Pat Carrabré
| T. Patrick Carrabré | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 |
| Occupation | Canadian composer, music instructor and radio personality |
Pat Carrabré is a Canadian composer, teacher, and radio personality.
He is currently a professor of music at Brandon University. Dr. Carrabré has previously served as Dean of Music and Vice-President (Academic and Research) [1]
Biography
Pat studied music composition with Peter Paul Koprowski at The University of Western Ontario, where received his Masters in Music. He went on to complete a PhD degree at The City University of New York.
Carrabré began working with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as associate composer in 1994. He was composer-in-residence at the WSO from 2001 to 2007.
In March 2007, Carrabré became the weekend host of The Signal, 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. [2]
Carrabré has been a jury member of the Manitoba Arts Council. Drawing from this experience, he is lecturing students on effective grant writing in his Arts Administration course.
Composition
Carrabré has fulfilled over 30 commissions and is continuing in demand as a composer. He explores new models of contemporary music, writing for a variety of performing forces using the twelve-tone musical language. His compositions have won numerous nominations and awards.
Sonata No. 1 "The Penitent" for the violin and the piano (composed in 1990) was nominated for a Juno Award in the Best Classical Composition category. "The Dark Reaches", commissioned by the Gryphon Trio, won him a second Juno nomination.[3]
His first album, "Firebrand", showcases his chamber works and was released in 2008. "A hammer for your thoughts" mimics the imagery of hammered piano strings with its use of the glockenspiel. This quintet received the Western Canadian Music Award for Best Classical Composition.
"War of the Angels", nominee for the 2013 WCMA Classical Recording of the Year,[4] is a collection of pieces commissioned by the WSO. One of these, "Inuit Games", features Inuit throat singing and was a recommended work at the 2003 International Rostrum of Composers.[5]
External links
- Canadian Music Centre composer showcase
- "Faculty profile: T. Patrick Carrabré" The Quill, January 25, 2014
- "Classical and katajjaq join forces on Carrabré's "Inuit Games"", CBC Manitoba Scene, April 17, 2013
References
- ↑ "Brandon University School of Music faculty".
- ↑ Sheppard, Andy (March 27, 2009). "Difficult changes at the CBC". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Western alumnus at the Junos – Carrabré nominated for classical composition", The Gazette, April 7, 2009
- ↑ "2013 Western Canadian Music Awards Artistic Award Nominees".
- ↑ "International Music Council: 2003 IRC (50th session)".