Longshadow Music Festival celebrates the music of the 20th and 21st Centuries, in particular the music of Canadians – and happens in northern Canada. Carmen Braden’s music company Black Ice Sound organizes the festival, with Carmen leading as Artistic Director. Alongside special guests and feature concerts, the festival explores ideas about improvisation, composition, performance, collaboration, the soundscape, acoustic ecology, field recording, and more.
2026 Federal Pre-Budget Sumbission
The Canadian League of Composers recently filed a submission as part of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance’s pre-budget consultation process for Budget 2026.


