Press Releases
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008On November 16, 2008, Canadians say “good-bye” to their CBC Radio Orchestra. In its 70 years, the Orchestra gave thousands of broadcasts, commissioned over 100 Canadian composers, offered first-rate performances of the best music in the world, and introduced dozens of winners from the CBC Young Performers and Young Composers Competitions. StandonGuardforCBC, a national Coalition [...]
Peter Milliken: “reduction of classical music on CBC2 is truly unfortunate”
Monday, October 13th, 2008The reduction of classical music on CBC2 is truly unfortunate. I appreciate the effort involved in creating the document entitled “What MPs Can Do” and I sympathise with all those devoted to this endearvour.”
Tell your candidates to Keep Our Media Canadian
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Dear Friend, I am writing further to Stephen Harper’s outrageous comments about culture. On September 23, Stephen Harper belittled concerns about cuts his government made to cultural programs just before the election was called, describing culture as a “niche issue for some.” Now, Mr. Harper has opened the door to the sale of Canadian media [...]
New Democrats Support the CBC
Thursday, September 25th, 2008From: “New Democrats” To: “New Democrats” Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:27 AM Subject: New Democrats support the CBC Thank you for contacting Jack Layton and Canada’s New Democrats concerning the recent changes to CBC Radio Two. We heard from many Canadians like you who care about quality CBC programming. We share the desire of [...]
Stand On Guard For CBC Coalition Urges Concert Presenters To Help Save Classical CBC Radio 2 And The CBC Radio Orchestra.
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Thursday, September 25, 2008 The Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition offers a print-ready announcement for download on our web site http://standonguardforcbc.ca — for all concert presenters worried by the reduction and banalisation of classical music on CBC Radio 2. Our web site has been the primary information source for protest since announcement of the [...]
Call for a Listening Drive!
Saturday, August 30th, 2008The Stand On Guard for CBC Coalition encourages a public Radio 2 “Listening Drive” this coming week from September 2 to 7. Some might think we’d like to boycott. On the contrary! We want to be able to tell the country what we have learned from all that listening: Just how well does the “new [...]
CBC Radio Orchestra & Ben Heppner – UBC Centenary Gala announced
Friday, August 29th, 2008Co-Produced by the Chan Centre and the CBC Radio Orchestra Ben Heppner, tenor – UBC Centenary Gala Sunday September 28, 2008 at 3pm Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, UBC Vancouver, B.C. – In celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the University of British Columbia, highly acclaimed Canadian [...]
CBCRO and Vancouver Chamber Choir: 33 years of Collaboration
Thursday, July 17th, 2008CBC RADIO ORCHESTRA COLLABORATIONS
with the Vancouver Chamber choir
1975-2008: 98 performances of 83 programmes over 33 years
CBC Radio increases its support for Canadian composers – CBC press release
Monday, July 14th, 2008Attention News Editors: CBC Radio increases its support for Canadian composers TORONTO, July 14 /CNW/ – CBC Radio is building on its legacy of commissioning original works from some of Canada’s most talented musicians and orchestras with today’s announcement of a $50,000 increase in its commissionsbudget, bringing 2008′s allocation up to $170,000 in total. “We [...]
Author Yann Martel invites Stephen Harper to read the Kreuzer Sonata
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Author Yann Martel has been challenging our Prime Minister to read great works of literature for some time now and documenting the process on his great web site. Recently he decided to suggest Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata, to which the Stand on Guard for CBC Coalition added Jane Coop and Andrew Dawes playing the music [...]
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