Music

About Music

The Music Section supports the ongoing development of outstanding Canadian artistically driven music, created, performed, produced and...

David Myles, singer-songwriter.

Artist Story

Australia for David Myles

David Myles’ Into the Sun, a musical exploration of Brazilian and African rhythms, was a success in Canada. Thanks in part to a Council travel grant, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist earned acclaim in Australia also, at the 2011 Woodford Folk Festival...

Ben Wendel

2013 Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards

Ben Wendel, jazz musician, is one of 7 winners of the 2013 Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards.

Colette Cheverie

Artist Story

Uncommon Folk

PEI singer Colette Cheverie brings traditional Scottish Irish and English folksongs to audiences in Alberta and Saskatchewan...

News Release

British Columbia native wins the Virginia Parker Prize

The 2013 Virginia Parker Prize has been awarded to an extraordinary opera singer Layla Claire.

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recipients / beneficiares

Past recipients

Here's a handy tool: a searchable database of past grant recipients and prize winners.

A Tribe Called Red, Igloofest 2013, Montréal. Photo: Eva Blue.

Blog Post

The Canada Council goes to market

If you’re reading this, then the switch has been flipped on our new Market Access website module! This component went live on the...