Michael Vincent (composer)

Michael Vincent - Composer, Music Critic, Publisher
Born	1976
Residence	Toronto
Nationality	Canada
Alma mater	Concordia University, Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto
Occupation	Music Critic, Publisher, Composer, Author
Years active	2004 onward
Employer	Toronto Star Musical Toronto
Home town	Victoria, BC
Website	http://www.musicaltoronto.org

Michael Vincent (born 1976 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a noted publisher, music critic and composer, situated in Toronto, Ontario.

Since 2014 he has been publisher and editor-in-chief of Musical Toronto, and freelance music critic for the Toronto Star. He is also a composer of 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 Vincent has written and edited for La Scena Musicale, Norman Lebrecht and was a contributing author for the book, 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).

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