Selected Works

2018 Metropolis score for 1928 silent film for 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, oboe, bassoon, percussionist and audio performed at Imperial Theatre Saint John and

Fredericton Playhouse in Oct 2018.

2017 Nosferatu score for 1922 silent film for 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, 

oboe, bassoon, percussionist performed at Imperial Theatre Saint John (Oct 30, 2017)

2017  With Far Arms audio composition for a dance piece by Darryl Tracy 

performed at Imperial Theatre Saint John by Connection Dance Works  (Oct 14 2017)

2016 Doors solo bass with interactive audio and video performed at Open Ears Festival Kitchener (June 4 2016)

2015 Cloud mixed chamber ensemble and audio performed at Open Arts 26, Saint John 

(June 19 2015).

2015 Pod audio installation at the show “Covet” at the Andrew and Laura McCain Gallery, NB (Jan/Feb, 2015)

2014 Tell Me What You Know About Dreaming bass with interactive audio/ video performed at Gallerie Sans Nom, Moncton (March 30, 2014); Open Arts 16, Saint John (May 2, 2014)

2014  Episode Four with choreographer Sarah Power

performed at Kinetic Studio at DANSpace, Halifax (Nov 22 and 23, 2014); 

Connection Dance Works Saint John (April 12 2014)

2013 Desire solo bass with interactive audio and video

performed at Andrew and Laura McCain Gallery (Jan 8, 2015), Open Arts 8 Saint John (April 18 2013)and Khyber Centre for the Arts Halifax (Jan 12 2013)

2012 L-Edgy solo bass with interactive audio and video

performed at Open Waters Festival, Sir James Dunn Theatre Halifax (Jan 12, 2012)

2009 Circles Again violin, clarinet, bass and audio

performed at the Fredericton Playhouse (Dec 17, 2009), Gallery Connexion (May  17, 2010) and Struts Gallery (May 18, 2010)

2009 Give it To Me performance

performed at the OK. Quoi!? Festival of contemporary art in Sackville (Aug 2, 2009) and at the Confederation Centre for the Arts (Charlottetown PEI) (July 14, 2009)

2006 Despair: Stories about Ottawa for 2 actors and bass 

collaboration with author André Alexis, director

performed at the Theatre Centre, Toronto 

2003 Chainlink2 for violin, bass and live electronics

Used as background music on CBC TV Artspots and played several times on CBC Radio. Performed on Motion Ensemble on tour Jean McNulty Hall (Thunder Bay),           Annex Gallery (Winnipeg), William Riddell Centre Theatre (Regina) Saskatchewan and at the Saskatoon Composers' Performance Society (Saskatoon)

2000 No Brunswick for string orchestra and percussion

performed by Symphony New Brunswick

1997 The Pargonopers music for a film by Alex Pugsley 

Aired on CBC TV,  The Comedy Channel; screened at film festivals in Edinburgh, Toronto,  Vancouver and Halifax

1995 Ontario Babylon, for 2 violins, viola, cello, and bass performed at the Ottawa Chamber music Festival 

1995 Lambton, Kent and Other Vistas, music for a play by André Alexis.

performed at Tarragon Extra Space, Toronto 

1994 The Third Land music for a play by Suzanne Fritz.

performed at Factory Theatre Studio, Toronto

1994 Swallow the Shadows collaboration with choreographer Jessica Runge.

performed at Dances For A Small Stage VIII, Toronto

Orchestra work

1994- Symphony New Brunswick, principal bass (core member) 

2001- Symphony Nova Scotia, extra musician

1996-7 Royal Winnipeg Ballet Orchestra --Canada and U. S. tours 

1990-93 National Arts Centre Orchestra, extra musician. This includes the 1992 tour of western Canada. 

1991-94   Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, extra musician. This includes the tours to New  York and Edinburgh. 

1989-93 Windsor Symphony Orchestra, extra musician.

Teaching Experience

2010-2016 Teaching Artist, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and Sistema NB

2009- Instructor Audio Engineering dept., Centre for Arts and Technology, Fredericton campus

2000- Interdisciplinary workshop leader for children and seniors in projects for:

Youth Options Fredericton, Fredericton Boys and Girls Club,  Dept. of Social Services, N.B. Dept. of Education Artists-in-the-Schools

2000- 2006 Part-time Faculty, Université de Moncton

1999-2001 Part-time Faculty, U.P.E.I.

Education

2011 Certificate in Max/MSP/Jitter programming Harvestworks New York

1994 Changing Arts Practice: A professional and community perspective, presented by the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Federation of Symphony 

Orchestras. 

1990-91 Orchestral Training Program, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto

1983-88 B. Mus. University of Ottawa

1990 Summer program at the Courtenay Music Centre, Courtenay BC.

1989 Blossom Chamber Music Festival, Ohio

1989 Young Artists Program, Scotia Festival of Music, Halifax NS.

1988 Civic Orchestra of Chicago, summer season.

1986 A.F.M. Congress of Strings, Dallas Texas.