Last night saw the launch of the first triennial Maureen Forrester Memorial Prize tour.  Sponsored by Jeunesses Musicales Canada, soprano Simone Osborne and pianist Anne Larlee will tour some forty cities across Canada over the next two years performing material on the theme “Songs of Life and Love”.  Each recital will include a new work; Birefringence, by Brian Current, commissioned by the Canadian Art Song Project.   Continue reading →