Christopher Tyler Nickel
Region: International
Professional Affiliations: Canadian League of Composers, Canadian Music Centre, SOCAN
Publishers: Canadian Music Centre
Organizational webpage: http://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?component=AAIL&record=0a064d98-0c40-4d73-991a-21cb62ac9d80
With his music being heard in over 160 countries, award-winning composer Christopher Tyler Nickel has made a name for himself as a successful writer of concert music, music for theatre, as well as film and television music. A graduate of the University of British Columbia School of Music with a degree in composition, Christopher studied with renowned Canadian composer Stephen Chatman. Upon graduation, he continued his studies in both New York and Los Angeles.
Christopher is the composer-in-residence of the Lionsgate Sinfonia and the author of numerous concert works which have been performed by orchestras, wind bands, and chamber ensembles in Canada, the United States, and Europe, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Champagne-Urbana Symphony (Illinois), Grand Rapids Symphony (Michigan), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the Festival Wind Orchestra. Christopher’s music is published by C.F. Peters, Robert Wendel Music, C. Alan Publications, and the Canadian Music Centre.
His awards include four SOCAN Awards, the 2004 Gold Metal at the Park City Film Music Festival, the 2002 Golden Key International Performing Arts Award for Musical Composition, two 2009 JPF awards for “Best Contemporary Classical Album” as well as “Best Contemporary Classical Song”, fourteen Leo Award nominations and two wins for his film and television music, and a Western Canadian Music Award nomination in 2021 for “Concertos for Oboe”.
(Composer website)
