Scott Good – Biography: (b. 1972, Toronto). Dr. Good is a Canadian composer of orchestral, chamber, performance art, and vocal works that have been successfully performed in North America, Europe, and Asia; he is also active as a trombonist, conductor, and concert curator.
Currently, Scott works in various musical avenues. From 2008 to 2011, he was composer in residence with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He worked as curator for the Esprit Orchestra, and was also artistic director of earShot concerts (97-02), and the Morpheus Contemporary Music Ensemble (92-95).
Scott has composed music for a variety of orchestras including the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Vancouver Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Kitchener/Waterloo Symphony, and the Esprit Orchestra. Wind groups such as the Hard Rubber Orchestra, and the Hannaford Street Silver Band. Chamber groups such as Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal, Turning Point, and baroque ensemble I Furiosi, Organizations such as the Montreal International Violin Competition, and the International Harp Society, and soloists such as saxophonist Wallace Halladay, trumpeter Larry Larson, trombonist Alain Trudel, and harpist Elizabeth Volpe Blythe.
He has served as a trombonist in many orchestras, including the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the National Ballet Orchestra, and Esprit. As well, Scott has performed with contemporary music ensembles like Patria Music Projects, Array Music, New Music Concerts and Contact.
Scott also performs with such diverse ensembles as the Glenn Buhr ensemble, the Human Remains, the Woodchoppers Association, and GUH.
Scott Good, Ph.D., né à Toronto en 1972, est un compositeur canadien qui a écrit des œuvres orchestrales, vocales et de chambre et qui est aussi l’auteur de plusieurs performances. Sa musique a éxécutée avec succès en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie. Il fait également carrière comme tromboniste, chef d’orchestre et organisateur de concerts.
Scott explore actuellement différentes avenues musicales. De 2008 à 2011, il a été compositeur en résidence auprès du Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Il a occupé le poste de bibliothécaire de l’Esprit Orchestra et il a été directeur artistique des earShot concerts (1997-2002) ainsi que du Morpheus Contemporary Music Ensemble (1992-1995).
Scott a composé de la musique pour divers orchestres, dont l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, le Vancouver Symphony, l’Orchestre du Centre national des Arts, le Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, le Kitchener/Waterloo Symphony et l’Esprit Orchestra ; pour des ensembles à vent tels que le Hard Rubber Orchestra et le Hannaford Street Silver Band ; pour des ensembles de chambre tels que l’Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal, Turning Point et l’ensemble baroque I Furiosi ; pour des organisations comme le Concours international de violon de Montréal et l’International Harp Society ; et pour des solistes tels que le saxophoniste Wallace Halladay, le trompettiste Larry Larson, le tromboniste Alain Trudel et la harpiste Elizabeth Volpe Blythe.
Il a joué comme tromboniste au sein de nombreux orchestres, y compris le Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, le National Ballet Orchestra et l’Esprit Orchestra. De plus, Scott s’est produit avec des ensembles de musique contemporaine comme Patria Music Projects, Array Music, New Music Concerts et Contact.
Scott se produit aussi avec divers ensembles, notamment le Glenn Buhr Ensemble, Human Remains, The Woodchoppers Association et GUH.
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