John Welsman
John Welsman (born 1955) is a Canadian composer known for his work in film and television.[1] He has written film and television scores for production companies in both Canada and the United States. 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 ten 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.[5][6] He studied music composition with Samuel Dolin and Milan Kymlicka.
Career
IN 2015 Welsman was named president of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.[7]
References
- ^ [https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner-may-20-2014-p-19/ "Kingston Paradise nominated for AfricanAcademy Award"=. Kingston Gleaner, via Newspaper Archives, May 20, 2014 - Page 19
- ^ 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
- ^ "Frank Welsman". The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ "A Conversation with... Carol Welsman". FYI Music News, Nov 02, 2015 by Bill King
- ^ "John Welsman named SCGC president". Playback, By Jordan Pinto, October 28, 2015
External links
- John Welsman at IMDb
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