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Music at Noon concert featuring John Burge, pianist & composer
Celebrating the Canadian League of Composers 75th Anniversary in 2026 with a Solo Piano Recital
12:15 p.m. | Nov. 3
University Recital Hall
Free admission, all are welcome to attend

In celebration of the Canadian League of Composers (CLC) 75th Anniversary in 2026, composer and pianist, John Burge presents a solo piano recital of music composed by many of the CLC past presidents. Starting with music by founding President, John Weinzweig, the program proceeds chronologically to current president, Tyler Versluis. The concert opens with a musical land acknowledgement, “Wild Rose,” composed by Indigenous-Canadian composer and CLC member, Beverley McKiver, and concludes with a rousing collective singing of O Canada. This all-Canadian concert promises to be an enriching historical, cultural and artistic experience.

About the artist

Composer and pianist, John Burge, taught at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, for 38 years before retiring as a Professor Emeritus in 2025. Many of Burge’s orchestral works, such as Snowdrift, The Canadian Shield and Rocky Mountain Overture, have been performed by orchestras across Canada and internationally. His string orchestra work, Flanders Fields Reflections, as recorded by Sinfonia Toronto, received the 2009 Juno Award for the Best Canadian Classical Composition. Having completed his Associate Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto in Piano Performance while still in high school, John Burge has continued to perform throughout his career, usually in presentations of his own music. A passionate advocate for Canadian music, he served on the executive committee of the Canadian League of Composers from 1993-2007 (including eight years as President) and on the SOCAN Foundation board of directors from 2009-2025.