Andrew James Clark
Composer - Pianist - Curator
Andrew James Clark is a Canadian composer currently residing in Toronto. He is the founder of Classical Context, the President of the Canadian Composers Orchestra, and the Music Director of Heron Park Baptist Church. Email: (andrewclarkmus@gmail.com)
Bio
Andrew's professional development includes a Composition Fellowship with the Hamilton Philharmonic, a Conducting Apprenticeship with Orchestra Toronto, and participation in the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Generation Composition Program. He has a published work with Counterpoint Library, and his music has been included in the ACNMP’s Contemporary Showcase Syllabus. Recent awards include his Symphonic Dance ranking second place in the Etobicoke Philharmonic's 2022 Young Composer Competition, and his Prelude From the Rhythmic Suite being a finalist in the 2020 New York New Contemporary Music Symposium.
Community building has consistently remained at the forefront of Andrew’s musical activities. His concert series Classical Context has been featured on ludwig-van.com's “Critic’s Picks”, and has showcased a substantial amount of early-career professionals from throughout Canada. His efforts in sustaining a music therapy program for elderly and homeless musicians earned him a Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award in 2016, and in 2021 he helped launch the Digital Generations Program seeking to aide emerging composers in the creation of digital composition portfolios.
"Asymmetry
is Differentiation"
News Articles and Interviews
A Conversation with Participants of the HPO Reading Session (pdf link)
The Canadian Music Centre
HPO is ready to roll out all that special music (pdf link)
The Hamilton Spectator
HPO Fellowship: Andrew James Clark (pdf link)
The Canadian Music Centre
Andrew James Clark's Profile - Part 1(clip)
Nexum Collective of New Music
Education
B.M., M.M. The University of Toronto - Faculty of Music - 2018
Under the Supervision of Gary Kulesha
RBC Composition Fellowship - The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra - 2019
Under the Supervision of Abigail Richardson Schulte
Arts Administration, Non-for profit Finance, Public Speaking, Conducting
Conducting Apprenticeship - Orchestra Toronto - 2018
Under the Supervision of Kevin Mallon
Conducting, Score Study, Concert Tech Setup
Upcoming & Recent Performances
Highlands Opera Studio - Haliburton (Ontario) - Aug 17th, 19th, 2023 (flyer)
Three Meditations (2015)
Kanna Taniguchi Solo Recital - Kyoto Art Centre (Japan) - Nov 22, 2023 (flyer)
Sonata-Rhythmica (2023)
Canadian Composer - New Music - Classical Contemporary Art Music - Toronto - Composition Lessons - Canadian Music