About
Commended by the Vancouver Sun for his "sophisticated work of such immediate, glittery appeal" and called "a rising star in the constellation of Canadian composers" by Oregon Arts Watch, Nicholas Ryan Kelly writes choral, wind ensemble, and chamber music infused with a sense of cinematic drama.
His choral compositions have been performed and released on CD by many of Canada's top choirs, including Chor Leoni, the Da Capo Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada, and others. Since 2015, he has received over a dozen national and international composition prizes, including the Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize. Recent awards and commissions (2019-20) have come from the British Columbia Choral Federation, Choirs Ontario, the Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Elektra Women's Choir, and i Coristi Chamber Choir.
Nick studied music composition at Ithaca College in New York (B.Mus) and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (M.Mus). His choral scores are published with Pavane Publishing, Cypress Choral Music, Renforth Music, and Alliance Music. He also self-publishes through Lone Moose Music, distributed by MusicSpoke.
His choral compositions have been performed and released on CD by many of Canada's top choirs, including Chor Leoni, the Da Capo Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada, and others. Since 2015, he has received over a dozen national and international composition prizes, including the Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize. Recent awards and commissions (2019-20) have come from the British Columbia Choral Federation, Choirs Ontario, the Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Elektra Women's Choir, and i Coristi Chamber Choir.
Nick studied music composition at Ithaca College in New York (B.Mus) and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (M.Mus). His choral scores are published with Pavane Publishing, Cypress Choral Music, Renforth Music, and Alliance Music. He also self-publishes through Lone Moose Music, distributed by MusicSpoke.
