Desmond Gaspar
Desmond Gaspar is a Canadian organist, pianist, conductor, composer and songwriter who works as a freelance concert artist[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and ballet pianist who won the Associateship and Fellowship diplomas of the Royal Canadian College of Organists in consecutive years while under 30 years of age, thus being one of a very small number of Canadians under that age to achieve that distinction at the time.
Gaspar studied under Earle Moss (piano), Molly Sclater (theory), Roman Toi (composition) and Heather Spry[8] (organ and church music) from the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, during which time he received numerous performance and competition awards.
His eclectic career in liturgical music, dance accompaniment, choir-directing and other disciplines has taken him to various venues in Canada, the United States and Europe.
A Fellow of the
From 2005 to 2007 Gaspar stepped in as Associate Organist at
Personal life
Gaspar, born in
In 2002, he took a long working sabbatical to focus on composition, song writing,
List of compositions
Lieder (art songs – voice and piano):
Prufrock (Song Cycle based upon poems by T.S. Eliot): Lovesong, Portrait, Prelude #1, Prelude #2, Prelude #3;
Lo and Behold
Choral: Agnus Dei (setting for SATB choir, divided passages and solo-soprano passage included)
Pop songs (voice and piano): Dancer and I (Collection): Dancing 'round the Fire, Dancing Alone, Happy and Free, Dreams For Two, Dancing with you, Beautiful Dancer, Mystic Dreams, The Dancer and I, Playful Colours, Lovesong, Magick
Lovers (Collection): Crazy 'bout you, Coming Home, Penny Love
Discography
- Lovers
- The Dancer and I
- For the Father and the Son[10]
References
- ^ York Region Website – article on Desmond Gaspar as music director of Trinity United Church, Newmarket, Ontario
- ^ Organ Alternatives Journal, Fall 2004
- ^ "Simcoe County events re. Collingwood, Ontario – concert announcement for 2010/12/04". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Town of Collingwood website, Collingwood, Ontario – announcement of concert on 2010/12/04 Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Town of Newmarket – What's On (November and December 2009), Newmarket, Ontario Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Organ Alternatives Journal, Summer 2000
- ^ The Stratford Gazette, Stratford, Ontario
- ^ Obituary of Heather Spry's mother mentioning her daughter's prior decease
- ^ Piano Accompanists Online Directory, Based in London, UK (Europe)
- ^ CD by Glenn & Robin Wilhelm FOR THE FATHER AND THE SON