Adam Scime

Adam Scime (born 1982) is a Canadian composer and double bassist based in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2][3]

Adam Scime
Born1982
OriginToronto
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Composer
Instrument(s)Double bass
Websiteadamscime.com

Early life and education

Scime was born in Hamilton.[2] He studied at the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a BMus in 2007 and an MMus in 2009. He also attended the University of Toronto as a Doctoral student in composition, where he began a long association with the Esprit Orchestra by winning a contest organized by the group.[4]

Career

Scime played bass on Jim MacDonald's 2005 album Weights and Measures.[5]

In 2012 Adam's piece Mirage earned third prize in the Sir Ernest MacMillan category of the Annual Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada Foundation Awards for Young Composers.[6] Also in 2012 Adam's piece After the rioT was awarded the Karen Keiser Prize in Canadian Music. He has received commissioning grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council that include works for Ensemble contemporain de Montréal, The Esprit Orcehstra, Array Music, and New Music Concerts.[7][8]

In 2015 Scime won the Canadian Music Centre Toronto Emerging Composer Award.[9]

Scime became an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, and serves as Music Director for FAWN Chamber Creative in Toronto.

References
  1. Versluis, Tyler (25 July 2016). "FIVE MINUTES | Adam Scime On The Creative Process". Musical Toronto. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. Habermehl, Krista (9 November 2016). "Music alumnus bringing it all back home". Western News. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "FITS & BURSTS | Where Are The Beethovens Of Today?". Ludwig-Van, By Michael Vincent on December 17, 2015
  4. "Esprit Orchestra celebrates 35 years of championing Canadian composers". Toronto Star, By Trish Crawford, Oct. 12, 2017
  5. "Reaney's Pick: Jim MacDonald". London Free Press, By James Stewart Reaney, January 15, 2015
  6. "SOCAN Foundation announces recipients of annual Young Composers Awards". Socan.ca. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  7. Rito, Justin (27 February 2013). "Then and Now: Canadian Music of the Past, Present, and Future". Icareifyoulisten.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. Pitts, Brandon (1 January 2016). Tender in the Age of Fury. Mosaic Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-77161-175-6.
  9. "Adam Scime wins the 2015 Toronto Emerging Composer Award". Music Centre Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


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