For the second year in a row, Doug Jamieson has brought home the award for best show in the Classical Century category, for his genre-bending Bach and Beyond radio program at the CRABO awards (Community Radio Awards in Broadcast and Online). The
ceremony took place on June 20th in Nanaimo BC.
With a musical background, Jamieson devotes several hours of meticulous preparation towards every episode. ” I am co-producing and writing music for a new musical to be presented Oct. 17, 18 & 19 called Tales of the Kootenay Wild, so I benefit from doing the
research and learning about new works. As a composer, I can get totally wrapped up in my own projects, so it is good to listen to other works,” says Jamieson.
“Consistent quality is very rare these days, but this award two years in a row shows that putting in an effort pays off,” says Ed Zych, KCR’s Programming Manager, “We get a lot of calls at the station telling us that Bach and Beyond is a fan favourite, and those have been
coming in for years. It’s great that Bach and Beyond is getting the recognition it deserves on the national stage.”
Before moving to Nelson, Jamieson worked as the director of the Dixon Hall Music School in Toronto, where he helped thousands of inner-city children from the Regent Park community receive affordable, high-quality music lessons. “Classical music has structure, design, attention to detail and celebrates excellence, it also enriches us spiritually,” Jamieson goes on to say, “In my opinion, not enough people spend the time to appreciate classical music and reap its benefits.” In addition to hosting Bach and Beyond, Jamieson has been an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre since 1984, and wrote the words and music for several large-scale musical theatre works presented in Nelson. He spends his time focusing on music composition, grandparenting and volunteering.Tune in to Kootenay Coop Radio at 93.5 FM in Nelson at 10:00 a.m. to hear Bach and Beyond, or online at kootenaycoopradio.com.
(Photo credit: Elizabeth Cunningham)
