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New work for theremin wins award from Canadian arts council

Composer Peter Hannan's work 2 Words received a second place nod from the Canadian Council for the Arts, according to a press release from the Government of Canada.

Several other works were submitted for the 2004 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music. The prize was created in 1978 by a former Governor General of Canada.

First place went to Patrick Saint-Denis for his work Les dits de Victoire, and third place was awarded to Nicole Lizée's Left Brain/Right Brain.