Developing and implementing strategies for audience building. Involving graduate students from San Francisco–area music departments in volunteer publicity activities for the ensemble. Writing interviews.

By invitation. Duties include composing a work for amateur musicians and coaching the ensemble.

Winner of the 2009 competition. Wrote a piece for the ensemble, participated in masterclasses.

Conceived and organized the creation of a concert-length, amplified piece for nightclubs based on quotations of ‘80s pop songs, including composition of the score, hiring of musicians, arranging for performances, and creating audio–video support materials.

Professional development residency and composition masterclasses with Martijn Padding.

Participated in masterclasses. Rehearsals and performance with the Nouvel ensemble moderne.

Composed a piece for the Arditti Quartet. Rehearsals, recording, and masterclasses with the quartet.

Wrote a piece for the ensemble, gave a masterclass on my music at the École de musique Vincent d’Indy, rehearsals with student musicians, workshop and rehearsals with the ensemble, cross-Canada tour.

Composition of four short opera scenes with four librettists, daily masterclasses and discussions, rehearsals with performers, performances.

Only undergraduate student invited to participate. Wrote a chamber opera for U of T students, rehearsed with the singers and ensemble, held meetings with the music director.

Organized a student-run exchange between composition students at both universities. Curated a concert of student works.

Curated a concert of new music for saxophone in Toronto. Responsible for finding performers, composing a new piece, making programming decisions for other repertoire, and publicizing the concert.

Curated a concert of new music for student composers at the University of Alberta. Responsible for finding performers, composing a new piece, making programming decisions for other repertoire, and publicizing the concert.