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Ka Nin Chan

ASN:

190

Region:

Ontario

Date(s):

1949

English Biography

Twice winner of Juno Awards for Best Classical Composition, Chan Ka Nin's works have been performed by ensembles and artists such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Esprit Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra London Canada, Symphony Nova Scotia, Amici, Mirò Quartet, Purcell Quartet, Rivka Golani and Lawrence Cherney.

His numerous international awards include Jean Chalmers Award, Béla Bartók International Composers' Competition, Barlow International Competitions, International Horn Society Composition Contest, PROCAN Young Composers' Competition and Amherst Saxophone Quartet Composition Competition.

Chan was born in Hong Kong and moved with his family to Vancouver in 1965. At the University of British Columbia he studied composition with Jean Coulthard while pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation he decided to continue studying composition with Bernhard Heiden at Indiana University where he eventually obtained his Master's and Doctoral degrees in music. Since 1982, he has been teaching theory and composition at the University of Toronto. In 2001, his opera Iron Road won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical. In 2002, his chamber work Par-çi, par-là, which was recorded by Ensemble Contemporain du Montréal, has won the Juno Award for Best classical composition.

Photo Credit: Loren Forsythe

French Biography

Deux fois lauréat de prix Juno décernés à la meilleure composition classique, Chan Ka Nin est l’auteur d’œuvres qui ont été exécutées par des artistes et des ensembles tels que le Toronto Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre du Centre national des Arts, le Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, l’Esprit Orchestra, le Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, le Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra London Canada, Symphony Nova Scotia, Amici, le Mirò Quartet, le Purcell Quartet, Rivka Golani et Lawrence Cherney.

Parmi ses nombreux prix internationaux figurent le prix Jean Chalmers ainsi que les prix : du Concours international de compositeurs Béla Bartók, des Barlow International Competitions, de l’International Horn Society Composition Contest, du Concours de jeunes compositeurs de PROCAN et de l’Amherst Saxophone Quartet Composition Competition.

Né à Hong Kong, Chan Ka Nin s’est installé avec sa famille à Vancouver en 1965. À l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, il a étudié la composition avec Jean Coulthard tout en terminant un baccalauréat en génie électrique. Après avoir reçu ses diplômes, il a poursuivi ses études de composition auprès de Bernhard Heiden à l’Université de l’Indiana, où il a obtenu par la suite une maîtrise et un doctorat en musique. Depuis 1982, il enseigne la théorie et la composition à l’Université de Toronto. En 2001, son opéra Iron Road a remporté le Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical. En 2002, son œuvre de chambre Par-ci, par-là, gravée sur disque par l’Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal, a gagné le prix Juno de la meilleure composition classique.

Photo par: Loren Forsythe

Found 113 record(s)

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Title	Date	Call Number	Format	Publisher
Among Friends for Alto Flute, Cello, and Piano	1989	MI 8315 C454amo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Among friends for clarinet, cello and piano	1989	MI 8315 C454am	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Among friends for violin, cello and piano	1990	MI 3233 C454am	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
And the masks evoke... for violin, violoncello /optional musical saw, and piano	2000	MI 3233 C454an	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
As I rode to claim my bride	1970	MV 1101 C454as	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ave maris stella for SATB and piano	1995	MV 6101 C454ave	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ave maris stella for soprano and piano	1995	MV 1101 C454ave	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ave maris stella for two voices and piano	1995	MV 2101 C454ave	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Cadenzas for Mozart piano concerto in C major K.467	1986	MI 2110 C454ca	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The Charmer for oboe d'amore, flute, bass clarinet, 2 percussion, violin, viola and cello	1994	MI 8853 C454ch	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Cool mountain water for violin and piano	2000	MI 3211 C454co	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Crystal blue persuasion for bassoon quartet	1996	MI 5144 C454cr	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The daughter of Master Chin	1976	MV 1400 C454da	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The daughter of Master Chin for soprano and chamber ensemble	1976	MV 1355 C454da	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
A dirge in the woods	1974	MV 1101 C454di	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The disquiet for clarinet, violin, viola and cello	1990	MI 8413 C454di	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Eclogue	1984	MI 3113 C454ec	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ecstasy	1987	MI 1100 C454ec	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ecstasy for band	1980	MI 1800 C454ec	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ecstasy for flutes	1987	MI 5158 C454ec	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Éveil Aux Oiseaux for chamber ensemble & gamelan ensemble	2005	MI 1200 C454ev	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The everlasting voices	1979	MV 1930 C454ev	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The everlasting voices	1981	MI 9120 C454ev	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The everlasting voices for soprano, percussion and tape	1979	MV 1930 C454ev	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
A fantastic journey	1992	MI 1100 C454fan	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Farewell	1970	MV 1101 C454fa	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Flower drum song for chamber orchestra	1984	MI 1200 C454fl	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Flute octette for 6 flute and 2 piccolo	1984	MI 5158 C454fl	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Foung	1978	MI 1800 C454fo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The four seasons suite	1993	MI 1100 C454fo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Four seasons suite for woodwind sextet [for horn, flute, 2 clarinet, oboe and bassoon]	1972	MI 8640 C454fo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Glimpses of the moon for voice and harp	1993	MV 1102 C454gli	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
The goddess of mercy	1974	MI 1100 C454go	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Harp Concerto	2022	MI 1316 C454har 2022	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
I Think That I Shall Never See... for clarinet, cello and piano	1993	MI 8315 C454i	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Ice Time A Chamber Opera for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Clarinet in Bb, Piano, Percussion, Violin, & Cello	2004	MV 7110 C454ice 2004	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
In Search Of...	2004	MI 2110 C454in	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Iron road	2000	MV 7110 C454ir	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Joy in tranquility for flute and piano	1974	MI 5211 C454jo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Liu Xiang	1980	MI 1200 C454Li	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Majestic Flair	1987	MI 2110 C454ma	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Memento mori (for orchestra)	1998	MI 1100 C454mem	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Memento Mori for symphonic wind ensemble	1998	MI 1800 C454mem 1998	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Mid-autumn moon	1986	MI 2110 C454mi	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Monastery behind the mountain	1983	MV 6101 C454mo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Monastery behind the mountain for mixed chorus and piano	1986	MV 6101 C454mo	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Mute muse for solo double bass	1985	MI 3114 C454mu	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
My Most Beautiful, Wonderful, Terrific, Amazing, Fantastic, Magnificent Homeland for string orchestra	2016	MI 1500 C454mym 2016	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Nature / nurture for woodwind quintet and marimba	2002	MI 8670 C454nat 2002	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
Nuage précieux	1987	MI 1200 C454nu	Print-music	Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC

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Found 62 record(s)

RSN	Composer	Title	Duration	Format	Date of Acquisition
21092	Ka Nin Chan	String quartet	00:21:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-05-13
21093	Ka Nin Chan	Foung	00:10:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-05-13
21094	Ka Nin Chan	Yeh-pan yueh	00:09:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-05-13
21105	Ka Nin Chan	To god of all nations	00:12:30	Sound recording, archival	1999-05-17
21956	Ka Nin Chan	Wild nights, wild nights	00:04:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-08-19
21957	Ka Nin Chan	Yeh-pan yueh	00:09:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-08-19
22143	Ka Nin Chan	The everlasting voices	00:09:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-09-13
22320	Ka Nin Chan	Liu xiang	00:16:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-10-06
22643	Ka Nin Chan	Revelation	00:19:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-11-08
22644	Ka Nin Chan	Phantasmagoria	00:02:30	Sound recording, archival	1999-11-08
22655	Ka Nin Chan	Flower drum song	00:06:30	Sound recording, archival	1999-11-10
22656	Ka Nin Chan	Flute octette	00:14:30	Sound recording, archival	1999-11-10
22657	Ka Nin Chan	The goddess of mercy	00:05:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-11-10
22869	Ka Nin Chan	Among friends	00:16:34	Sound recording, archival	1999-12-06
22967	Ka Nin Chan	Tai chi	00:15:00	Sound recording, archival	1999-12-13
23315	Ka Nin Chan	Yeh-pan yueh	00:10:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-01-31
23709	Ka Nin Chan	Three movements for clarinet and piano	00:10:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-03-24
23711	Ka Nin Chan	Lui xiang	00:16:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-03-24
23712	Ka Nin Chan	Encounter	00:07:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-03-24
23713	Ka Nin Chan	Yeh-Pan Yueh	00:09:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-03-24
24015	Ka Nin Chan	Mute muse	00:19:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-05-12
24095	Ka Nin Chan	Ecstasy	00:17:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-05-25
24140	Ka Nin Chan	Flute octet	00:16:30	Sound recording, archival	2000-05-30
24148	Ka Nin Chan	Three movements for clarinet and percussion	00:13:30	Sound recording, archival	2000-05-31
24157	Ka Nin Chan	Nuages precieux	00:13:00	Sound recording, archival	2000-06-01
24195	Ka Nin Chan	Three movements for clarinet and percussion	00:15:30	Sound recording, archival	2000-06-05
26039	Ka Nin Chan	Cosmopolitan Suite	00:16:32	Sound recording, archival	2002-04-12
26198	Ka Nin Chan	The Land Beautiful	00:15:55	Sound recording, archival	2002-05-06
26331	Ka Nin Chan	Treasured Pasture, Leisure Pleasure	00:19:20	Sound recording, archival	2002-05-31
55873	Ka Nin Chan	Poetry on Ice	00:18:47	Sound recording, archival	2006-01-30
57210	Ka Nin Chan	Soulmate	00:05:48	Sound recording, archival	2007-02-12
58094	Ka Nin Chan	Piao	00:12:23	Sound recording, archival	2007-07-04
58302	Ka Nin Chan	I think that i shall never see...	00:14:56	Sound recording, archival	2007-08-08
58530	Ka Nin Chan	Fantasia and fugue	00:09:38	Sound recording, archival	2007-10-17
59843	Ka Nin Chan	The iron road Part one	00:79:54	Sound recording, archival	2008-09-26
59844	Ka Nin Chan	The iron road part two.	00:66:26	Sound recording, archival	2008-09-26
59887	Ka Nin Chan	Cool mountain water	00:10:35	Sound recording, archival	2008-10-15
60149	Ka Nin Chan	And the masks evoke...	00:20:12	Sound recording, archival	2008-12-10
60193	Ka Nin Chan	Ecstasy	00:15:43	Sound recording, archival	2008-12-23
60857	Ka Nin Chan	Phantasmagoria	00:03:21	Sound recording, archival	2009-05-22
61995	Ka Nin Chan	Ecstasy	00:15:38	Sound recording, archival	2010-01-03
62822	Ka Nin Chan	Consequential web of life	00:25:08	Sound recording, archival	2010-06-10
63461	Ka Nin Chan	In search of... Movement 3: allegro con brio	00:05:10	Sound recording, archival	2010-10-10
64078	Ka Nin Chan	Daughter of Master Chin	00:12:36	Sound recording, archival	2011-02-16
64354	Ka Nin Chan	Glimpses of the moon	00:12:28	Sound recording, archival	2011-05-02
64368	Ka Nin Chan	Piao For flute and percussion	00:11:35	Sound recording, archival	2011-05-03
64369	Ka Nin Chan	She who hears the weeping of the world	00:09:15	Sound recording, archival	2011-05-04
65066	Ka Nin Chan	Majestic flair	00:06:34	Sound recording, archival	2011-06-30
66731	Ka Nin Chan	Late in the slow time	00:32:50	Sound recording, archival	2012-08-23
66821	Ka Nin Chan	The disquiet	00:14:09	Sound recording, archival	2012-09-27

Found 25 record(s)

Available Actions	Title	Media Type
	Alice Ho Performs Excerpts from Chan Ka Nin's The iron road	Video or Audio
	Among Friends	Video or Audio
	Chan challenges musicians	Press (pdf)
	Chan Ka Nin headshot	Image
	Chan Ka Nin headshot	Image
	Chan Ka Nin writes about Iron road	Press (text)
	Compositions courageous, if long	Press (pdf)
	Harpsichord competition	Press (pdf)
	Interview, Chan’s Cultural Influences: Hong Kong to Canada	Interview (text)
	Ka Nin Chan's trailer for Iron Road	Video or Audio
	Lessons in New Music	Press (pdf)
	Newspaper Review Excerpt, Iron Road a score for multiculturalism	Press (text)
	Performance of I think that I shall never see	Video or Audio
	Performance of Words fail	Video or Audio
	Photo collage of images from Iron road	Image
	Photograph from Iron road	Image
	Photograph from Iron road	Image
	Photograph from Iron road	Image
	Photograph, Chan Ka Nin
	Photograph, Erhu	Image
	Photograph, Zhu Ge Zeng and the Iron Road Chorus	Image
	Study guide for Iron road	Document (pdf)
	The selling of new opera	Press (pdf)
	This irresistable force cannot be upstaged	Press (pdf)
	Trailer, Iron Road	Video or Audio

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Found 107 record(s)

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Available Actions	Title	Product URL
	The everlasting voices for soprano, percussion and tape	Click Here
	The everlasting voices	Click Here
	String quartet no. 1	Click Here
	Sonatina for two guitars	Click Here
	Joy in tranquility for flute and piano	Click Here
	Four seasons suite for woodwind sextet [for horn, flute, 2 clarinet, oboe and bassoon]	Click Here
	Flute octette for 6 flute and 2 piccolo	Click Here
	The everlasting voices	Click Here
	The daughter of Master Chin for soprano and chamber ensemble	Click Here
	Three movements for clarinet and percussion	Click Here
	Three movements for clarinet + piano	Click Here
	Nuage précieux	Click Here
	Monastery behind the mountain	Click Here
	To God of all nations	Click Here
	Ecstasy for flutes	Click Here
	Foung	Click Here
	Revelation for orchestra (version II)	Click Here
	Liu Xiang	Click Here
	Revelation	Click Here
	Revelation for orchestra (version III)	Click Here
	Revelation (version IV)	Click Here
	The goddess of mercy	Click Here
	Yeh-pan yüeh Nocturne	Click Here
	A dirge in the woods	Click Here
	The land beautiful	Click Here
	Sonatina for piano	Click Here
	The daughter of Master Chin