Norma Beecroft (1934-2024)
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Norma Marian Beecroft in her 91st year, peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
TaPIR Lab presents New Ways for Old Works
On Wednesday, November 1, the University of Toronto's Technology and Performance Integration Research (TaPIR) Lab will present New Ways for Old Works, a concert featuring works by Norma Beecroft, Susan Frykberg, and Micheline Saint-Marcoux.
Fertile Ground for Thoughts and Dreams: NMC Then and Now
Now in its 49th season,Toronto’s New Music Concerts (NMC) remains one of the main presenters of contemporary concert music in Toronto, with a long and diverse legacy of bringing first performances of significant new works to Toronto audiences, covering compositions from a wide range of styles, written by living composers from around the world, including Canada.
Norma Beecroft, Electronic Pioneer
"Canadian composer Norma Beecroft (b. 1934) recently released her book, Conversations with Post World War II Pioneers of Electronic Music, containing an insightful and revealing collection of interviews that explore the history of electronic music around the world. The book, originally published as an e-book, contains transcriptions of her interviews with many of the principal [...]
