Category Archives: Classical

Guitar Concerto

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Doug

This work dates back to the early 1980’s. It was commissioned by Eli Kassner and Lee Hepner through the Ontario Arts Council. After two performances using the piano reduction, the Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra was premiered in the intended orchestral version, … Continue reading →

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Chromatic Fantasia on the Name of Bach

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Doug

Pursuit is a good word to describe what composers often do. It often starts with an innocent question: “Hey! I wonder if I could do that?”  and then, before you know it, countless hours have been gobbled up in the … Continue reading →

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Love is an Art of Time

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Doug

Love is an Art of Time was written in 1985. It was commissioned by and dedicated to James McLean and Gianetta Baril of the now disbanded tenor-harp duo Lyracord. It was composed with the much-appreciated financial assistance of the Ontario … Continue reading →

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Mitotem

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Doug

  (7:09) To Stream: Mitotem Mitotem was my first endeavour in writing for an ensemble. I was working on a film for a professor at University of Waterloo. He did not have a script, just an idea that the film … Continue reading →

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