The registration period for the 2017 Stepping Stone has been extended to February 1st 2017

Musicians that wish to register for the Canadian Music Competition-Canimex’s professional component have until February 1st 2017 11:59 PM local time to do so. The Stepping Stone is a wonderful opportunity for Canadian musicians that want to pursue a career in classical music and wish to add a prestigious and educational experience to their curriculum.

At the vanguard of great competitions, the Canadian Music Competition-Canimex offers candidates a chance to live a unique experience through its Stepping Stone component. The preselection auditions for the 2017 Stepping Stone will be held in front of a jury prior the National Audition in every region (13) visited by the Competition. A candidate that tries to participate in the Stepping Stone will now live an enhanced experience by going through a process similar to that of a professional audition, thereupon strengthening the CMC’s formative nature.

The provisional dates for the National Audition, during which the Stepping Stone preselection auditions will be held, are as follow:

Once the preselection process is over, 30 candidates will be chosen for the Stepping Stone which will be held in Ottawa-Gatineau from June 27th to July 5th 2017 (provisional dates). This competition is an excellent opportunity for candidates to measure themselves to their peers and to obtain prestigious prizes in the event of a First Place (Group Canimex $10 000 scholarship), Second Place ($5 000 scholarship) or Third Place ($2 500 scholarship). Furthermore, our artistic collaborators are offering additional prizes such as a three-week residency at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity in 2018, an invitation as a guest soloist in the 2018-19 concert series of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur and a $5 000 career support scholarship offered by the Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation.The CMC would like to warmly thank the Canimex Group, official sponsor of this 2017 edition and partner for over 40 years. The CMC also wants to thank Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation and Steinway & Sons (Official piano of the CMC).