John Burke (composer)

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John Burke (born May 10, 1951 in Toronto , Ontario , † January 18, 2020 in Marmora , Ontario) was a Canadian composer and music teacher .

life and career

Burke studied at McGill University with Bruce Mather and Alcides Lanza and at the University of Michigan with William Albright , Leslie Bassett , William Bolcom and George Wilson . After winning two prizes at the CBC National Radio Competition for young composers in 1978, he studied with Eugene Kurtz for a year in Paris with the support of the Canada Council .

On his return he gave guest lectures in music theory and electronic music at McGill University and taught at McMaster University from 1983 to 1985 . After giving private lessons in Toronto until 1990, he became a member of the University of Victoria Faculty of Music .

From 1996 he participated in the program The Power of Sound by Don G. Campbell , which is rooted in the Human Potential Movement and which deals with the healing effects of music. In the following years he worked with Jean Houston , a pioneer of the Human Potential Movement, for whose World-Wide Labyrinth Project he composed a series of chamber music works ( labyrinth music ) in the early 200s .

Works

  • Regions for piano, 1975
  • Specter for tenor instruments, 1976
  • Firewind for two pianos, 1978 (recorded with Bruce Mather and Pierrette LePage 1984)
  • Diffusa est gratia for a cappella choir, 1979
  • À la source d'Hypocrêne for orchestra, 1980
  • ... ascends at full moon for guitar, 1981 (recording with Michael Laucke )
  • Alchemies for chamber orchestra, 1983
  • Near Rhymes , saxophone quartet, 1984
  • Escher / Bach , 1985
  • Dreampaths for orchestra, 1986
  • Jacaranda for orchestra, 1987
  • Far calls. Coming far! for orchestra, 1988
  • Lament , 1989
  • Remember Your Power for piano and chamber ensemble, 1997, 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://johnburke.ca/
personal data
SURNAME Burke, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2020
Place of death Marmora