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Harman, Chris Paul (b. 1970, Toronto, Ontario). Canadian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Canada, Europe and Japan.
Mr. Harman is self-taught as a composer. He had private cello and guitar studies from 1978-81 and then studied guitar privately with Barton Wigg from 1982-84, cello privately with Alan Stellings from 1982-89 and electronic music privately with Wes Wraggett in 1986-87.
Among his many honors are two prizes in the CBC Competition for Young Composers (finalist, 1986, for Overture; First Prize, 1990, for Iridescence) and two awards at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers (selected work in the Under-30 category, 1991, for Iridescence; recommendation, 1994, for Concerto). He has also received First Prize and Audience Prize in the duMaurier Arts Limited Canadian Composers Competition in Winnipeg (1998, for Blur), a recommendation in the Gaudeamus competition (2001, for Uta) and the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music (2001, for Amerika).
CBC, oboist Lawrence Cherney, the ensemble Continuum, the Esprit Orchestra, the Guelph Spring Festival, violinist Jacques Israelievitch, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Sabat/Clarke Duo, the SMCQ Ensemble, Soundstreams Canada, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, among other ensembles, orchestras, organizations, and soloists, have commissioned works from him.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: chrispaulharman@yahoo.com
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Overture, 32 strings, 1985; Fantasia, 13 strings, 1988; Élégie, piano, 10 strings, 1990; Iridescence, 24 strings, 1990; December, 2 guitars, gamelan orchestra, 1991; Irisation, 24 strings, 1992; Concerto, oboe, string orchestra, 1993; Let me die before I wake..., 1994; C Section, violin, small orchestra (flute, clarinet, oboe, French horn, bassoon, strings), 1996; The Dawn of Each New Day Brings Us Each a Little Closer to Our Inevitable Demise, large orchestra, 1996; Blur, 1997; From the Cradle to the Grave, 16 strings, 1998; Flicker, 1998; Axle, small orchestra, 1999; Uta (concerto), viola, orchestra, 1999-2000; Catacombs (concerto), flute, orchestra, 1999-2000; Amerika, small orchestra (14 players), 2001; Mabushii sora e – Toward a Brilliant Sky (concerto), piano (+ toy piano), orchestra, 2002-03; Otogi no kuni e – Fairy Tale Land (concerto), cello, orchestra, 2004-05
CHAMBER MUSIC: Ringing: Variations, flute, piano, 1989; Euthanasia, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, violin, piano, percussion, 1990; Sonata, viola, piano, 1991; String Quartet No. 1, 1991; Spectra, 4 percussion, 1991; Critical Bands, percussion, 1992; The Swan that Died in Darkness, guitar, 1992; Theme and Variations, 8 players, 1993; Adagio, string quartet, 1994; Incidents in Transition, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2 percussion, 1995; Partita for Solo Violin, 1995, revised 1998-2001; String Quartet No. 2, 1997; Verve, marimba, reverberation, 1998; Procession burlesque, 10 players, 1998; Midnight with the Stars and You, violin, piano, tape, 1999-2000; Projection, piano, 3 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass, 2001; Assemblage, flute, piano, 2001; Three Pieces for Two Violins, 2001-02; Incipits, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2002; Kansha – Gratitude, 2 flutes (both + piccolo, alto flute), oboe, clarinet (+ alto recorder), trumpet, harp, cimbalom, string quartet, piano (+ toy piano), 2 percussion, 2004
VOCAL: Mein Herz ist schwer, soprano, piano, 1997; Five Japanese Children's Songs, soprano, piano, 1998
PIANO: Globus hystericus, 1992
SELECT DISCOGRAPHY
Iridescence. Alex Pauk/24 strings of the Esprit Orchestra (CBC Records: SMCD 5132)
Sonata. Rivka Golani, viola; Stephen Clarke, piano (Centrediscs: CMCCD 5798)
Globus hystericus; Theme and Variations; Procession burlesque; Midnight with the Stars and You. Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano; Sabat/Clarke Duo; Rosemary Thompson/Continuum (Centrediscs: CMCCD 7801)
(Last updated on December 31, 2005)
