Recent News
2010 Polaris Prize & MusiCounts in Harmony Once Again!
On Monday, September 20, 2010, Polaris held a viewing party at the Drake Hotel in Toronto in conjunction with MusiCounts. Because the gala is an invite-only event with limited capacity, this was the first ever opportunity for fans of Polaris and the artists to watch the event. We here at MusiCounts would like to congratulate Karkwa for winning the 2010 Polaris Music Prize for their brilliant album, Les Chemins de verre!
Make sure to check out Global TV’s coverage on the Polaris Music Prize 2010 Viewing Party at the Drake Hotel! Click here
Make sure to check out http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/store/ to purchase slightly smaller reproductions of the posters, for just $15 each! 2$ of each sale will go to MusiCounts.
North York area’s largest high school treated to special performance by multiple JUNO Award nominee, DENZAL SINCLAIRE, in celebration of new Artist Grand Piano!
It was a ‘Grand’ occasion, as more than 400 students of Westview Centennial Secondary School packed an auditorium to celebrate the arrival of a new Baldwin Artist Grand piano. The piano comes courtesy of MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), and partner Baldwin Pianos. Westview Centennial, located in Toronto’s North York community, is the first-ever recipient of a new education initiative, the MusiCounts Baldwin Piano Prize, valued at $40,000, to be bestowed annually to a deserving Canadian school in support of music education.
The celebration was highlighted by a special performance by JUNO Award-nominated pianist/vocalist, Denzal Sinclaire, hailed as one of the finest Canadian jazz singers of our generation, who wowed students with his piano flair.
MusiCounts received fantastic news! We finished 4th overall in the Pepsi Refresh Project. Thanks to all your votes, we were automatically re-entered in the running for the $100,000 grant for the next cycle! Voting for this cycle ends October 31st so we need your help to vote daily and to help spread the word.
Help keep music education alive in Canadian Schools. Remember, every vote counts!
