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Disney Princess Disasters

Disney Princess Distasters is a humorous take on three traditional fairy tales about princesses. In the same way Disney changed these fairy tales to suit their own needs, I modified the stories from their original versions in order to create

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Schizo Psycho

Schizo Psycho is based entirely on material from Bernard Herrmann’s score to Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Psycho. A 40-second clip of the movie plays repeatedly, with the ensemble providing different “personalities” on each repetition. All material is taken from the original

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junctQín gives first full performance of Disney Princess Disasters

The junctQín keyboard collective will be premièring the entirety of Disney Princess Disasters at Hart House on the University of Toronto campus. They previously performed the first movement, Snow White, at a number of other venues in Southern Ontario.

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junctQín performs Disney Princess Disasters

The junctQín keyboard collective is offering another performance of the Snow White movement from Disney Princess Disasters at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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junctQín premières Disney Princess Disasters

The junctQín keyboard collective première this new work on the Barrie’s Colours of Music festival. Based on classic fairytales with alternate endings, Disney Princess Disasters includes three pianists, three squeeze toys, one piano, and three fairytale princesses whose fates take

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Halo Ballet (Bipolar Disorder NOS)

Credit for the idea of a Halo ballet goes to Gregory Oh, who commissioned the piece and arranged for me to work with choreographer Julia Aplin. To complement the unusual dance environment of the piece, I chose an unusual musical

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Newsletter: News, Concerts, Events, & Critical Thought

This is a reprint of the first edition of my e-mail newsletter. For some time I’ve had a newsletter signup form on my website but this is the first time I’m actually sending a newsletter out! I plan on doing

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Hockey Story at UCSD’s Sonic Diasporas Festival

Luciane Cardassi and I have the privilege of opening UCSD’s first Sonic Diasporas Festival, featuring the works of the music department’s alumni. On this concert, Luciane gives a repeat performance of Hockey Story, which she commissioned in 2009. The piece,

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Halo Ballet on the X AVANT Festival’s Dance Dance Revolution

Gregory Oh and Toca Loca première my new piece, Halo Ballet (Bipolar Disorder NOS) on the X AVANT Festival’s all-dance programme. Halo Ballet is a piece for live performers (piano, keyboard, percussion, harp or guitar) and electronic dancers, performed in

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Elegy of Others

Much of my recent work deals with the issue of reappropriation. Where do we get our ideas? What do we owe, if anything, to our sources of inspiration? Historically, composers have stolen ideas from each other regularly, reworking these into

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