Maxime McKinley » Biography

Sherbrooke, Québec, 1979

• Composer

2004: Maxime McKinley

Photo: Cindy Diane Rheault

Born in 1979, Maxime McKinley studied composition with Michel Gonneville at the Montréal Conseravtory where he earned the Premiere Prix (with Great Distinction). He studied composition with Isabelle Panneton at the Université de Montréal, where he is completing a doctorate. McKinley also studied in Paris with Martin Matalon. Recently, his works have been performed by the Camerata de las Américas, the Toronto Esprit Orchestra, New Music Concerts, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, the Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal (ECM) and the Trio Hochelaga, among others. His music has been performed all over Canada, as well as in France and Mexico, and has been broadcasted on CBC Radio Two and Espace Musique (Radio-Canada). His many awards include five prizes in the SOCAN national competition, and he was selected to participate in the National Arts Centre’s Young Composers Programme and the ECM’s Génération 2006 tour. McKinley has received various grants, including several from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and the Université de Montréal. He has contributed to various journals, including Circuit and Le Quartanier.

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