Bob Pritchard (composer)

This article is about the composer. For the Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, see Robert W. Pritchard.

Bob Pritchard (born 1956 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a composer and teacher. His creative work includes experimental concert music, interactive music and video pieces, sound installations, direct synthesis, video/film, radiophonic works, and software development. His music is represented by AMP.

Education

Bob Pritchard received a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition and Theory from the University of British Columbia. He subsequently obtained the Master of Music degree from the University of Toronto, where he became active with the Structured Sound Synthesis Project in the U of T Computer Systems Research Group. In the late 1990s, Bob Pritchard returned to UBC to complete his Doctor of Music degree in Composition, with a specialty in computer applications.

Career

Dr. Pritchard has taught music Brock University and Douglas College, acoustics in the UBC Dept. of Physics, and is currently an Assistant Professor at the UBC School of Music.[1] He is a researcher at the Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC),[2] and the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS)[3] He has received research funding through NSERC. the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada,[4][5] the Canada Council for the Arts/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada,[6] UBC ArtsIT,[7] and the BC Ministry of Skills, Training, and Labour Innovation Fund. He also has been commissioned by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the New Brunswick Arts Council, the British Columbia Cultural Fund, and the Ontario Arts Council. His music has twice been selected by the ISCM Canadian Section to represent Canada at the ISCM World Music Days. More recently, his work Strength was given a Unique Award of Merit[8] from the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, and his film Crisis is part of Cathryn Robertson's cancer documentary 17 Short Films About Breasts[9] which was nominated for five Leo awards.

List of Works

SOLO PERFORMER, INTERACTIVE PROCESSING AND/OR VIDEO

ORCHESTRA

CHAMBER MUSIC

CHORAL

SOLO KEYBOARD

ELECTROACOUSTIC

VIDEO

ELECTROACOUSTICS WITH INSTALLATIONS

RADIO SOUND

Performers

Margeurite Witvoet (voice), Roberta Botelli (cello), Julia Nolan (saxophone), Joseph Petric (accordion), Kathryn Cernauskas (flute), Vancouver New Music, Okanagan Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Hard Rubber Orchestra, Standing Wave, Barbara Pritchard (piano), Beverley Johnston (percussion), Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Cartier String Quartet, Peter Hannan (recorder), Doug Perry (viola), Charlotte Moon (harp). Jane Coop (piano), Elektra Women's Choir, UBC University Singers.

Conductors: Owen Underhill, Dianne Loomer, John Korsrud, Victor Feldbrill, Leonard Camplin, James Fankhauser.

Affiliations

Bob Pritchard is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, and a member of the Canadian League of Composers. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Canadian Music Centre's BC Region.

AMP represents the music of Paul Steenhuisen, Howard Bashaw, Keith Hamel, Bob Pritchard, James Harley, André Ristic, Gordon Fitzell, and Aaron Gervais.

References

  1. ↑ Dr. Robert Pritchard. Music.ubc.ca. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  2. ↑ Main / People browse. MAGIC (2005-12-01). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  3. ↑ FOCUS (Fall 07) (v10).indd. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  4. ↑ GRASSP. Debussy.music.ubc.ca. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  5. ↑ Muset Imuse. Debussy.music.ubc.ca. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  6. ↑ Bob Pritchard. Opusonemusic.net. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  7. ↑ MuSET home. Debussy.music.ubc.ca. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  8. ↑ the canadian society of cinematographers. Csc.ca (2007-04-19). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  9. ↑ 17 Short Films About Breasts. Breastcancermovie.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  10. ↑ Time and Place, by Bob PRITCHARD on Vimeo. Vimeo.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  11. ↑ Strength, by Bob PRITCHARD on Vimeo. Vimeo.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  12. ↑ Three Songs of Life, by Bob PRITCHARD on Vimeo. Vimeo.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  13. ↑ Crisis, by Bob PRITCHARD on Vimeo. Vimeo.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
  14. ↑ 17 Short Films About Breasts. Breastcancermovie.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.

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