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Fierce Light (featuring Raphael Weinroth - Browne)

Belonging (featuring Michelle Gott and Kathryn Patricia Cobbler)

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Drift - 15 Oct

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Picnic (featuring Kathryn Patricia Cobbler)

Drawing out deep emotions, Jack Hui Litster's music tells stories. Pivoting effortlessly between traditional and modern, acoustic and electronic, Jack consistently delivers intense musical creations. 

A multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Ottawa, Canada,  Jack has performed across Canada and internationally. His original compositions have enhanced an array of films, podcasts, operas, dance and choir performances.

Jack composes and records music for filmmakers including Nana Boncano, Lenzz, Tom Peters, Andrew Brannen, Rachel Durling and Rachel Gray. Recent composition highlights include composing music for Voices Dance Project's 2025 sold-out performance of 'On Home' in April 2025 in Ottawa. In 2024, OperOttawa premiered Jack's composition "Gates of Heaven: Requiem for a Life of Peace" dedicated to Canadian women leaders throughout history.

Jack began his musical career at age 20 working in the Caribbean as a showband drummer on cruise ships, then decided to broaden his horizons and complete a degree in global studies.  In the non-profit sector, he worked from 2010-2019 on international human rights and social justice causes, collaborating with community activists from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.  All the while Jack stayed engaged in the Ottawa music scene, performing in diverse styles of music including funk, folk, Afro-beat, jazz, and opera.

Jack's debut solo album Shining Suns (2022) is a suite of eight cinematic songs in various genres which chart a journey of inner discovery and awakening.  His second solo album, Painted Piano (2024) explores layers of unconventional tones from a conventional instrument (the grand piano), and is inspired by the piano music of film composer Volker Bertelmann.

In 2023 Jack joined the staff of Carleton University's music department as a Contract Instructor and Performance Instructor, teaching courses and private lessons on film music, music production and composition.

Jack Hui Litster

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