Derek Charke is a JUNO and ECMA award-winning composer and flutist. Derek has been commissioned by world-renowned artists including the Kronos Quartet, Winnipeg Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, St. Lawrence String Quartet, and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, as well as an impressive list of other performers and organizations. Derek is a professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where he teaches composition and theory, and he continues to perform regularly ...

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