July 16, 2022 – Palais Montcalm Concert, Quebec City
The world premier of my 3rd Symphony - Quebec Mosaic. Vincent Roy conducting the Royal 22nd Regiment. This is a phenomenal ensemble - my music is in very good hands!...
20 June, 2022
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Canadian Composer Award
It is such an honour to receive this award from the Canadian Band Association! This is an amazing organization of talented and dedicated music educators from all over Canada....
20 June, 2022
September 2021 – Recording Symphony No. 3 in Quebec City with the Royal 22nd Regiment, Captain Vincent Roy conducting
After almost two years of not being able to perform or record, it was a real joy to be recording my brand new Symphony with these phenomenal musicians! The Symphony is called Quebec Mosaic and each of the movements reflects a different season: Autumn's Garland, Winter Light, Spring Awakening and...
19 October, 2021
June 2019 – Induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame – Vancouver, Canada
Wow, this is indeed a supreme honour! When I look through the list of people who have been inducted, I am indeed humbled to be in such prestigious company. It means that I get a star on Granville Street and my picture on the wall of the Orpheum Theatre (home...
08 June, 2019
November 2019 – Tinsel (musical) premier – Petersfield, UK
I have been working on this show with novelist Michelle Magorian for a number of years. Sondheim said that musicals aren’t written they’re rewritten – very true. This musical takes place at a dysfunctional Christmas office party in a small town. Through the hours leading up to the party and...
30 May, 2019
May 2019 – Synergy, Highway of Heroes – recording session – Band of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Captain Matthew Clark conductor – Winnipeg, Canada
Every composer lives for the chance to record with a world-class professional ensemble – the music takes on a whole new dimension. We recorded in a beautiful old church and the acoustics were perfection. My old friend, recording engineer, Ron Vermeulen did a great job of capturing the sound. Matthew...
25 May, 2019
May 2019 – Seas of the Moon – Meridiem Wind Orchestra, Scott MacInnes conductor – Victoria (BC), Canada
This is a top-level wind orchestra who are made up of professional musicians and music educators. I have played a couple of concerts with them and it is always a joy – great people. Victoria, apart from being a stunningly beautiful city, has a thriving music community and I love...
25 May, 2019
May 2019 – Composer In Residence – Con Brio Whistler Music Festival – Whistler, Canada
This is a grand four day festival that takes place in the beautiful mountain village of Whistler. Run expertly by Douglas Macaulay and Susan Magnan, the festival welcomes wind bands, jazz bands, orchestras, choirs and vocal jazz. The massed band (1500 players!) performed From the Highest Peak and Where Mountains...
24 May, 2019
April 2019 – Seas of the Moon, Synergy, Echoes of the Silent, Jitterbug!, Highway of Heroes – Sea to Sky Wind Ensemble – Tak Maeda conductor – North Vancouver, Canada.
This is an ensemble that my wife and I have been playing with for many years. It was a real honour to have this talented group of musicians play so much of my music in one concert! ...
30 April, 2019
March 2019 – Wolf Song premier – WVYB Symphonic Band, Douglas Macaulay conductor- Chief Joe Mathias Centre – North Vancouver, Canada
The melody for this piece came from Squamish Nation Cultural Adviser and performer, Bob Baker. The music arrangement depicts the Wolf Clan Legend – a story that has been passed down through generations. The Elders and people of the Squamish Nation attended the premier and the Eagle Song Dancers performed....
25 March, 2019
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