Modern Composition

Toronto's Michael Peter Olsen Announces New Album 'Narrative of a Nervous System'
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2023
Toronto-based songwriter/cellist Michael Peter Olsen has announced a new album, Narrative of a Nervous System, coming October 27 via Hand D...
Danny Elfman Sued for Failure to Pay Alleged Sexual Harassment Settlement
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2023
Danny Elfman has been sued by fellow composer Nomi Abadi for reportedly failing to pay two instalments of $42,500 USD from a $830,000 settl...
Jónsi's Toronto Exhibition 'Hrafntinna (Obsidian)' Is His Most Immersive Musical Landscape Yet
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
Sigur Rós could make shopping for groceries sound like a cinematic experience. With their music on the stereo, wiping the kitchen counter b...
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Plots 2023 North American Tour
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023
On the back of his forthcoming new album, The Ones Ahead, Beverly Glenn-Copeland has announced that he's hitting the road for the first tim...
Watch Jack Black Perform "Peaches" from 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
Sometimes journeys to retrieve peaches — out in Georgia, from a locked tower, etc. — lead to Hollywood, baby! The Game Awards presented a...
Jeremy Dutcher Announces Sophomore Album 'Motewolonuwok,' Shares New Single "Ancestors Too Young"
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2023
Jeremy Dutcher has finally announced the follow-up to his beloved 2018 album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. Sophomore LP Motewolonuwok arrives...
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Teams Up with CAMH Patients to Compose New Song
PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2023
Eight members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra were at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) last week to privately perform a...
Toronto's Thin Edge New Music Collective Showcase Works by Jocelyn Morlock, Bekah Simms for Reverb II
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2023
Dedicated to commissioning and presenting composers of our time, Toronto's Thin Edge New Music Collective (TENMC) have announced their seco...