Interview with John Korsrud - Part 2
Who: John Korsrud
Interviewer: Tommy Babin
Living in Vancouver, John is a composer, producer, trumpet player, and educator.
He is the leader and principle composer of the 17-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra, a highly active jazz/ new music ensemble that has toured to Europe and across Canada, released two CDs, and is the recipient of Canada's largest arts prize, The Alcan Arts Award.
As a composer, John has been commissioned by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The CBC Radio Orchestra, the Albany Symphony New Music Festival, Vancouver New Music, Turning Point Ensemble, The Standing Wave Ensemble, and several Dutch ensembles such as LOOS, Combustion Chamber, Tetzepi Bigtet, Zapp String Quartet and De Ereprijs.
