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Rolf Boon is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and Member of the Canadian League of Composers. His compositions have received national and international exposure including performances in Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Los Angeles, United States, and Szczecin and Lodz, Poland. His work has been broadcast on Access Radio and CBC radio/television. Rolf has received many commissions from individuals, multimedia groups, and organizations and was the principal composer for the 1995 Canada Winter Games.

Rolf is the Director of the University of Lethbridge, Audio Research Lab (ARL) that he co-developed with Dr. Arlan Schultz. Currently, he is working on the formation of the University of Lethbridge, Contemporary Music Ensemble, which is dedicated to performances of contemporary Canadian music. He teaches Audio Production Techniques, Introductory Music Technology, Music Theory and Orchestration.

Originally from Kingston Ontario, Rolf studied piano and graduated with an ARCT (1978, RCM) and a B.Mus. (1980) from Queen’s in piano performance and composition. At Queen’s he studied piano with Dr. Ireneus Zuk and composition with Dr. Bruce Pennycook and Dr. Clifford Crawley. Rolf graduated with a M.Mus. (1983) from UBC. At UBC he studied composition with Dr. Steven Chatman and orchestration with Dr. Eliot Wiesgarber. He also holds a B.Ed. (1988) degree in secondary music education from UBC and a Ph.D. (2002) in Educational Administration and Leadership from the University of Alberta.

Research and Professional Highlights (2004 – present)

2006–Metro for Jazz Ensemble was premiered by the University of Lethbridge Jazz Ensemble, November 25, under the direction of Dr. Edward Wasiak.

2006–Inside: A Sonic Art Installation premiered Nov. 1, 2, & 3 in the Devonian Walkway at the University of Lethbridge. This computer-assisted composition utilized 18 speakers with 9 stereophonic structures of indeterminate durations and was presented to an audience of over 7,000. The work was sponsored by the Canadian Music Centre (Music in New Places Program) and the University of Lethbridge Research Fund.

2006–The Edmonton Composers’ Concert Society released the CD entitled Cult Figures: Anthology of Canadian Electroacoustic Music which includes Waves (2006), a live electroacoustic recording, and System 2.3/7 (1985), a remastered and digitally remixed work originally produced using a CMI Fairlight.

2006–Waves premiered on May 4 at the Concert of Contemporary Canadian Music as part of the Centennial Celebration series in Lethbridge, Alberta. Waves was composed for the inaugural performance of the University of Lethbridge Contemporary Music Ensemble. The work employs electronic and multi-percussion instrumentation.

2006–Six Miniatures for Alto Saxophone and Piano was performed by Charles Stolte and Joachim Segger at the Universitat der Kunste (Berlin) and two Academies of Music in Poland (Szczecin and Lodz) between April 3 and 7. These performances were supported by the Edmonton Composers’ Concert Society.

2005–Six Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano was preformed by the Edmonton Composers’ Concert Society’s St. Crispin’s Chamber Ensemble at 1st Presbyterian Church on January 25.

2004–One of 60 composers selected to represent the Pacific Basin Regional Concert for the 60X60 Project of contemporary music. The performance was November 20, in Los Angeles, California.

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