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Classical Composition of the Year

After pursuing her musical education in Canada, the U.S., and Europe, Oshawa native Norma Beecroft began developing an adventurously original compositional style. Many of her compositions combine electronically produced or altered sounds together with live instruments, and Stockhausen has been cited as an influence. Ms. Beecroft has also played an important role as a producer and commentator on contemporary music, and has produced many documentaries for the CBC.

International Musician described Christos Hatzis as "one of Canada's most important composers," and his international reputation is growing rapidly. He was nominated for a JUNO in this category last year, and his recent CBC recording, Everlasting Light and Footprints In New Snow, again displays both his adventurousness and the influence of the North and Inuit culture on his work.

Jacques Hétu is recognized as one of the most innovative writers of music today. His music was recently recorded by the CBC Radio Orchestra under the direction of Mario Bernardi, and it showcased his dynamic writing for solo instruments and orchestra. Hétu gives priority to poetry, emotion and to coherent discourse, as seen in such compositions as his "Piano Concerto No. 2, Opus 64."

Sarnia-born R. Murray Schafer is a genuine renaissance man, excelling as a composer, dramatist, music educator and journalist, and a pioneer in soundscape studies. In 1987, he became the first recipient of the prestigious Glenn Gould Award. In presenting it to Schafer, Yehudi Menuhin lauded him as "a strong, benevolent, and highly original imagination and intellect."

Sarnia-born R. Murray Schafer is a genuine renaissance man, excelling as a composer, dramatist, music educator and journalist, and a pioneer in soundscape studies. In 1987, he became the first recipient of the prestigious Glenn Gould Award. In presenting it to Schafer, Yehudi Menuhin lauded him as "a strong, benevolent, and highly original imagination and intellect."