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John Korsrud is a composer, producer and trumpet player based in Vancouver, Canada. He is the leader and principal composer of the 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra, a jazz/ new music ensemble he formed in 1990. HRO has toured across Canada several times, to Europe, and released five CDs.
As a composer, John has been commissioned by The American Composers Orchestra (Carnegie Hall, NY), The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony New Music Festival, The CBC Radio Orchestra, Vancouver New Music, and several Dutch ensembles such as LOOS, Combustion Chamber, and De Ereprijs. His documentary scores have earned him Leo and Golden Sheaf Awards and a Gemini Nomination.
John has produced many large multi-media extravaganzas such The Ice Age: The World’s First New Music Ice Show for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. In 2005 CBC Television produced a 60-minute, commercial-free, nationally-televised "Cantata for the King" for their program “Opening Night”.
John is the recipient of the 2015 Canada Council Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award, and studied composition with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatory of Music in the Netherlands from 1995 to 1997.
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Current as of Nov 2020
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John Korsrud is a composer, producer and trumpet player based in Vancouver, Canada. He is the leader and principal composer of the 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra, a jazz/ new music ensemble he formed in 1990.
As a composer, John commissioned and performed by The American Composers Orchestra, at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2010, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The CBC Radio Orchestra, Turning Point Ensemble and Vancouver New Music.
As a trumpet player, John’s eclecticism has seen him perform with Anthony Braxton, to punk legends DOA, and The Vancouver Symphony.
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Current as of Nov 2020