The Music of John Mark Sherlock

Living in Toronto, John Mark Sherlock studied composition at the University of Western Ontario withJack Behrens, Arsenio Girón and David Myska. His works have been played by many of Canada’s finest performers and ensembles including Arraymusic, the Burdocks, Critical Band, The Ergo Ensemble, Eve Egoyan, Linda Catlin Smith, the NUMUS Ensemble featuring the Penderecki String Quartet, Richard Sacks , Stephen Clarke and Ensemble KORE. Also, he has written original music for dance or had works used for choreography by Marie-Josée Chartier, Heidi Strauss, Darryl Tracy,Allen Kaeja, Sylvain Émard, Gerry Trentham, Jessica Runge, Meagan O’Shea and Shannon Cooney for Dancemakers. With composer eldritch Priest, he formed the ensemble, Neither/Nor.

Program:
Utopianism
Lilac & aubergine
Jettison (world premiere)

Stephen Clarke – piano
Eve Egoyan – piano
Colleen Cook – clarinet
Adam Scime – double bass
Rick Sacks – percussion
David Schotzko – percussion
Linda Catlin Smith – keyboards
Branko Džinović – accordion