Background
He grew up in Toronto, attending Maurice Cody Public School, then North Toronto Collegiate Institute.
He grew up in Toronto, attending Maurice Cody Public School, then North Toronto Collegiate Institute.
He is currently a Professor of music composition at McGill University.
Finalist, Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio National Competition for Young Composers (1986 - the youngest finalist ever) Winner for Iridescence, Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio National Competition for Young Composers (1990 - youngest composer ever awarded the Grand Prize) First prize in the under-30 category for Iridescence, International Rostrum of Composers in Paris, France (1991 - first Canadian).
