Nicholas Von Moreau, composer

Nicolas Vön Moreau is a composer, sound designer and audio artist with a passion for creating music that tells stories. His work spans across personal music albums and projects in the video games and film industries, where his creativity is unleashed through various kinds of projects, each with a unique touch and sense of identity.

Nicolas’ love for music began in high school, where he studied in the Jazz-Pop Music-Study Program at André-Laurendeau. During that time, he and his group won several performance awards at the Disney Performing Arts Festival and performed at the 2014 Montreal International Jazz Festival. He continued to develop his skills at Cégep Marie-Victorin, studying in jazz drums and arrangement along with earning multiple performance awards at the Jazz Fest des Jeunes du Québec.

After earning a bachelor degree in composition and jazz arrangement with a minor in digital music from Université de Montréal, Nicolas took his passion to the next level by completing an international double master’s degree in composition for screen in the InMICS program. He studied in Belgium and France.

One of his proudest achievements is the score for Ma Tendre Moitié, which was nominated for Best Original Score at the 2024 Digital Griffix Awards and received an Honorable Mention at SoundTrack_Cologne. Always curious and eager to grow, Nicolas is working into carving out a place for himself in the world of video game music while staying open to new challenges and discoveries

Anthony Gunadi, composer

Anthony Gunadi, composer

Anthony Gunadi is a Canadian classical composer from Mississauga inspired by film and jazz music, with a background in electronic dance music production. His achievements include winning Orchestra Toronto’s 2023-24 Prize in Composition and the University of Toronto’s 2023-24 Piano Trio Composition Competition with the Bedford Trio. Upcoming in 2025, Orkest de Ereprijs will premiere “Burger Smash” during the UofT New Music Festival, Standing Wave will premiere “Magenta Pastures” at the Annex in Vancouver, and he is the game audio lead of “Cooking with a Gun” by Simon Chen and “Cat Island” by Elienna Wang.


He is currently studying in Professor Norbert Palej’s studio as an undergraduate third-year composition major at the University of Toronto. Additionally, he has presented work in masterclasses with Ana Sokolović and Marjan Mozetich, and received private lessons with Jeffrey Ryan, Linda Catlin Smith, and Alfredo Santa Ana. He enjoys collaborating with other musicians for UofT Student Composer Concerts, composing specifically tailored pieces for his performers. His journey has been enriched by diverse musical experiences including the Etobicoke Jazz Band (trombone), the UTSO (violin), the UofT Steel Band, the UofT African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble, and the UofT Japanese Drumming Ensemble. Anthony Gunadi strives to combine his influences to create a musical voice that resonates with a broader audience.

Visit www.anthonygunadi.com to get in contact or for more information.

Christian Belter

Christian Belter, composer

Christian is a composer, pianist and arranger from Ontario, Canada. His love of music began when he first heard the main theme to Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man when he was a child. He began piano lessons at age 9 and started composing shortly thereafter. He enrolled in the Bachelor of Music program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario in 2019.

During his time at university, Christian studied composition with James Wright, Jen McLachlan and Jesse Stewart. He also studied jazz arranging with Mark Ferguson, as well as jazz piano with Steve Boudreau and Yves Laroche. In his last year, he was a pianist for the Carleton University Jazz Ensemble led by composer, arranger and trumpeter Ed Lister. Christian also arranged two pieces which he performed alongside the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO) Wind Quintet and other students as part of the OSO 2022-2023 season. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance in May of 2023.

Over the summer of 2023, Christian took private composition lessons with award-winning composer, conductor and pianist Hooshyar Khayam.

Christian has scored a psychological horror feature film The Girl Inside The Polaroid, an animated comedy short Birdy Man, a short detective parody Now Let Me Tell You Something, and a surrealist short The Esoteric Itch. He is a freelance pianist, playing in choirs and bands around Ottawa. In his free time, he practices classical guitar and reads dusty old books.

Danial Shebani, composer

Danial Shebani

From composing the soundtrack for an Amazon Prime series to receiving a commission  from the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Danial Sheibani – an Iranian-Canadian  composer and conductor – has written for concert, film, TV, advertisements, theatre,  dance, and visual art, working with University of Toronto Opera and Symphony Orchestra,  the Verona Quartet, the Norfolk New Music Ensemble, Standing Wave Ensemble, and  many more. He is the recipient of many accolades including 3 SOCAN Young Composers  Awards, NYO Emerging Composer Mentorship Program, the Ontario Remembrance  Scholarship, the Ellen Batell Stoeckel Fellowship, and many more. 

His compositions explore themes regarding the imperfections of the human psyche.  Working with evocative soundscapes that aim to create trance-like atmospheres and  ques)on the listener’s perception of time. With every piece, he writes to evocate vivid 

imagery of the listener’s memories and introduce them to new worlds of sensa)on,  thought, and feeling. 

As of 2024, he is pursuing the fourth year of undergraduate studies at The University of  Toronto with his primary teachers being Christos Hatzis, Richard Danielpour, and David  Serkin Ludwig. His past teachers include Gary Kulesha, James Rolfe, and Larysa Kuzmenko. Selected works have been published by Alea Publishing, Modern Sound Collective, and  Sonaria. Outside of his composing work, he is also the co-founder, conductor, and director  of finance for the Blank Canvas Sound Collective which he started with his peers at the  University of Toronto.

www.Danialsheibani.com

Rahul Tekaram, composer

Rahul Tekaram

Born and raised in Toronto in an age where Western Classical Music is shunned in today’s world, I represent a continuation and survival of the boundaries within tonality. Compared to other colleagues, I began my musical studies in high school and private instruction late through my teenage years. Since then, I have continued to grow in my education, even attaining a bachelor’s of music with honours at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music.

My compositions range in many styles within the Classical idiom, such as neo-classicism, neo-romanticism, impressionism, expressionism, and film scoring. In terms of my continuing experience in instrumentation, they range from orchestration, chamber, choral, & keyboard. For my journey as a theorist, I am researching the secrets of Hindustani/Carnatic styles within Indian Art Music, and how they can be intertwined with Western composition. The Indian Raga is a fundamental aspect of this style of music, and it offers many possibilities for a post-tonal style that represents an ever-evolving multicultural world.
Some compositions reflect characteristics of the raga, one being a piece dedicated to the Bedford Trio’s annual Immersed concerts. Other contributions include theoretical papers on the subject, and pursuing to research it further in graduate studies.

Regarding my film experience, I have worked closely with students from Sheridan College and in scoring their animations. Whenever it comes to music, I believe “it is not a matter of the simplicity or complexity in Art, but rather its emotional integrity that drives oneself to a connective state of mind.”

David Raiklin, composer

David Raiklen: American digital creator, composer, producer, educator, and host.

David was mentored by Oscar winner John Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Mel Powel. Dr. Raiklen studied at USC and CalArts and later taught at those universities. He has worked for the major studios including Sony, Disney, Fox, Sprint, Mattel, Warner Bros and PBS, plus independent productions. Hundreds of scores in media. His projects have starred Elliott Gould, Doug Jones, Blythe Danner, and Martin Sheen. David made the New York Film Critics Top Ten with the documentary Heist, short listed for an Academy Award® for Worth, and Mia, A Dancer’s Journey won the Emmy.

Raiklen’s music includes a cinematic hybrid of 21st-century sounds, neoromanticism, post-minimalism, and dance, seasoned with world, jazz, rock and pop. He works with live, acoustic musicians on recordings and concerts, plus custom electronics. David is inspired by the beauty and peace of nature and is a lifelong environmental advocate.


Raiklen compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Disney Hall. He also was host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club, where guests include Yo-Yo Ma and John Williams; host and leader of The Academy of Scoring Arts seminars, and the National Association of Composers LA Conversations. David is currently producing and composing for Space Command, a series of epic adventures set in a hopeful future; creating live concerts, music videos, and producing live Augmented Reality experiences. He is musicalizing the history of the universe in Universe.

Adrienne Albert, composer

Adrienne Albert (ASCAP) has had her award-winning chamber, choral, vocal, orchestral and wind band works performed throughout the U.S., and around the world. Recent commissions include St. Louis Symphony Low Brass, Cornell University Chorus, Holyoke Civic Symphony, MPE Foundation, Palisades Virtuosi; Penn Academy of Music, Chamber Music Palisades and numerous private individuals.

Her music has been supported by NFA, ACF, MTC/ Rockefeller Foundation, MPE, and yearly ASCAP Awards. She has won awards by The American Prize in the chamber music, band, choral divisions, and was a finalist for orchestral composition. She has been a featured lecturer at West Point Military Academy, Los Medanos Community College, and University of Colorado-Boulder, and was Composer-in Residence at Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fresno, and Cal State Sacramento. She received an Artist-In-Residence fellowship from the Ucross Foundation and the prestigious ACME Award of MPE Music Fraternity. Her trombone work, “Wind Tides”, won 1st prize in the Wright State University Trombone Competition, and her woodwind quintet, “Animalogy” won the Aeros Competition and was performed in Carnegie Hall. Former President of MPE Fraternity, VP of Nacusa.la in charge of programming, a member of the ACF, SAG, AFTRA, AMC, IAWM, CMA, Dominant Club, and ASCAP.

Her music is self-published by Kenter Canyon Music (ASCAP) and can also be purchased through T. Presser, T Front Musical Literature, TrevCo Music, FluteWorld and Subito Music.

More information, about Adrienne, audio clips, and scores can be found on her web sites: https://www.adriennealbert.com

and http://www.adriennealbert.net. 

Samuel Bisson, composer

Samuel Bisson, Canadian Composer and Cellist
Samuel Bisson, Canadian Composer and Cellist

Samuel Bisson is composer, cellist and musician’s contractor, based in Toronto. As a composer, Samuel is at home with a broad range of musical styles, from concert music to pop songwriting. He is at ease writing for solo instruments, to small chamber ensembles to full orchestral scores. His concert music has been performed by many ensembles throughout Canada. He has arranged orchestral accompaniments for several rock/pop bands and has written music for animated and live action films. He has score music for numerous feature films, as well as short films, including the CSA nominated Claws of the Red Dragon and the award winning short Nuit Blanche.

W. Brent Sawyer, composer

A native Texan but has lived in New York City the last 3 decades music directing and conducting over a dozen Off-Broadway productions, playing in the pits of Broadway shows, and conducting in regional theaters across the United States. In 2024 his brass and percussion piece, Beyond the Horizon, was premiered by the
Meadows Wind Symphony at SMU in Dallas, Texas. The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra (NYC) premiered. Of Heavenly Joy for string orchestra in NYC in 2021 as  well as performing it again in a later concert. Brent is currently in preparation for recording his new pieces: Enter the Valley – a new suite for piano of 7 movements,
Unstrung for Viola and Piano in 3 movements, and a set of String Quartets composed during the pandemic. His music is published by Diamond S Music.

Listen to and watch more of his pieces at:  https://www.youtube.com/@diamondsmusic6413.
www.wbrentsawyer.com.

Jeannie Pool, composer

 Compositions by Jeannie Pool have been performed in California, Washington, D.C., Ohio, Belgrade, Beijing, Toronto, and India, including works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo piano, and choir. She scored, directed, and wrote a documentary film, Peggy Gilbert and Her All-Girl Band (2006), narrated by Lily Tomlin and composed music for several other short films. A musicologist with a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University, Dr. Pool lectures on film music history and served as a motion picture music consultant for Paramount Pictures from 1995 until 2012. Her music publishing company, Jaygayle Music (ASCAP), publishes music by Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-2003], among other African American composers. An award-winning radio producer (WBAI and KPFK), she serves on the Board of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC). She is past president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Composers, U.S.A. and founder of the International Congress on Women in Music (now IAWM).  Her books are available on Amazon. Since 2020, she serves on the faculty of Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music, where she teaches music business courses. For more information, visit her WEB site at jeanniegaylepool.com.

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