Robert Carli (born February 10, 1970) is a Canadian film and television composer and saxophonist. He is the composer of 11 seasons of ''

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''.

Career

Carli studied composition and saxophone performance at the

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, where his principal teachers were

Gustav Ciamaga Gustav Ciamaga (April 10, 1930 – June 11, 2011) was a Canadian composer, music educator, and writer. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, he was best known for his compositions of electron ...

and

Walter Buczynski Walter Joseph Buczynski (born 17 December 1933) is a Canadian composer, music educator, and pianist.Pat LaBarbera Pat (Pascel Emmanuel) LaBarbera (born April 7, 1944) is an American-born Canadian jazz tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist born in Mt. Morris, New York, most notable for his work as a soloist in Buddy Rich bands from ...

. He has won five

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(Canada), three

Canadian Screen Awards The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...

, including Best Original Music Score for a TV program in 2017 for ''Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas'' and four SOCAN Awards. Other scoring projects include ''

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'' (Syfy) and the 2017 mini-series ''

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'' (Netflix). Carli has been a long-time collaborator with Canadian musician

Danny Michel Danny Michel is a Canadian artist, songwriter and producer. Michel (Mish-elle) is a multi-Juno and Polaris Music Prize nominated songwriter from Ontario, Canada. Michel began making solo records in the 1990s after being a member of many bands, ...

, frequently appearing as a member of his band and performing on his recordings. In 2017. he co-produced and orchestrated Michel’s ''Khlebnikov'' album, for which they shared the 2017 Canadian Music Folk Award for Producer of the Year. A saxophonist, keyboardist, and arranger, Carli has arranged for or performed with such artists as

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, the

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Madeleine Peyroux, the

Toronto Symphony Orchestra The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1906, the TSO gave regular concerts at Massey Hall until 1982, and since then has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. The TSO also manages the Toron ...

, and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carli, Robert 1970 births Living people Canadian film score composers Canadian television composers Musicians from Kitchener, Ontario Musicians from Toronto Canadian Screen Award winning musicians 21st-century Canadian composers