Award winning Canadian composer Richard Mascall is a sought-after musician and has contributed to the projects of top Canadian musicians and ensembles. He composed works for the internationally acclaimed percussionist Beverly Johnston, the phenomenal and versatile violinists Marc Djokic and Mark Fewer, the world-renowned violist Rivka Golani, the cellist prodigy Stéphane Tétreault and the outstanding Ensemble Made in Canada.
Richard closely worked with the Native communities and was honored with the spirit name ‘Singing Beaver on Water’ by Thunder Timberwolf (Peter Wilson) of Moon River FN. His reverence for aboriginal art and history inspired him to write 11 native themed works to date. Richard’s Ojibway Songs were presented at a special gala concert at the Royal Naval College Chapel in Greenwich, London, England and his music tale of Nanabush and the Giant Beaver has become a staple in the programming of classical music for children.
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Richard Mascall’s music first gained public attention in 1992 when his virtuosic work for solo violin, Labyrinth, was performed by the celebrated Canadian violinist, Andrew Dawes at the CBC Young Composers Competition. Labyrinth was chosen by the CBC to represent Canada at the 1993 International Rostrum of Composers in Paris, France. Since then his music has been played all across Canada, as well as in United States, England, Italy, Estonia, Finland and South Korea.