Biography
A native of Saltspring Island, British Columbia,
Craig Galbraith studied composition at the University of Toronto with
Christos Hatzis earning his DMA in 2012. He has also studied with Gary
Kulesha, Gustav Ciamaga, Stephen Chatman, Michael Tenzer and David G.
Duke. Mr. Galbraith has won several awards including the Karen Keiser
Prize in Canadian New Music and first prize in SOCAN’s Hugh Le Caine
Award, for an electroacoustic work, Silhouette. He was also a
prize winner in CBC’s National Competition for Young Composers, and
received its People's Choice award. He performs frequently as a tenor
with various choral ensembles, and until recently, sat on the Artistic
Directorship of the Canadian Contemporary Music Workshop (CCMW), an
entity dedicated to promoting emerging composers. Mr. Galbraith is an
associate composer with the Canadian Music Centre.
Galbraith's
music has been performed by many distinguished artists and has been
broadcast frequently on CBC radio. He has received numerous
prestigious commissions, including those for Soundstreams, the Elmer
Iseler Singers and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, the Gryphon
Trio, musica intima, and Tapestry New Opera Works.
Awards and Distinctions
| 2005 |
Maurice
Wayman
Prize (Massey College) |
2004
|
Karen Kieser Prize
in Canadian New Music for The
Fenian Cycle
|
2002
|
McLean
Foundation Graduate Merit Schorlarship
|
| 2001 |
Second
place, CBC National Competition for Young Composers
2000-2001 for Silhouette.
(Electroacoustic Category) |
2000
|
Hugh
Le
Caine Award: 1st place, SOCAN Awards for Young Composer for Silhouette. |
| 1999,
1998 |
University
of Toronto Fellowship recipient |
| 1999,
1998 |
Elected
Massey College Junior Fellow |
| 1999 |
Massey
College Bursary |
| 1998 |
Godfrey
Ridout Award: 2nd place (no 1st awarded), SOCAN Awards for Young
Composers for Super
flumina. |
Education
2012
|
Doctor
of Music Composition,
University of Toronto
|
2000
|
Master
of Music Composition,
University of Toronto
|
1997
|
Bachelor
of Music Composition,
University of British Columbia
|
1995
|
Music
Diploma : Composition/Voice,
Vancouver Community College
|
