Norma Beecroft
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Norma Marian Beecroft (April 11, 1934 – October 19, 2024) was a Canadian composer, record producer, broadcaster, and arts administrator. A member of the Canadian League of Composers and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, she twice won the Canada Council's Lynch-Staunton Award for composition. She was commissioned to write works for such organizations as the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Electronic Ensemble, The Music Gallery, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the National Ballet of Canada, the Quebec Contemporary Music Society, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and York Winds among others. She was an honorary member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community and had served on the juries of the SOCAN Awards and the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music. In 1988 she donated many of her original manuscripts, papers, and recordings to the library at the University of Calgary.
- Beecroft documentary: Opening - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Improvvisazioni concertanti No. 1 - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: He was a ham radio operator - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- From Dreams of Brass - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: I adored Norma, I just loved her - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Collage '76 - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: She was the first woman composer - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Jeu II - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: Her most successful piece - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Accordion Play - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: This was a whole new world - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Amplified String Quartet - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: When I was in Italy - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: Norma Beecroft kept abreast of the technology - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: In 1975 Norma Beecroft went back - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Beecroft documentary: Norma Beecroft's catalogue isn't large - Beecroft, N.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: Beginning - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- North Country: I. Lento maestoso - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Suite for Harp and Chamber Orchestra: I. Lento con moto, allegro, lento - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Elegy, Transformation, Jubilation: Elegy - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: He had a natural gift, a natural ability for sound - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- North Country: II. Allegro scherzando - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Suite for Harp and Chamber Orchestra: II. Allegro non troppo - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Elegy, Transformation, Jubilation: Transformation, Jubilation - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: They say that if you can remember - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- North Country: III. Lento - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Suite for Harp and Chamber Orchestra: III. Lento - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Concertante - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: John would argue with me - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- North Country: IV. Allegro vivace - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Suite for Harp and Chamber Orchestra: IV. Allegro - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Concerto No. 3: I. — - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: Space … and clarity … his music is never cluttered - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Symphony No. 1: I. Prologue - Lento - 1st Subject - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- 5 Songs for Dark Voice: No. 1. Now every grief is personal - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Concerto No. 3: II. — - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: I'd always prided myself on my calligraphy - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Symphony No. 1: II. 2nd Subject: Allegretto Scherzando - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- 5 Songs for Dark Voice: No. 2. Be perfect and articulate - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Concerto No. 3: III. — - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: My first attraction to Harry was his music - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Symphony No. 1: III. 3rd Subject: Lento - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- 5 Songs for Dark Voice: No. 3. The hands that do not touch will bruise - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: I don't think it was so much being a ladies' man - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Symphony No. 1: IV. Development: Lento - Allegro - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- 5 Songs for Dark Voice: No. 4. How can I talk of this city - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: It wasn't the first time I met him, it was the second time - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Symphony No. 1: V. Epilogue: Lento - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- 5 Songs for Dark Voice: No. 5. How can I hold within me all that is? - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: Such a vast tableau - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: I. Paris circa 1900 - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Lyric - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Somers documentary produced by Eitan Cornfield: I'd looked a lot of the works - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: II. Blue Period - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Of Memory and Desire - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: III. Circus - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: IV. Cubism - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: V. Neo-classic - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: VI. Etching: The Vollard Suite - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: VII. Mural: Temple of Peace - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: VIII. Arcadia: Faun with Flute - Innocence - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Picasso Suite: IX. Codetta - Somers, H.: Canadian Composers Portraits - Norma Beecroft
- Fleuves - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Quartet No. 1: I. Moderato ed espressivo - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Pezzi brevi: I. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- For Starters (Live) - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: I. Largo - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- L'arbre de Borobudur - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Quartet No. 1: II. Largo sostenuto - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Pezzi brevi: II. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: I. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: II. Allegretto - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Les pierres crieront - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Quartet No. 1: III. Vivace e marcato - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Pezzi brevi: III. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: II. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: III. Andante tranquillo - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Bonhomme! Bonhomme! - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Rasas I - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: III. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: IV. Presto - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Violin Concerto - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Elegy and Two Went to Sleep: Elegy - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: IV. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Duets After Pictures by Paul Klee: I. Small Fool in a Trance - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Sonata No. 3 - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piece for Bob - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: I. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Duets After Pictures by Paul Klee: II. Surfaces in Tension - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: I. Sinfonia - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- The Living Flame of Love - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: II. Mime - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Duets After Pictures by Paul Klee: III. Fish Magic - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: II. Corrente - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Improvvisazioni concertanti No. 2 - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: III. Danza Puertorriqueña - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Trio: I. Andante moderato - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: III. Pastorale - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Evocations: Images of Canada - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: IV. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Trio: II. Allegro fantastico - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: IV. Variazioni sopra il "Pater Noster" - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: V. Charleston - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Trio: III. Lento espansivo e sostenuto - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: V. Epilogo - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: VI. — - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Ephemera: I. Angelus - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- A Concert of Myths: I. Pan and Syrinx - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Ephemera: II. Spectra - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- A Concert of Myths: II. Narcissus and Echo - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Ephemera: III. Whales - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- A Concert of Myths: III. Orpheus and Euridice - Ovation, Vol. 3 - Norma Beecroft
- Fleuves - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Quartet No. 1: I. Moderato ed espressivo - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Pezzi brevi: I. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- For Starters - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: I. Largo - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- L'arbre de Borobudur - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Quartet No. 1: II. Largo sostenuto - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Pezzi brevi: II. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: I. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: II. Allegretto - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Les Pierres crieront - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Quartet No. 1: III. Vivace e marcato - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Pezzi brevi: III. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: II. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: III. Andante tranquillo - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Bonhomme! Bonhomme! - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Rasas I - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: III. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Studies in Line: IV. Presto - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Violin Concerto - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Elegy and 2 Went to Sleep: Elegy - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Circle, with Tangents: IV. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Duets after Pictures by Paul Klee: I. Small Fool in a Trance - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Sonata No. 3 - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piece for Bob - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: I. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Duets after Pictures by Paul Klee: II. Surfaces in Tension - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: I. Sinfonia - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- The Living Flame of Love - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: II. Mime - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- 3 Duets after Pictures by Paul Klee: III. Fish Magic - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: II. Corrente - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Improvvisazioni Concertanti No. 2 - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: III. Danza puertoriquena - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Trio: I. Andante moderato - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: III. Pastorale - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Evocations: Images of Canada - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: IV. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Trio: II. Allegro fantastico - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: IV. Variazioni sopra il "Pater Noster" - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: V. Charleston - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Piano Trio: III. Lento espansivo e sostenuto - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- String Partita on Lutheran Chorales: V. Epilogo - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Round and Round: VI. — - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Ephemera: I. Angelus - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- A Concert of Myths: I. Pan and Syrinx - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Ephemera: II. Spectra - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- A Concert of Myths: II. Narcissus and Echo - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- Ephemera: III. Whales - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
- A Concert of Myths: III. Orpheus and Euridice - Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland - Norma Beecroft
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