Craig Galbraith
composer
A native of Saltspring Island, British Columbia,
Craig Galbraith is one of Canada's exciting young composers. He has won
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 sat on the Artistic Directorship of the Canadian Contemporary Music
Workshop (CCMW) from 2004-20012, an entity dedicated to promoting
emerging composers.
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. In 2012, Mr. Galbraith received his doctorate in composition from the University of Toronto, and now lives in Vancouver.
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. In 2012, Mr. Galbraith received his doctorate in composition from the University of Toronto, and now lives in Vancouver.