Music•Musique NB (MNB) has announced the list of contenders for the 2021 Prix MNB Awards today with some surprising but much-deserving nominees emerging as front-runners. Topping the list of nominees is the 230-member Choeur virtuel de l’Acadie taking five nominations. Continue reading Choeur virtuel de l’Acadie Leads Music•Musique NB’s List of 2021 Prix MNB Award Nominees
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Q&A: Jill Higgins on Capturing the Beauty of New Brunswick for Icons Series
The artwork of Jill Higgins is just as iconic as the landscapes she paints. Utilizing a bright palette–often dancing well into neon territory–along with the punch of high contrast, her style is as immediately recognizable as her subject matters of New Brunswick’s beaches and landmarks. Her series, titled Icons: New Brunswick, which she has revisited for a special event, captures the province with all the same allure that the Canadian Pacific Railway had a century ago. Continue reading Q&A: Jill Higgins on Capturing the Beauty of New Brunswick for Icons Series
Monthly Roundup: July 2021
Welcome to the end of July! Maybe it’s just because we’ve completely lost our perception of time over the last year and a half, but this month and this summer feel like they’ve flown past faster than they have any right to. It’s hard to believe that just thirty days ago we were releasing our staff picks for The Best Music of 2021 (So Far) and we’re already staring down the barrel of back-to-school supplies.
We managed to fit in a very full month’s worth of work, especially thanks to the help of a couple of new contributors: Dan Chamberlain and Steve MacIntyre. Hopefully, you’ll be hearing a lot more from them.
Here is everything we covered in July of 2021.
The Best Music of 2021 (So Far)
The time has come once again, dear readers, to render our inboxes into playlists. We’ve scientifically and democratically processed every song sent our way, studied it meticulously, crunched the numbers, to arrive at this: The Best Music of 2021 (so far). This is our playlist. There are many playlists like it, but this one is ours.
Please enjoy responsibly.
East Coast Music Association Pivots 2021 Awards Show & Conference from Sydney to Online Event
With Nova Scotia announcing tighter restrictions for travel amidst concerns and rising numbers of cases of COVID-19 in the province, the East Coast Music Association has made the decision to move their 2021 East Coast Music Awards from an in-person event in Sydney, Cape Breton to an online event. Continue reading East Coast Music Association Pivots 2021 Awards Show & Conference from Sydney to Online Event