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Rolf Boon |
 Biography |
Rolf Boon is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and Member of the Canadian League of Composers. His compositions have received national and international exposure including performances in Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Los Angeles, United States, and Szczecin and Lodz, Poland. His work has been broadcast on Access Radio and CBC radio/television. Rolf has received many commissions from individuals, multimedia groups, and organizations and was the principal composer for the 1995 Canada Winter Games.
Rolf is the Director of the University of Lethbridge, Audio Research Lab (ARL) that he co-developed with Dr. Arlan Schultz. Currently, he is working on the formation of the University of Lethbridge, Contemporary Music Ensemble, which is dedicated to performances of contemporary Canadian music. He teaches Audio Production Techniques, Introductory Music Technology, Music Theory and Orchestration.
Originally from Kingston Ontario, Rolf studied piano and graduated with an ARCT (1978, RCM) and a B.Mus. (1980) from Queen's in piano performance and composition. At Queen's he studied piano with Dr. Ireneus Zuk and composition with Dr. Bruce Pennycook and Dr. Clifford Crawley. Rolf graduated with a M.Mus. (1983) from UBC. At UBC he studied composition with Dr. Steven Chatman and orchestration with Dr. Eliot Wiesgarber. He also holds a B.Ed. (1988) degree in secondary music education from UBC and a Ph.D. (2002) in Educational Administration and Leadership from the University of Alberta.
Dec. 2006
