Pat Carrabré is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 composer

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...

, teacher, and radio personality.

He is composer-in-residence at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba.-History:...

 and a professor of music at Brandon University

Brandon University

Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr....

. In March 2007, Carrabré became the weekend host of The Signal

The Signal (radio program)

The Signal is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 19, 2007. Devoted to contemporary music and airing from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., the program is hosted by Laurie Brown Mondays to Saturdays...

, a new program on CBC Radio 2 devoted to contemporary music. The program was cancelled as part of a raft of English radio cuts in March 2009

External links

• "WSO's Carrabre to host new radio show as CBC revamps national programming", What's On Winnipeg, January 18, 2007