Jordan Pal<\/a> as the next RBC Affiliate Composer.<\/p>\nJordan Pal succeeds composer Kevin Lau, who competed his tenure as RBC Affiliate Composer between September 2012 to August 2015. Pals duties will include working with TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian, as well as Composer Advisor Gary Kulesha towards composing a minimum of two works for orchestra. He will also participate in various education initiatives with TSO community-outreach programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cJordan is an extremely gifted composer with a tremendous sense of drama and intensity,\u201d says Peter Oundjian. \u201cHe is also a great communicator, and a talented and entertaining public speaker. I am thrilled to have Jordan as a part of the TSO\u2019s artistic team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pal holds a Doctorate in Music Composition from the University of Toronto, and has worked with an impressive list of groups including the Orchestre symphonique de Montr\u00e9al, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Qu\u00e9bec, Gryphon Trio, St. Lawrence String Quartet.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to Jordan Pal for achieving this honour at this early stage in his promising career,\u201d said George Lewis, Group Head, RBC Wealth Management & RBC Insurance. \u201cRBC is committed to supporting emerging talent in Canada and this program provides the opportunity for emerging composers to work with some of the best in the Canadian orchestral world.\u201d<\/p>\n
We look forward to following Pal\u2019s two-year affiliation as RBC Affiliate Composer with the TSO and hearing his first work with the TSO in June 2016.<\/p>\n
To give a taste of Jordan Pal\u2019s compositional voice here is a lovely piece for Classical Guitar titled \u201cEnigmas.\u201d (2013).\u00a0Rob MacDonald (Guitar).<\/p>\n
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