Bruce Carlson (composer)

Bruce Carlson (born 1944) is a Canadian composer from Manitoba.
Biography.
Carlson graduated from the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto and the University of Manitoba where he studied composition with Dr. Robert Turner.
Bruce Carlson, through the Manitoba Arts Council and other funding bodies, has received numerous commissions to write for groups such as the Festival Quartet of Canada, the Purcell String Quartet, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the Winnipeg Singers, the Winnipeg Brass and numerous high school and university concert bands and choirs.
His Toledo (1992) premiered by the John Henderson Junior High Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jeff Kula, was the first work to be commissioned by a Manitoba high school band through the Manitoba Arts Council. Furthermore, it was chosen in 2002 to be the first Canadian work to be included in the publication Teaching music through performance in band. Toledo has been performed internationally including performances in the United States, Hong Kong, Germany and Singapore. In 2007 in the MBM Times music magazine (New York), Toledo was selected to be included on the noted American band conductor Frank Ticheli's list of high-quality band works.
Bruce and his wife, Carole, who have 4 children and 3 grandchildren, live in Domain, Manitoba, Canada.