Chris Paul Harman
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Chris Paul Harman is a Canadian composer
of contemporary classical music
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He grew up in Toronto, attending Maurice Cody Public School, then North Toronto Collegiate Institute
. He is currently a Professor of music composition at McGill University
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
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He grew up in Toronto, attending Maurice Cody Public School, then North Toronto Collegiate Institute
North Toronto Collegiate Institute
North Toronto Collegiate Institute is a non-semestered public high school of over 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board....
. He is currently a Professor of music composition at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
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Awards
- Finalist, CBC RadioCBC RadioCBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
National Competition for Young Composers (1986 - the youngest finalist ever) - Winner for IridescenceIridescenceIridescence is generally known as the property of certain surfaces which appear to change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes...
, CBC Radio National Competition for Young Composers (1990 - youngest composer ever awarded the Grand Prize) - First prize in the under-30 category for Iridescence, International Rostrum of ComposersInternational Rostrum of ComposersThe International Rostrum of Composers is an annual forum organized by the International Music Council that offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicize pieces of contemporary classical music...
in Paris, France (1991 - first Canadian)
External links
- The Living Composers Project
- http://thewholenote.com/wholenote_nov_01/special.html Interview with Chris Paul Harman