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Dr. Ian Crutchley grew up in Surrey, B.C. and now resides in Sackville, New Brunswick. His initial interest in music came from playing saxophone in high school jazz and concert bands. He took his first formal instruction in music and began to compose at Douglas College and later The University of British Columbia, attaining a Bachelor of Music (1988) and a Master of Music (1993). Between 1993 and 1998 he lived in The United Kingdom, completing a PhD in Music Composition at The University of York. His composition teachers have included Stephen Chatman, Keith Hamel, Richard Orton and Nicola LeFanu. He has taught at The University of Lethbridge, Mt. Allison University and University of Alberta where he is an instructor in electroacoustic music and related topics.

Dr. Crutchley divides his time between electro-acoustic and instrumental compositions and recent works explore the melding of the two as well as improvisatory live electronics and multimedia collaborations. He has worked with many of the finest interpreters of new music from across Canada, as well as Britain and the United States, receiving numerous awards, grants and commissions from such agencies as The Canada Council, The New Brunswick Arts Board, and SOCAN. In May and June 2007 he was a resident artist at the Leighton Artist Colony, Banff, Alberta.

The 2007 – 2008 season brought the premieres of several new works by Ian Crutchley including Nativitas (piano) for Barbara Pritchard, White Dove I (flute and electronic media) for Chenoa Anderson and new compositions for Peter Higham (guitar) and Mount Allison University’s Elliott Chorale. In May 2008 Motion Ensemble performed the premiere of Pinocchio, featuring Helen Pridmore in the lead role with animations by Tara Wells. He has also begun a new series of compositions for young performers and will complete the first set of these in 2008.

The recent CD by Chenoa Anderson, Big Flutes: Canadian Music for Alto and Bass Flutes includes Six Pieces for Alto Flute and Slide for bass flute, both by Ian Crutchley. This CD is available at <http://www.musiccentre.ca>. His music will also be heard on a forthcoming Centrediscs recording featuring pianist Barbara Pritchard.
 

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