Born in Los Angeles into a family of professional musicians, Ronald Royer
began his career as a cellist, performing with such ensembles as the Utah
Symphony, Pacific Symphony and Toronto Symphony, as well as working in the
Motion Picture and Television Industry in Los Angeles. Mr. Royer obtained
a Masters Degree in Composition from the University of Toronto and is
currently serving as an Instructor of Music for the University of Toronto
Schools, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
Mr. Royer is quickly emerging as a prominent composer with numerous
commissions, performances and commercial recordings. His compositions
have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Germany and the
Czech Republic, by such artists as violinist Catherine Manoukian, cellists
Shauna Rolston and Simon Fryer, flautist Nora Shulman and the St. Lawrence
String Quartet. More than twenty orchestras have performed his works,
including the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Toronto Sinfonietta,
Composer's Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Canadian Sinfonietta,
Niagara Symphony, and the Okanagan Symphony. His music has been broadcast
across Canada on CBC radio. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Royer served as
Composer-in-Residence for the Toronto Sinfonietta, for which he wrote six
orchestra commissions.
Ronald Royer has written for a variety of ensembles including orchestral,
choral, wind ensembles and chamber. His music employs expressive melodies,
rich harmonies, energetic rhythms, colourful orchestrations and tight and
integrated structures. Los Angeles music producer and musicologist Jeannie
Pool writes, "A Musician's composer, Ronald Royer's music is beautifully
conceived, well-structured and intricately detailed. His musical
sensibility, dramatic flair, and clear headedness result in new music which
is a joy to listeners and players alike." Mr. Royer is a member of
SOCAN/ASCAP and is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre. He
is also in demand as a conductor, lecturer, concert host and musical
adviser.
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