Music for Marionettes

A puppet comes to life, and at first it is only illusory. Its awkward dance, the jagged movement of its limbs, are dictated by the hands of the puppeteer. But gradually, the strings of the puppet melt away. He awakens, and is free to move on his own, fluid, curious, and uninhibited.

Chris Thornborrow is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied with Glenn Buhr and Linda Catlin Smith. He completed his Masters, studying with Chan Ka Nin and Gary Kulesha at The University of Toronto. His works have been read and performed by The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, The Buffalo Philharmonic, Penderecki String Quartet, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Digital Prowess, and The Ives Ensemble. Chris has scored a number of short films including the upcoming film, Mud, and his work has appeared in several online commercials for Coca-Cola and Motorola. He is the co-founder of The Toy Piano Composers, a Toronto based collective that puts on new music concerts in Toronto. Besides composing, Chris has worked for several summers in Switzerland as a music instructor at International Summer Camp Montana. Currently, Chris is a Doctoral student in composition studying with Gary Kulesha at The University of Toronto.

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