If you want to perform a work, we ask that you purchase the score and parts at the CMC Shop.
To view and submit your loan, please click on My Loan Requests
Commissioned by Christine Coyiuto through The Canada Council.
Jean Coulthard Image Astrale , 1981 Commissioned by: Christine Coyiuto, with the assistance of The Canada Council Premiered by: “Jean Coulthard’s Image Astrale for solo piano is a miniature evocation of a myriad of musical styles, all set down with consummate skill.” Jacob Siskind, Ottawa Citizen, October 18, 1988 “After I had finished Sonata for Two Pianos (‘Of the Universe;’ 1979), with its three movements, ‘Constellations’, ‘The Vast Night’, and ‘Cosmic’, I wanted to develop these ideas. Image Astrale is a dramatic work, written about my thoughts and feelings when I contemplate the stars. The title describes how the heavenly bodies provoke our imagination. There is such an interest in the universe today that I feel we should try to project ourselves into it, one way or another.”
Canadian Music Centre has been supporting, preserving and celebrating the works of Canadian composers since 1959. As proud and passionate advocates, we offer innovative resources for discovering, exploring, listening to and playing Canadian music online and in five regional hubs.