Larry Nickel - Bass
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Larry Nickel is active as a composer, teacher, music minister and choral clinician. The child of missionary parents, Larry discovered his musical gift while studying in India under the International Baccalaureate Program. Larry continued his music studies at Columbia Bible College, the University of British Columbia and the University of Lethbridge. He completed his Master of Music degree at the University of Western Washington in 1983. In 2003 Larry took a leave from teaching to pursue a Doctorate in Composition, which was completed in 2007. Requiem for Peace, his doctoral thesis, is an extensive work for chorus and symphony orchestra in 12 languages.
Larry’s music is published by Cypress, Shawnee, Classica, Pavane, Canadian International and G. Schirmer Publishing. Singing is fundamental to Larry’s music passion. Since joining the Winnipeg Children’s Choir during the 1960s, Larry has been a member of the Vancouver Chamber Choir, UBC Singers, UBC Chamber Choir, Chrysalis Vocal Consort, Valley Festival Singers, Vancouver Cantata Singers and Chor Leoni. In 1990, Larry and Tony Funk founded the West Coast Mennonite Chamber Choir. This choir has recorded 13 CDs, featuring 120 of Larry’s compositions. |