsletter, we've got notes on Quinton Barnes and DeForrest Brown, Jr. in MW 153, challenges faced by arts organizations in Nova Scotia, and more! Plus, a message from the @torontosymphony.bsky.social and a throwback story on a Juno-nominated composer. app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

We were honoured to be a part of @wavelengthmusic.bsky.social's first-ever music conference at the Lula Lounge in Toronto yesterday!

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Have you ordered Musicworks 153 yet? 👀 Click here to subscribe and snag your copy of the magazine + CD with 12 new or unreleased tracks from featured artists 💿 👇 musicworksmag.myshopify.com

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Musicworks will change the way you listen to magazines. Canadian publication + recording explores innovative works and ideas in music and sound from many places and perspectives. Founded in 1978, Musi...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Winter waves are melting into spring. Please remove your earmuffs—Musicworks 153 is here! 🎉 🌸

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Get caught up on our first e-newsletter of 2026! 🎉 Check out stories on our international musical escapades, a new music festival + conference we're supporting by @wavelengthmusic.bsky.social, and messages from our friends at @torontosymphony.bsky.social ⬇️ app.scsend.net?q=email/view...

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

For Juno-nominated Tara Kannangara, performing is the most pure form of musical expression. “There’s an unknown energy that you get to play with, and you can feel it in the room—that can’t be replicated,” she told writer Abiola Regan, coming soon in Musicworks 153. (📸: Howard Billerman)

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Congratulations to the Canadian composers up for Classical Composition of the Year at this year’s #junoawards, happening March 29! Some of these artists have been featured in Musicworks! Amy Brandon, “Cloud Path” (MW 134, 📸: Jeff Cooke) Andrew Staniland, “The Laws of Nature” (MW 122, 📸: Bo Huang)

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Meet these Canadian artists in Musicworks 153, dropping soon! 1 Corie Rose Soumah uses aesthetic and elements in hypersonic collages. 2 Tempête Solaire creates saturated instrumental avant music. 3 Michael Scott Dawson makes field recordings and songs. Pre-order or subscribe to support our work.

Composer Corie Rose Soumah stands in front of electronic music equipment, wearing a black turtleneck sweater and black skirt, with curly hair and wearing glasses.

The three members of Tempête Solaire are wearing dark clothing and stand beside each other in front of various pipes and electrical wires in a grey corner of a basement or industrial space.

Michael Scott Dawson sits with a mirror and lamp behind him, over his left shoulder. He wears a cap that says Western Electroacoustic Research, glasses, and a dark buttoned-up

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The #OrchestratedRCM series continues on January 22 when #KishiBashi brings his genre-blending music to #KoernerHall, backed by the @royalconservatory.bsky.social Orchestra. Make a night of it with speciality cocktails and a DJ-led afterparty! 🎻🎶🥃 Tickets on sale now at rcmusic.com/performance.

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Kishi Bashi | The Royal Conservatory of Music

The Royal Conservatory is one of the largest and most respected music education institutions in the world.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

We are happy to announce that our annual operating grant from the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario has been renewed for 2026. We appreciate the OAC’s abiding confidence in our small but far-reaching Toronto-based organization. Thank you, @ontarioarts.bsky.social !

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The #KoernerHall experience, reimagined. Cory Wong headlines the first concert of a bold new series titled Orchestrated tonight at Koerner Hall. Come early, stay late. 🎶🍸 #TorontoEvents #OrchestratedRCM www.rcmusic.com/events-and-performances/cory-wong

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Lisa Conway works with analog synths, reel-to-reel, and alphorns! Mali Obomsawin taps into jazz, folk, and Abenaki roots. Susie Ibarra opens ears to nature’s rhythms. Kalun Leung slides into uncharted territory. Marek Tyler’s ASKO echoes nêhiyaw ways of living. www.musicworks.ca/whats-inside...

The cover of Musicworks' Fall 2025 print issue shows Lisa Conway, wearing a white shirt, her brown hair in a bun on top of her head and her eyes looking down, sitting in front of a reel-to-reel tape machine. The names of artists or projects in the issue are printed on the cover: ASKO, Kalun Leung, Susie Ibarra, Mali Obomsawin, Koala karnival, Cluster

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Rémy Bélanger de Beauport (soundmaker communities), Lola de la Mata (instruments explore tinnitus), Michiyo Yagi, Sarah Pagé, Hiroko Nagai (koto liberation), Yoo Doo Right (formidable post-rock), Kathryn Patricia Cobbler (loop-pedal viola), Edzi'u (dream stories). www.musicworks.ca/whats-inside...

Cover of Musicworks magazine, issue 151, is a black-and-white photo of Quebec musician Rémy Bélanger de Beauport scrunching his face as he playing the cello. Pink and green text shows names or artist also featured in the issue: Kathryn Patricia Cobbler, Lola de la Mata, Michiyo Yagi, Sarah Pagé, and Hiroko Nagai, Yoo Doo Right, and Edzi'u.

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Musicworks @musicworksmag.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

"a treasure trove of diversity, encompassing multilingual vocals, epic instrumental rock-outs, freak-folk meanderings, electronics-heavy abstractions, and abundant warm grooves." " New album from cellist Peggy Lee, guitarist Cole Schmidt, and pals. Full review here! www.musicworks.ca/reviews/pegg...

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