Stephen Chapman, professor and Head of Composition at UBC School of Music, was awarded the Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composition of the Year for his work Earth Songs. Earth Songs was recorded last year by the UBC Singers and the CBC Radio Orchestra under the direction of Alain Trudel.
The awards were presented in Kelowna on Oct. 23 as part of the Breakout West Festival. It is the third time since 2005 that Chatman has won the award for Classical Composition of the Year.
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