Competition Schedule

2026 ECKHARDT-GRAMATTÉ NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION PROGRAMME

SATURDAY DAY PASS - $30 ADULTS / $15 SENIORS

GALA CONCERT TICKETS - $25 ADULTS / $12.50 SENIORS

WEEKEND PASS - $50 ADULTS / $25 SENIORS

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE FOR STUDENTS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF EQUITABLE ACCESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Friday, April 17th, 2026 

 2:00 - 3:00 pm FREE PUBLIC PRESENTATION

Holly Nimmons, Canadian Music Centre President & CEO

“Belonging: A Thriving and Inclusive Canadian Community of Music Creators”

  (Rm. 1-57 R. D. Bell Hall)

 3:00 - 4:00 pm FREE PUBLIC PRESENTATION

J. Alex Young, 2026 Commissioned Composer

  (Rm. 1-57 R. D. Bell Hall)

4:00 - 5:00 pm FREE PUBLIC PRESENTATION

“Framing Your Artistic Narrative” Nolan Kehler, Classic 107 Host

  (Rm. 1-57 R. D. Bell Hall)

6:30 pm Pie Auction Fundraiser “Sweet Singing Pies & Other Round Things”

Baking a Better Future for Canadian Music

With a Performance by BU’s Invicta Vocal Ensemble

7:30 pm GALA CONCERT

(Lorne Watson Recital Hall - doors open at 7:00 pm)

Featuring: Mezzo-Soprano Marion Newman, Tenor Mishael Eusebio, Pianist Kathleen Lohrenz Gable

Saturday, April 18th, 2026:

FINAL RECITALS

Lorne Watson Recital Hall

(Competitor order determined through drawing of lots)

BLOCK ONE

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10:00 am - Vocalist Kendra Dyck, Pianist Vladimir Soloviev

11:30 am - Vocalist Diana Rockwell, Pianist Lisa Rumpel

BLOCK TWO

2:00 pm - Vocalist Aemilia Moser, Pianist Sabina Rzazade

3:30 pm - Vocalist Camille Labonté, Pianist Xuan He

BLOCK THREE

6:30 pm - Vocalist Hillary Tufford, Pianist Dan Luong

8:00 pm - Vocalist James Coole-Stevenson, Pianist Vladimir Soloviev

Sunday, April 19th, 2026

12:00 - 1:00 pm AWARDS CEREMONY

(Lorne Watson Recital Hall)