World premiere played by the Signum Quartet, CBSO Centre, Birmingham

Volans String Quartet No. 12 played by the Signum Quartet

Seven Bass Winds

World premiere of the 11th quartet, played by the Callino Quartet

String Quartet No 11 (Chakra For String Quartet) played by the Callino Quartet

Premiere performance at 2019 Tuckamore Festival in St. John's.

Natalie Finn - vln
Emma Schneedecke - vc
Kassey Demers - pno

riverspeak - for piano trio (Premiere)

Machine Living

Butterflies ft. Lou

Crying Skies ft. Gavin Fraser

Boundless (Katerina Gimon)

This solo work belongs to a set of 4 pieces setting Whitman’s Calamus poems, for cello and soprano. The work references many musical motifs from the previous songs, which are available from the Canadian Music Centre. The other songs are: Calamus 6, Lacrimosa, Aliment Roots, and No Labour Saving Machine.

Calamus Variations

Composed by Undine Smith Moore
Soprano - Carolyn Quick
Piano - Evan C. Paul

Persisting Sound: Women in Classical Music Showcase Concert
November 17th, 2019
The Old Church Concert Hall,
Portland, Oregon

I am in Doubt (1975)

www.roberthumber.com

Bio:

I am a Canadian composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist based in Vancouver and Corner Brook, Newfoundland. I primarily write concert music (chamber, orchestral, choral), and I have so far written two award-winning short film scores (I Will Keep Your Light (2018), Reverie (2019)). In May 2019, I graduated with a Master's Degree in Music Composition at University of British Columbia where I studied with Jocelyn Morlock, Stephen Chatman, Dorothy Chang and Keith Hamel. In 2017, I completed a Bachelor's degree in Music Composition, where I studied with Andrew Staniland and Clark Ross.

Since I began studying composition in 2015, I have been lucky enough to write for many incredible musicians including TorQ Percussion Quartet, Friction Quartet, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Musica Intima, Duo Concertante, Victoria Symphony and others. Looking forward, I have many promising projects and ideas for 2019/2020!


Contact me at humber.robert15@gmail.com if you are interested in any of my scores, film collaborations, or are interested in recordings/info regarding:

-wreckhouse (2018) - for symphony orchestra

-floating wingless bloated (2019) - for symphony orchestra

-breath shapes (2019) - for violin and piano

-riverspeak (2019) - for piano trio

-lifted up (2019) - for piano, 2 percussionists, violin and double bass (working on version for percussion quartet)

-the ground beneath us (2019) - for trombone and double bass

-shucks (2018) - for cello and marimba (with kick drum and brake drum)(revising and working on versions for cello and two percussionists, viola and two percussionists)

riverspeak - for piano trio (Premiere)

Robert Humber