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September 2024 – The Canada Council for the Arts has generously funded the composition of a new Concerto for Dizi and Cello for the 2024/2025 season. I am incredibly grateful for their longstanding support for the arts and for the chance to write something for two outstanding soloists, flautist Jiajia Li and cellist Andrea Case!Continue reading “Forthcoming: Double Concerto for Dizi and Cello”

June 2024 – Earlier this year, I received a very special invitation to be the featured guest composer at the Texas A&M University’s SoundWaves Festival in September 2024, an annual recurrence in Corpus Christi featuring new music by living composers. The festival will feature 12 works across my output from 2010 to 2023, ranging fromContinue reading “Texas A&M University SoundWaves Featured Composer”

June 2024 – This has been a busy (and hot!) summer month spent on the East coast of Canada, first at the Lunenburg Composition Academy and then for a short stint in Washington D.C. for the world premiere of “Do you see me?” by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington D.C. Going to the KennedyContinue reading “World Premiere Recap @ The Kennedy Center”

May 2024 – I have been holding this news for awhile but I am finally able to make an official announcement – I will be writing a new concerto for string quartet and orchestra, co-commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM) and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for the esteemed Dali Quartet!Continue reading “Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra Co-Commission”

April 2024 – Starscape selected for the Art Music Society’s 2024/25 Call for Scores – Congratulations to all!: “We have received a total of 165 submissions from 27 countries and were impressed by the variety of influences and cultures that this contest managed to attract. While proud of this achievement, we are adamant on continuingContinue reading “Art Music Society Call for Scores”

Feb 2024 – “Without Diversity, creativity remains stagnant”, said a certain Edward Enninful, former editor of the British Vogue, in a 2014 interview. It is a quote that resonates with my practice as a composer and exemplifies the fuel that gives life to creativity. Through diversity, both in thought and in societal representation, we find new waysContinue reading “The Ontario Arts Council Supports New Band Work”

January 2024 – Happy New Year! For those of you reading this, I hope your new year has been off to a great start. 2023 was a busy year and from the looks of it, I am excited for what 2024 has in store. Starting the year off is news that I have received a Toronto Arts CouncilContinue reading “The Toronto Arts Council supports new Song Cycle”

Nov 30 – Thank you, thank you, and thank you, to the Metcalf Foundation for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize. Their commitment and generosity towards the arts is astonishing, and I am simply honored to be on the receiving end. Congratulations to all the winners & finalists last night, including composer Sami Anguaya,Continue reading “2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize”

November 2023 – The innovative Moab Music Festival in Utah has commissioned a new work for chamber ensemble to be premiered in their 32nd season: I am excited to be embarking on this journey with MMF to create a new work centered on the importance of the Colorado River to all the peoples of theContinue reading “Moab Music Festival Commissions New Work”

November 2023 – My piece “O Christmas Time” for SATB and piano was recently announced as the winner of the Cape Breton Chorale Composition Competition for 2023. The competition was launched by the Chorale to celebrate their 50th anniversary year, culminating in the world premiere of the composition on December 17, 2023, in Cape Breton,Continue reading “Cape Breton Chorale Composition Competition”