Aaron Gervais is a Canadian composer

Composer

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 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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Aaron Gervais was born and grew up in Edmonton

Edmonton

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. He studied jazz performance at Grant MacEwan College

Grant MacEwan College

Grant MacEwan University is a post-secondary educational institution located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1971 as "Grant MacEwan Community College,” the institution got its start by offering primarily one and two-year certificate and diploma programs. In 1988 it received approval to...

 and the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

, and composition at the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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, the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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, and UCSD. He currently works as a freelance composer. His output consists of chamber, vocal, opera, electronic, solo/duo, and orchestral music.

Awards

• Finalist, Gaudeamus Foundation
  Gaudeamus Foundation
  The Gaudeamus Foundation and Contemporary Music Center is a renowned center for contemporary music. The Gaudeamus Foundation organizes and promotes contemporary musical activities and concerts both in the Netherlands and abroad...
  
  's Music Week, 2006
• SOCAN Awards for Young Composers, several prizes 2004–2009
• orkest de ereprijs International Young Composers Meeting 2009, first prize

See also

• List of Canadian composers

AMP represents the music of Aaron Gervais, Paul Steenhuisen

Paul Steenhuisen

Paul Steenhuisen is an independent composer working with a broad range of acoustic and digital media. His concert music consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal music, and often includes live electronics and soundfiles. Additionally, he creates electroacoustic, radio, and installation...

, Howard Bashaw

Howard Bashaw

Howard Bashaw is a composer of acoustic music; and a Professor of Music at the University of Alberta.Bashaw graduated as a Master of Music in 1984 and a Doctor of Musical Arts in 1989 from the University of British Columbia. He also attended the Banff Centre for the Arts where he won the Banff...

, Keith Hamel

Keith Hamel

Keith Hamel is a composer, software designer, and professor of music. His music consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal music, often focussing on live electronics and interactivity between acoustic instruments and computer.-Education:Keith Hamel studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music...

, Bob Pritchard, James Harley

James Harley

James Harley is a Canadian composer, author, and professor of music born in Vernon, British Columbia. His creative output consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, electroacoustic, and vocal music...

, André Ristic

André Ristic

André Ristic is a Canadian composer, pianist, accordion player, and music theorist. He has won several awards, including the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 2000 for his work Catalogue de bombes occidentales, the Prix opus for Composer of the Year in 2002, and the Prix Québec-Flandre in...

, and Gordon Fitzell

Gordon Fitzell

Gordon Fitzell is a composer, concert organizer, and professor of music. His catalog consists of solo, chamber and electroacoustic music, including open and improvisatory works.-Biography:...

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External links

• Art Music Promotion website
• Aaron Gervais's website
• Aaron Gervais's myspace site
• Interview with Franz Waltmans
• Interview with Charlie Wilmoth

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• List of Canadian composers