Music is a vibrant and vital expression of culture. We first experience sound and music in the womb. As we grow and evolve so does our connection with the sonic world, each of us

developing our own unique relationship with music, be it as a listener, performer or creator. Many paths lead to and from this bond with sound.

My path began with exceptional instruction in school music programs in Edmonton, Alberta, private piano lessons and some well-worn LPs in my parent’s vinyl collection. Over time a burning desire to create John Williamsesque soundtracks led to my studying music with a phenomenal team of instructors at Edmonton’s Grant MacEwan Community College in the early 1980’s. This, in turn, led to earning a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from McGill University in Montreal.

Today I recognize that my 8-year old obsession with James Bond soundtracks had as much influence on my music career as opportunities to attend lectures presented by Dizzy Gillespie and R. Murray Schafer, or advanced piano study with Sylvia Shadick-Taylor and, more recently, vocal work with Anna Beaumont and Karen Porka.

Today my passion for natural soundscapes is no less heartfelt than an early student’s desire to play Beethoven’s Für Elise or Taylor Swift. Both are met with equal enthusiasm. We work and grow together, our dance with sound and music ever changing.