Harry Somers at 100: Reflections on His Life and Legacy

Symposium
Musicology
September 27, 2025
9:15am - 3:00pm
Edward Johnson Building

80 Queens Park

To mark the centennial of the birth of Harry Somers—one of Canada’s most influential cultural figures—this one-day conference brings together music scholars and performers for a program of reflection and exchange. Highlights will include papers examining Somers’ legacy and artistic contributions, a keynote address by Brian Cherney of McGill University, the author of Harry Somers (1975), and a short recital. This gathering offers a timely opportunity to consider Somers’ place in Canada’s intellectual and creative history. 

Free & open to all by registration at https://harry-somers-symposium.netlify.app/