education

2000 PhD in composition, Princeton University (Princeton, USA). Advisors: Scott Burnham, Paul Koonce
1996 Studies in composition with Roger Reynolds at University of California, San Diego (USA)
1995 MFA in Composition, Princeton University. Instructors: Louis Andriessen, Paul Lansky
1993 BMus, McGill University (Montréal, Canada); joint honors, performance (classical guitar) and composition. Instructors: John Rea (1989-91), Brian Cherney (1991-92)






































festivals and master classes

2008 Numus Festival (Canada): performance of new work by Bugallo/Williams piano duo
2007 Ultraschall Festival (Berlin,Germany): Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Ascolta, Pellegrini Quartet, Ictus Ensemble, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Arditti Quartet
2004 Darmstadt Summer Courses (Germany): Brian Ferneyhough, Chaya Czernowin, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Mitterer, Enno Poppe, Manos Tsangaris, Tadeusz Wielecki
2003 Schloss Solitude (Germany): Chaya Czernowin, Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Richard Barrett
2000 Voix Nouvelles Festival (France): Brian Ferneyhough, José Evangelista, Jean-Luc Hervé
1999 Tanglewood Festival (USA): research on doctoral thesis with Mauricio Kagel
1998 June in Buffalo Festival (USA): Mario Davidovsky, Vinko Globokar, Donald Erb
1998 Darmstadt Summer Courses (Germany): Helmut Lachenmann, Gerhard Stäbler, Liza Lim, György Kurtag, Julio Estrada, Toshio Hosokawa, Stefano Gervasoni
1997 University of California San Diego: master class, private instruction with Jonathan Harvey
1996 Princeton University (USA): master class and private instruction with Brian Ferneyhough
1995 June in Buffalo Festival (USA): Roger Reynolds, Cort lippe, Poul Ruders






































awards and distinctions

2008 Puffin Foundation: grant award for documentary project with Luisa Greenfield
2008 Canada Arts Council: travel grant, Banff Centre for the Arts
2008 Banff Centre for the Arts: stipendium for career development residency
2007 Canada Arts Council: travel grant for Ultraschall Festival (Berlin, Germany)
2006 Tesla, Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin: commission grant for Heather O'Donnell and Ultraschall Festival
2005 Laidlaw Foundation: commission grant for Toca Voca
2004 Canada Arts Council: commission grant for San Diego Symphony
2003 Canada Arts Council: travel grant for Schloss Solitude Summer Academy
2003 Schloss Solitude: Stipendium to attend Summer Academy
2002 Canada Arts Council: two commissions: Continuum Ensemble and Aiyun Huang

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awards and distinctions

2001 Opus Awards: Lo que vendrá nominated for ‘Premiere of the Year’
2001 Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec: commission and travel grant for Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal
1998 Canada Arts Council: Long-Term Grant; Robert Fleming Award
1998 SOCAN National Young Composers Competition: Ernest MacMillan prize (orchestral works)
1996 Forum 96 with the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne: 1st prize and Serge Garant prize
1994 SOCAN National Young Composers Competition: Serge Garant prize (chamber works)
1994-1998 Princeton awards: Naumberg 4-year Fellowship (1994-98), APGA Travel Grant (1995, 1998), Faculty of Music Travel Grant (1995, 1998)
1990-1993 McGill University awards: Faculty of Music award (1990), Department of Theory outstanding achievement award (1991), Frank Mills award (1991-92), Laura Wilkinson award (1992), James McGill top student award (1992), McGill Alumnae society award (1993), Faculty Scholar (1990-93), High Distinction in Guitar and Composition (1993), Dean's honor list (1993)

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residencies

2008 Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada): project residency with video artist Luisa Greenfield (USA)
1999-2000 Paris (France), Domaine Forget (Québec): France-Québec joint commission and residency; Domaine Forget, Royaumont Foundation, Voix Nouvelles, Sarcelles Conservatory, Instant Donné, NEM; directed by Lorraine Vaillancourt
1996 Montreal (Quebec): Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Forum 1996






















































publications

2008 Contribution to article "The Sorcerer as Apprentice", by John Rea, in Circuit (vol 18, no 1).
2007 “Continuum and Displacement in Michael Finnissy’s Obrecht Motetten I,” article in edited volume on the works of Michael Finnissy, with articles by Richard Toop, Christopher Fox, Christopher Redgate, Ian Pace, et al.; Habron, John, ed. (forthcoming)
2004 "Global Presence," contribution to Transonic Forum, internet discussion group hosted by Haus der Kulturen der Welt; published in die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik.
2000 'Investigating, Dissimulating, Reporting, Fantasising: A Close-Up and Wide-Angle View of Transcription in Michael Finnissy's Obrecht Motetten I'; doctoral thesis, Princeton University