Montreal-based composer Justin Mariner has been commissioned to write pieces for numerous groups including the Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal and the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec. His works have been recognized in competitions such as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's Canadian Composers Competition, the International Gaudeamus Music Week, the CBC National Competition for Young Composers, and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra's Reel Music project (2005) in which he was awarded first place in the drama category.
Mariner holds a Bachelor's degree from Dalhousie University and a Master's and Doctorate from McGill. He is currently Assistant Professor at McGill and an administrator for Ensemble Kore. Mariner's recent works synthesize baroque and popular influences with a contemporary conception of form and motion. He recently scored Jackie May's short film Couldn't Be Happier, which was selected for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.
