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In our June newsletter, read all about Musicworks attending the @PolarisPrize Album Long List Announcement—and find out which artists featured in Musicworks’ past issues were nominated! 🏆 👇
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📸 1: Vibes from the Polaris Music Prize 2026 Album Long List Announcement (Toronto, June 11). Photo by Jordan Currie.
📸 2: Chantal Dumas on the cover of Musicworks 91, Spring 2005.
.@SuoniPopolo 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 local independent music. Head to suoniperilpopolo.org for more.
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! 👇
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After five years of reshaping Ottawa’s underground arts scene, @debaserlives's 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.
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest! 🏆 Read all about the winners and their compositions here: bit.ly/2025EMCContestWinners
Plus, a tribute to the late composer and cellist Cris Derksen, info on our upcoming summer issue, messages from our friends at Open Ears, Suoni Per Il Popolo and more.
📸 : Nadya Kwandibens
Friendly reminder that the @improvcommunity 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
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 ☀️ 🌷
The @improvcommunity 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
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 ☀️ 🌷
.@FIMAV_VICTO is back and more accessible than ever! Quebec’s premier festival of musique actuelle, the 42nd edition, includes 25 ticketed and free concerts by internationally renowned artists, alongside its must-see circuit of sound art installations in public spaces.
We recently learned that early issues of Musicworks are in the @NatGalleryCan's Library and Archives as part of the Art Metropole Collection, which includes vinyl, cassettes, and printed materials from our friends The Music Gallery, the original publisher of the magazine! 📀
Want to know more? Check our latest newsletter for a note about Xenia Benivolski's essay on the collection, "What Is Not Music?" and our shared history with the Music Gallery 🎵
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