The Association of Canadian Women Composers is seeking submissions from composers who identify as women and gender minorities to be featured in a concert taking place in Toronto in partnership with the Canadian Music Centre.

Gayle Young has been awarded an ACWC/ACC Honorary Membership in November, 2019 for her exceptional accomplishments as an innovative composer, instrument creator/inventor, writer, feminist and administrator.

“Émergences” is presenting five new commissioned works for a flute-guitar duet (Sara Constant flutist, An-Laurence Higgins guitarist) in Toronto and in Montréal.

ACWC composer, music publisher, and benefactor Roberta Stephen was honoured with a reception at The GRAND in Calgary on June 2.

Canadian composers Laura Hawley (left) from Edmonton and Maren Lisac (right) from Montreal are recipients of the 2019 Roberta Stephen Composition award.

The “ACWC Art Song Concert” is in honour of Rebekah Cummings (1980 – 2019) on Saturday, May 18, 2019 8:00 pm at Conrad Grebel Chapel/University of Waterloo, Ontario.

We welcome Fiona Evison as ACWC's New Journal Editor starting in August, 2019.

Mary-Catherine Pazzano has been chosen as the new web manager of ACWC, effective March 1, 2019.

Stephanie Orlando has been chosen as the first winner of the new ACWC Initiatives Fund Award, which supports members who are composing/producing new creative work projects.

ACWC commemorates Rebekah Cummings (1980 - 2019), our beloved friend and ACWC composer who passed away on March 23 after being diagnosed with cancer in December.

Augmented Trio Promotions presents a 75th birthday celebration of the music of Canadian (and Victoria!) composer Leila Lustig.

On Saturday, January 19, 2019, at their concert in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the Vancouver Island Symphony announced a commitment to gender equity in their programming of new music.

Canadian composers Maria Case (Toronto) and Gayle Young (Grimsby) are the 2018 recipients of the Roberta Stephen Composition award.

Canadian composers, Veronika Krausas (currently located in Los Angeles, CA) and Amy Brandon (Truro, Nova Scotia) are the recipients of the 2017 Roberta Stephen Composition Award.

Spark to Stone Concert, presented by Caution Tape Sound Collective and the ACWC takes place on Saturday, March 24 2018, 8:00 pm • Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave, Toronto, ON.

The Climate Change & Endangered Species Concert featured the music of 12 ACWC composers. Friday, October 27, 2017, Heliconian Club, Toronto, ON.

The premiere ACWC Piano Collective Concert, featuring music by ACWC Piano Collective members occurred Sunday May 28, 2017 at 3:00 PM at Conrad Grebel Chapel, University of Waterloo, Ontario.

The ACWC presented a concert of the music of Canadian women, April 7th, 2017, First Church of Christ Scientist, Victoria, BC, celebrating the anniversary of the passing of the bill granting B.C. women the right to vote.

The Audio Postcards Canada project, curated by the Canadian Association for Sound Ecology, launched on World Listening Day, July 18, 2016, features 16 two-minute soundscapes from across Canada.

We're very excited to share that Bekah Ann Simms will be joining the ACWC Board as our new Secretary!