SEAN CLARKE

Composer and flutist Sean Clarke grew up in Calgary, in the prairies, and travelled regularly into the Canadian Rockies to visit family. His introspective music focuses on emotion, memory, nature, and consciousness.

 

His compositions have been performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Gryphon Trio, Quatuor Bozzini, Land’s End Ensemble with Robert Aitken, and Ensemble Mise-En.  

 

Played across Canada and in the United States and France, his music has been featured on two CMC Centrediscs albums, published by the Royal Conservatory of Music, and broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 

 

He holds a doctorate in composition from the University of Montréal and studied flute and composition at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Calgary. His work has been supported by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Since 2017 he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa. 

 

As a flutist, Sean has performed in contemporary music festivals in Montréal, Calgary, and Saskatoon, with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Red Deer Symphony, and in concert series including the Société de Musique Contemporaine de Québec’s Série Hommage and McGill University’s Schulich Professional Concert Series.

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Photo: Curtis Perry