Artistic Advisory Board Members of the CCMW
Craig Galbraith, Composer Advisor, CCMW President
A native of Saltspring Island, BC, Craig Galbraith
studied composition with David G. Duke, at UBC with Stephen Chatman and
Michael Tenzer, and voice with James Fankhauser and Bruce Pullen. A
fellowship recipient at the University of Toronto, Galbraith completed
a MMus in composition with Christos Hatzis. In May 1998, Galbraith
received Second Prize of the Godfrey Rideout Award, a choral category
of the national SOCAN Awards for Young Composers. In 2000, he was
awarded first place in SOCAN’s Hugh Le Caine Award, this time
for an
electroacoustic work, Silhouette. This composition received Second
prize in the CBC’s National Competition for Young Composers,
as well as
the Peoples Choice award.Galbraith's music has been performed by distinguished artists such as Scott St. John, Victor Constanzi, Phoenix Chamber Choir, Cantata Singers, Vancouver Chamber Choir, musica intima, and the singer/pianist duo, Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer. Several of his works have been recorded for broadcast by the CBC. Recent commissions include a double-choir work for the Elmer Iseler Singers and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, a piece for the Gryphon Trio, and a chamber song cycle for the Talisker Players. Currently, Galbraith is in the Doctoral composition program at the University of Toronto, and he is a member of the Renaissance vocal ensemble, Studio Sixteen.
Visit www.craiggalbraith.com
Abigail Richardson, Composer Advisor, CCMW Treasurer
Abigail
Richardson was born in Oxford, England and moved to
Canada as a child. She received her Bachelor of Music from
the University of Calgary and her Masters and Doctorate degrees from
the University of Toronto. She has studied composition with
Chan Ka Nin, Gary Kulesha, Allan Gordon Bell, and electroacoustic
composition with Christos Hatzis. Her works have
been performed by the University of Toronto Opera Division, Orpheus
Choir of Toronto, ArpaTambora, Fine Young Classicals, NOISE (San
Diego), Festival Winds (Festival of the Sound), Composers' Orchestra
(CCMW), Toronto Masque Theatre, and Tapestry New Opera.
Abigail won the Karen Kieser Prize in Canadian music, the Canadian
Music Centre Prairie Region award, and top prize in the under 30
category at the International Rostrum of Composers, and her music is
now being broadcast worldwide. Upcoming commissions
include works for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Radio France, The
Turini, Schulte, Bloemendal Trio, Talisker Players and New Music
Concerts.Erik Ross, Composer Advisor, CCMW Secretary
Erik
Ross composes for all media. His portfolio includes solo, chamber,
vocal, and orchestral works, and he has written for productions of
theatre, film and dance. He has written works for artists and ensembles
such as the Aldeburgh Connection, Arpatambora, the Esprit
Orchestra, the Gryphon Trio, Tapestry New Opera, and Toca Loca.
He has had performances of his works in Canada, the United States,
Mexico, England, Japan and Australia.He holds a Doctor of Music degree from the University of Toronto, a Master of Music degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Calgary. He is an active educator, and has taught piano, theory and composition to individuals of all ages and ability levels. He has received numerous awards, fellowships and scholarships, and has received commission and travel funding from the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council and the Laidlaw Foundation.
Dr. Ross’ Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra was premiered by Joseph Salvalaggio and the Memphis Symphony in January 2003, and was performed again at the 2004 International Double Reed Society Conference in Melbourne, Australia by Diana Doherty, under the direction of Nicholas Daniel. His first piano trio was premiered by the Gryphon Trio at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, he wrote an operetta for Tapestry New Opera Works’ production at the 2002 Opera America Conference, and he wrote a marimba concerto for Ryan Scott and the Esprit Orchestra in 2006.
He recently completed an accordion and audio piece for Joseph Petric as well as an ensemble piece for Toca Loca’s P*P Project. Projects for this year include a large work for the Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, an audio/chamber piece for Wallace Halladay and Ryan Scott, a vocal work for the Music Gallery’s production at the upcoming SoundaXis festival in Toronto, and a piece for the Hannaford Street Silver Band.
William Rowson, Composer Advisor
Canadian composer William Rowson has become a strong presence in the Toronto new music scene through his highly original compositions, and his energetic performances.
Mr. Rowson’s music has been performed at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, the Niagara on the Lake International Chamber Music Festival, the Brott Music Festival and in Switzerland at the prestigious UBS Verbier Festival. Orchestras that have recently programmed Mr. Rowson’s works include the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and Toronto’s Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra. William has also created opera works for Tapestry New Opera’s Opera Briefs and has written for film.
Mr. Rowson is an avid performer of new music. He has been featured conducting his own music and the works of others with ensembles across Canada including the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and the Talisker Chamber Players among others.
In 2003, Mr. Rowson participated in the first ever National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Young Composers Program. He is an alumnus of the Aspen Music School, and is the recipient of a Canada Council Grant.
A native of Saskatoon, William is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, where his principle teacher was American composer Ned Rorem. Additional studies followed in London with Dr. Peter Paul Koprowski. Mr. Rowson is currently completing his doctorate at the University of Toronto where he studies with Gary Kulesha. He enjoys his weekly time on the podium as assistant conductor of the Hart House Orchestra.
Andrew Staniland, Composer Advisor
Andrew
Staniland (b.1977, Red Deer, Canada) is a composer and guitarist.
Recent commissions include works for the Amici Chamber Ensemble, the
National Arts Centre Orchestra New Music Ensemble, and the Vancouver
Symphony Orchestra. Andrew is currently completing his doctorate in
composition at the University of Toronto, working with Christos Hatzis
and Gary Kulesha. Andrew has been described as a composer whose “striking musical ideas are perfectly complemented by his superb compositional technique. … [He] will emerge as one of the most individual voices in this country" (National Arts Centre Press Release, November 2002). He has received several awards for his work, including four prizes in the SOCAN young composers competition, the 2004 Karen Keiser Prize in Canadian Music, and the 2004 Toronto Emerging Artist Award. Staniland has been appointed Affiliate Composer with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for the 2006 – 2007 season.
Visit www.andrewstaniland.com
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