Michael Vincent (composer)

Michael Vincent (composer)

Michael Vincent (born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976) is a Canadian Contemporary classical music composer situated in Toronto, Ontario. He is noted for his innovative works which combine electronic and traditional instrumentation, as well as his work with spoken word, which includes a full-length opera Generation X with text by the Canadian Author Douglas Coupland. Michael is a noted editor and author, writing numerous articles for Canada's largest classical music magazine La Scena Musicale, and Playing With Words: the spoken word in artistic practice, a collection of responses from over 40 leading contemporary composers and artists who have been invited to represent aspects of their creative practice with words, and in particular, the spoken word, for the printed page. Michael has studied with composers Osvaldo Golijov, Tim Brady, Gary Kulesha, Jean Claude Risset, Roberto Sierra, David MacIntyre, Barry Truax, Christos Hatzis, and James Rolfe. He has studied music at Victoria Conservatory of Music, McGill University, and holds advanced degrees from Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec), and Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, British Columbia). He is currently a doctoral candidate in composition and theory at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.

He is a member of the Canadian Music Centre.