Abigail Richardson-Schulte (born 1976) is an English-born Canadian composer. She was born Abigail Richardson in

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. Although she was diagnosed as incurably deaf at the age of five, she had fully recovered her hearing a few months after moving to Canada in 1982. From 1994 to 1998, she studied composition with Allan Gordon Bell at the

University of Calgary {{Infobox university , name = University of Calgary , image = University of Calgary coat of arms without motto scroll.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms , former ...

, receiving a

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. From 1998 to 2004, she studied with

Gary Kulesha 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 ...

and

Chan Ka Nin Chan Ka Nin (born 3 December 1949) is a Canadian composer and music educator of Chinese descent. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1971. He has been commissioned to write works for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the CBC Radio Or ...

at the

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, receiving a

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and

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in composition. She was an associate composer for the

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from 2006 to 2009. She is married to violinist Michael Schulte. The couple have been artistic directors for Chamber Music Hamilton since 2009. She has composed music for

Roch Carrier Roch Carrier (born 13 May 1937) is a French Canadian novelist and author of "contes" (a very brief form of the short story). He is among the best known Quebec writers in English Canada. Life He was born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec, and studied a ...

's ''

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'' which was performed by major orchestras across Canada in 2013-14. Richardson-Schulte received the Karen Kieser Prize in Canadian Music in 2003. In 2005, she received first prize in the

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Prairie Region's competition for emerging composers. In 2004, she was ranked first in the

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in the under 30 category. She was composer in residence for the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute in 2005 and has been composer in residence for the

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO) is a professional Canadian orchestra based in Hamilton, Ontario. The orchestra gives concerts primarily at the FirstOntario Concert Hall. History The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1949. ...

since 2012.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson-Schulte, Abigail 1976 births Living people University of Calgary alumni University of Toronto alumni Canadian women classical composers 21st-century Canadian classical composers Musicians from Oxford English emigrants to Canada 21st-century Canadian women composers