Bio

Renata is an emerging composer, living in Kingston, Ontario.  She holds a Bachelor of Music from Queen’s University (2021), where she studied organ with Michael Capon and composition with Dean Burry and John Burge, and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Ottawa (2023) where she studied under the guidance of John Armstrong.  During her studies she was a three-time recipient of the George N. Maybee Memorial Scholarship and was also awarded the Maurice Dubin Prize in Composition, the Graham George Memorial Scholarship in Composition, and most recently, the Beaudry Somcynsky Prize in Classical Music Composition.

Renata’s music is often inspired by the mystery and vastness of nature.  She likes to explore texture and timbre in her compositions and is especially drawn to rich harmonies and layers of melody and countermelody.  Her compositions include choral music, organ and piano music, music for string quartet, percussion, orchestra and various chamber ensembles.  She also enjoys electroacoustic composition and has recently started composing for visual media.  Renata’s music has been performed in various cities in Canada, including Kingston, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.  Her compositions have been featured with the Toronto Strings Composition Workshop and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra New Generation Film Composer’s Project, and her orchestral work, Cathedral of Trees, was chosen as an alternate with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Explore the Score program.  Her organ piece, Cantilène, is in the process of being published with the Royal Canadian College of Organists.   Renata is an Associate Composer with the Canadian Music Centre.