T. Patrick Carrabré is a Canadian composer, teacher, and radio personality based in Manitoba.
He is currently a professor of music at the University of British Columbia, where he serves as Director of the School of Music. Carrabré was formerly Dean of Music and Vice-President (Academic and Research) at Brandon University.
Early life and education Carrabré is of Métis heritage. Born during the Sixties Scoop, Carrabré was taken from his birth parents and subsequently adopted by a white family.
Carrabré studied music composition with Peter Paul Koprowski at The University of Western Ontario, where he received his Masters in Music degree."Western's JUNO Connections". Western Alumni, by Marcia Steyaert | April 26, 2018 He went on to complete a PhD degree at The City University of New York.
Career After moving to Winnipeg, Carrabré was for many years a member of the Manitoba Composers Association. He began working with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as associate composer in 1994. He was composer-in-residence at the WSO from 2001 to 2007."A nomad settles down". The Globe and Mail, Robert Everett-Green, WINNIPEG, February 21, 2002
In March 2007, Carrabré became the weekend host of The Signal, a new program on CBC Radio 2 devoted to contemporary music."REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING". DX LISTENING DIGEST, volume 7-036, March 18, 2007. by Greg Hauser The program was cancelled as part of a raft of English radio cuts in March 2009.
Carrabré has been a jury member of the Manitoba Arts Council. Drawing from this experience, he began lecturing students on effective grant writing in his Arts Administration course.
With his wife Mary Jo Carrabré and Naomi Forman, he recorded a five-song cycle Crazy; it was released by Winter Wind Records."Crazy - Songs by T. Patrick Carrabré Naomi Forman; Mary Jo Carrabré". The Whole Note, by Michael Schulman, 28 November 2017
Composition Carrabré has fulfilled over 30 commissions, writing contemporary music for a variety of performing groups using the twelve-tone musical language. His compositions have won a number of nominations and awards.
Sonata No. 1 "The Penitent" for the violin and the piano (composed in 1990) was nominated for a Juno Award in the Best Classical Composition category. "The Dark Reaches", commissioned by the Gryphon Trio, also received a Juno nomination."Western alumnus at the Junos – Carrabré nominated for classical composition", The Gazette, April 7, 2009
His first album, "Firebrand", showcases his chamber works and was released in 2008. "A hammer for your thoughts" mimics the imagery of hammered piano strings with its use of the glockenspiel. This quintet received the Western Canadian Music Award for Best Classical Composition.
"War of the Angels", nominee for the 2013 WCMA Classical Recording of the Year,"Carrabré's latest album nominated for Western Canadian Music Award". Brandon Sun, 7/2/2013 is a collection of pieces commissioned by the WSO, including two symphonies."Centrediscs' CD War of the Angels". OpusOneReview, reviewed by Stanley Fefferman, June 11, 2013 One of these, "Inuit Games", features Inuit throat singing and was a recommended work at the 2003 International Rostrum of Composers.
References
External links Canadian Music Centre composer showcase "Faculty profile: T. Patrick Carrabré" The Quill, January 25, 2014 "Classical and katajjaq join forces on Carrabré's "Inuit Games"", CBC Manitoba Scene, April 17, 2013