Peter Hannan (composer)
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Peter Hannan is a Canadian
composer and recorder
player. He was born in Montréal
.
Hannan studied initially at the University of British Columbia
, where he received a B. Mus. in 1975. He pursued advanced studies in recorder performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
, London, who awarded him a Certificate of Advanced Studies in 1978. In 1979-1980 he studied recorder with Kees Boeke at the Sweelink Conservatory under a Netherlands Government Scholarship. He has taught at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University
, and Vancouver Community College.
Many of Hannan's compositions were written for his own use as a performer. His compositional interests focus on real-time performance using electronic MIDI instruments, and especially the MIDI wind controller. His music is characterized by strong rhythmic vitality and shows the influence of the "New Hague" school of Dutch minimalism, and in particular that of composer Louis Andriessen
.
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 and recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
player. He was born in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Hannan studied initially at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, where he received a B. Mus. in 1975. He pursued advanced studies in recorder performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
, London, who awarded him a Certificate of Advanced Studies in 1978. In 1979-1980 he studied recorder with Kees Boeke at the Sweelink Conservatory under a Netherlands Government Scholarship. He has taught at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
, and Vancouver Community College.
Many of Hannan's compositions were written for his own use as a performer. His compositional interests focus on real-time performance using electronic MIDI instruments, and especially the MIDI wind controller. His music is characterized by strong rhythmic vitality and shows the influence of the "New Hague" school of Dutch minimalism, and in particular that of composer Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
.