Toy Piano Composers

Glenn James, one of our very own Toy Piano Composers, has been living it up in Vancouver and has started receiving some much-deserved attention for his work. Glenn was recently chosen to have one of his works read by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in the Jean Coulthard Readings. "Named in honour of one of BC's most beloved composers, the Jean Coulthard Readings give emerging B.C. composers an invaluable opportunity to have their work read by a professional orchestra." The six composers chosen also receive a preparation seminor and a follow-up masterclass with the Composer-in-Residence of the Vancouver Symphony, where the pieces, including Glenn's When I Was, will receive constructive feedback.

In addition, Glenn has been commissioned by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts to write a brass Quintet entitled Fanfare. Fanfare will be premiered on April 1st, 2012.

Though Glenn is very much missed by the TPCs in Toronto, we are delighted to see him doing so well in Vancouver. Glenn's opera Like a Dog, a darkly humorous scene about an angry doormat boyfriend (libretto written by Tamara Chandon), will have its premiere on January 21st in our Opera Scenesters concert.