Gary Kulesha

Canadian composer

Gary Alan Kulesha (born 22 August 1954) is a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Since 1995, he has been Composer Advisor to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has been Composer-in-Residence with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (1988–1992) and the Canadian Opera Company (1993–1995). He was awarded the National Arts Centre Orchestra Composer Award in 2002.

He currently teaches on the music faculty at the University of Toronto, where his notable students have included Vincent Ho, Anna Höstman, Abigail Richardson-Schulte, Bekah Simms, and Andrew Staniland.

He was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2023.

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Works

Concerto for Recorder and Small Orchestra
Concerto for Recorder and Small Orchestra: I. Passacaglia
Concerto for Recorder and Small Orchestra: II. Slow
Concerto for Recorder and Small Orchestra: III. Allegro
Ensembles for winds
Ensembles for winds: I. —
Ensembles for winds: II. —
Ensembles for winds: III. —
Lyric Sonata
Lyric Sonata: I. Allegro
Lyric Sonata: II. Espressivo, rubato
Lyric Sonata: III. Moderato
Mysterium coniunctionis
Mysterium coniunctionis: I. Materia prima
Mysterium coniunctionis: II. Nigredo
Mysterium coniunctionis: III. Albedo
Mysterium coniunctionis: IV. Rosa Alba
Mysterium coniunctionis: V. Philosophers' Stone
Romance for Brass
Serenade for String Orchestra
Serenade for String Orchestra: I. Largo
Serenade for String Orchestra: II. Scherzo
Serenade for String Orchestra: III. Romance
Serenade for String Orchestra: IV. Allegro
The Book of Mirrors
Third Chamber Concerto
Three Caprices
Three Caprices: No. 1
Three Caprices: No. 2
Three Caprices: No. 3
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: I
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: II
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: III