Lass aleatoric auto arranger mulit
#Lass aleatoric auto arranger mulit series
Never one to limit himself, Davies has written over 600 songs for the CTV children's series "Let's Go" and "Rockets," and has received commissions from the CBC for the work Pulsations (1978) from the Contemporary Dancers for Anerca (1969) the Famous People Players for Animal Capers (1983) the Manitoba Theatre Centre for The Magic Trumpet (1969) and Reginald the Robot (1971) the Orford String Quartet for Fun For Four (1980) the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for The Big Top (1985) the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for several pieces including Celebrations (1969) From Harmony (1968) A Short Symphony (1974) Jazz Piano Concerto (2001) Wayne Marshall for Jazz Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (2000) and the Yukon Arts Council for Yukon Scenes (1985/1997), among others. Fast Foundation through Ben Horch, a Mennonite musician, it was premiered by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra under Bill Baerg with pianist Irmgard Baerg, who later recorded it with the London Symphony Orchestra (England) in 1983. One of Davies's earliest and most recognized successes was the Mennonite Piano Concerto. In 1970 he began to work as a freelance composer and arranger, and in 1977 he moved to Toronto. Victor Davies was organist-choirmaster in 1959 at Wesley United Church, Winnipeg, music director in 1964 of the Manitoba Theatre Centre, and composer, arranger, and conductor 1966-70 for CBC radio and TV. He led and composed for a 'third-stream' jazz ensemble 1968-70 and attended Pierre Boulez's 1969 conducting class in Switzerland. Davies began piano and violin studies in childhood, sang in church choirs, played in jazz and rock bands, took courses with Ronald Gibson and Peggie Sampson at the University of Manitoba, and studied composition at Indiana University. Composer, pianist, conductor, b Winnipeg B MUS (Indiana) 1964 hon LLD (Manitoba) 2007.