education
- Jazz guitar with Peter Harris at Humber College
- Composition with Dr. Samuel Dolin and classical guitar with William Beauvais at the Royal Conservatory of Music
- Composition with Professors Brian Cherney and John Rea; guitar with Edda Bissinger at McGill University
- Composition with Professor James Tenney at York University
- Graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (music specialist)
teaching
- 15 years experience as a private and class music teacher
- Director of The Midland Conservatory
- Music seminars and workshops in elementary and high schools
musician and composer
30 years of performing and recording experience, including:
- Featured on over 25 recordings
- Perform with pianist and singer Louis Lefaive
- Singer Karla Crawford
- Club and Corporate work with After Hours Band, Moonglow, Moonshiners, Blind Mary
- Franco-Ontarian pop singer Eric Dubeau, fiddler Cindy Thompson, etc.
- Theatre work: “A Chorus Line”; “Little Shop of Horrors”; “Roar of the Greasepaint”; “Wintergreen”; “Cabaret”
- Live radio recordings including the CBC “New Music”
- Television series “Emily of New Moon”
- Orchestrated and arranged for Huronia Symphony
- Radio jingles heard on Rock 95, CHAY, KICX FM
- Co-coordinator of the guitar syllabus in Midland Y’s Men’s Music Festival (1994-2005)
- Adjudicator of Kiwanis Music Festival
- Young Composer’s Competition 1993
- Composer of numerous instrumental pieces from soloist, orchestral and choir
books and articles
- Published research paper: "Can Composers Express Emotions Through Music?" Empirical Studies of the Arts Journal, Vol. 10, New England, 1992
- Self published “Algo-Rhythms” (1993)
- Self published “Piano Grooves” (1994)
- Self Published “Points” (1998)
- KALYMI MUSIC “Guitar Tune of the Day” (2005)
- KALYMI MUSIC “Mandolin Tune of the Day” (2005)
- Newspaper Article: “The rhythm of yesterday and today” (2005)
selected recordings and compostions
- “Triptych" (SATB Choir and Synthesizer) 1987
- McGill Concert Choir: “CBC New Music Series” 1989
- “String Quartet No. 1 1989
- “Adagio" for String Orchestra; 1989
- Jackie Washington “Jazz with Jackie” 1990
- “Points” for Chamber Orchestra 1991
- “Transformations” Octet 1992
- Blaine Scott “Yearning for Learning” 1992
- “Flash of Light” Orchestra 1993
- “13” Guitar Suite 1994
- “Questus Munus” Electronic 1995
- Eric Dubeau “Par Chez Nous” 1996
- “Lilyrinth” electronic 1997
- “8 tone” electronic 1998
- Cindy Thompson “I Can Feel It In The Air” 1999
- Eric Dubeau “Coeur Et Ame” 2001
- Edgar Petitpas “Edgar Petitpas” 2001
- Gerald Boy “Medieval Cottage Songs” 2001
- Billy Savage “Silent Scream” 2001
- Dawn Marie Forster “I’m Doing this for Me” 2002
- Gerald Boy “The Colours of Life” 2002
- Louis Lefaive “Destinations” 2003
- Robin Henry and Brent Robitaille“Beyond Silence” (2003)
- Brent Robitaille, Louis Lefaive, Rick Patenaude“After All This Time” (2005)
- Brent Robitaille“Between Stops” (2005)
- Angela Haskill “In the Spirit” 2006
- Jeanie McCarthy Scott “Song of a Joyful Heart” 2006