John Welsman
John Welsman (born 1955) is a Canadian composer known for his work in film and television. He has written film and television scores for production companies in both Canada and the United States.[1] Some of the films he has worked on are The Peace Tree, A Winter Tale, and Nurse.Fighter.Boy and Lantern Hill.[2] He has been nominated for the Gemini Award 10 times, winning four times for his work on the television series Road to Avonlea,[3][4] and once for the short film 'The Bellringer'.
Early life
Welsman was born in Toronto. He is the grandson of conductor Frank Welsman and the brother of jazz singer Carol Welsman. He studied music composition with Samuel Dolin and Milan Kymlicka.
References
- ^ Frank Welsman at thecanadianencyclopedia.com
- ^ Prouty. Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis; March 1994. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3. p. 66.
- ^ Words & Music. Vol. 9. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada; 2002. p. 26.
- ^ "Fans still follow Road to Avonlea". Toronto Star, Philip Marchand, July 31, 2007
External links
- John Welsman at IMDb
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