Composer
Gary Kulesha
Canadian composer
b. 1954
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1954
- Birthplace
- Toronto
- Citizenship / historical state
- Canada
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Gary Alan Kulesha (born 22 August 1954) is a Canadian Juno-nominated composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Since 1995, he has been Composer Advisor to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has been Composer-in-Residence with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (1988–1992) and the Canadian Opera Company (1993–1995). He was awarded the National Arts Centre Orchestra Composer Award in 2002.
He currently teaches on the music faculty at the University of Toronto, where his notable students have included Vincent Ho, Anna Höstman, Abigail Richardson-Schulte, Bekah Simms, and Andrew Staniland.
He was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2023.
He is married to fellow composer Larysa Kuzmenko.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; conductor; musicologist; music educator; music arranger; musician
- Education
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Teachers
- John McCabe
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Toronto
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- opera
- Official website
- http://www.garykulesha.com
- VIAF ID
- 115695020
- ISNI
- 0000000114972685
- GND ID
- 138143692
- Library of Congress ID
- nr89004090
- MusicBrainz ID
- f23776f3-15c7-43cb-8214-ef43d3044ad2
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- violin
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaccompanied works | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dance | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 115695020.