b.1986
Calgary, AB
Garrett Krause is a composer and pianist from Calgary, Alberta. His compositions have received numerous awards at the local and provincial levels, including from the Alberta Registered Music Teachers Association, and Alberta Piano Teachers Association, as well as the national level, from the Canada Conservatory, and a recent winning orchestral piece, "Where Pines and Maples Grow," performed by the PEI Symphony Orchestra . As a pianist he has performed in many local festivals, and enjoys working as an accompanist in Calgary. He is a graduate of the University of Calgary.
Selected Awards/Honours
Canada 150 Composition Competition, Canadian Chamber Choir, 2017
“The Maple” - SATB choir divisi a cappella
Marilyn Perkins Award in Music, Calgary Foundation, 2015
“Celebrate Canada” Composition Competition, PEI Symphony Orchestra, 2014
“Where Pines and Maples Grow” - Orchestra - 2-2-2-2/4-3-3-1/Timpani/Percussion/Strings
Don Wright Award in Practical Instrumental Arranging, University of Calgary, 2014
Helen and F.R. Graham Award, University of Calgary, 2013
Second Place, Creative Composer Competition, Conservatory Canada, 2011
“Nautical Voyage” - Solo Piano
Education
Bachelor of Music in Composition, with Distinction,
University of Calgary, 2008-2015
Studied with Allan Gordon Bell, David Eagle, Laurie Radford
ARCT in Piano Performance, Royal Conservatory of Music, 2012
