Thursday 2 August 2012

ASL 2012: Marshall & Woo

Daniel Marshall is a composer originating from Calgary, Alberta. He completed undergraduate studies in composition at the University of Calgary and is in the Master's of Music program at the University of British Columbia. A supporter of the involvement of arts in the community, he also serves on the board of UBC's Composer's Collective, an organization providing opportunities for emerging composers in Vancouver, and is co-chair and co-founder of the Arts & Culture Committee at UBC's St. John's College.

Elaine Woo: I'm a 2011 graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program. I was a keynote reader at: 2010 Graduate Research Conference-UBC Children’s Literature and Cultural Texts; reader: The Poetry Tent, Ricepaper Magazine, Word on the Street, 2010; reader: Mayworks Poetry Festival, Nanaimo, May 2011, and collaborator with composer Adam Hill in “Riding Along East Hastings from the Patricia Hotel to Woodwards,” Vancouver International Song Institute’s, “Playing with Fire Concert,” June 2011; reader: Ricepaper Magazine, Word on the Street, September 2011; reader: 100 Thousand Poets for Change, Word on the Street, September 2011 and contributing artist, Hapapalooza Festival, Vancouver, September 2011.