The Canadian League of Composers, Continuum Contemporary Music, and the Canadian Music Centre are thrilled to announce the cohort of composers and performers for the 2026-27 PIVOT x HATCH mentorship program.
PIVOT x HATCH brings together early-career composers and performers as peers to develop new works with guidance from the Continuum core ensemble and composer mentors. Over the course of the season, participants will receive one-on-one lessons and take part in workshops, panels, and rehearsals culminating in a concert of new works.
The selected performer participants are:
Maggie Umanetz Lertprasopsak, flute
Ann Murdocca, clarinet
Veronica Zupanic, violin
Tomas Peña, cello
Linda Ruan, piano
Jonathan Huard, percussion
The selected composer participants are:
Jessica Ackerley
Luke Blackmore
Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw
Rio Houle
Louis-Michel Tougas
Each composer will write a new work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion, guided by a mentor of their choosing. The performers will receive mentorship from members of Continuum’s core ensemble and premiere the five new works.
We are grateful to everyone who applied and we look forward to sharing updates about our ongoing work through this program over the coming season.
This program is generously funded by the Metcalf Foundation Booster Fund.
