Bio
Renata is an emerging composer, living in Kingston, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Music in organ and composition from Queen’s University (2021) and a Master of Music in composition from the University of Ottawa (2023). During her studies she was a three-time recipient of the George N. Maybee Memorial Scholarship (organ) and was also awarded the Maurice Dubin Prize in Composition, the Graham George Memorial Scholarship in Composition and the Beaudry Somcynsky Prize in Classical Music Composition. She is grateful to have studied with John Armstrong, John Burge, Dean Burry, Michael Capon and Marjan Mozetich.
Renata’s music is often inspired by the mystery and vastness of nature. Her compositions include choral music, organ and piano music, music for a variety of chamber ensembles and orchestral works. She also enjoys electroacoustic composition and composes for visual media.
Renata’s music has been featured with the Toronto Strings Composition Workshop, the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra New Generation Composer Program and the SPO New Generation Film Composer Program. Her orchestral work, Cathedral of Trees, was chosen as an alternate with the 2024 Toronto Symphony Orchestra Explore the Score program. She was recently awarded the Walter MacNutt Prize from the Canadian Music Centre, resulting in a commission to write two choral pieces for SATB choir and organ, which will be performed at a CMC event in 2026. Her publications include Cantilène, for solo organ (The Royal Canadian College of Organists) and Voice of the Sea, for a cappella SATB choir (East Chamber Music). Renata is an Associate Composer with the Canadian Music Centre.
Selected List of Works
Vocal/Choral Music
Song (2026) – SATB and organ or piano (4’), text by E. Pauline Johnson
· Commissioned as part of the Canadian Music Center’s Walter MacNutt Prize
Moonset (2026) – SATB and organ or piano (4’), text by E. Pauline Johnson
· Commissioned as part of the Canadian Music Center’s Walter MacNutt Prize
And a Heaven Full of Stars (2025) – SSA and piano (2.5’), text by Sara Teasdale
Leaves (2025) – SSA and piano (3’), text by Sara Teasdale
Voice of the Sea (2021) – SATB a cappella (4’), text by William Stanley Braithwaite
· Publisher: https://eastchambermusic.com
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (2019) – Soprano and piano (4’), text by Robert Frost
Chamber Music
Embers (2025) – clarinet and string quartet (5’)
· Composed for the Scarborough Philharmonic New Generation Composer Program
This one shining day (2024) – violin and piano (4’)
As the Winds Dance (2023) – viola, cello and piano (5’)
Angel’s Wings (2022) – flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (15’)
· i) Presence ii) Light Within iii) Flight
Earthsong and Dance (2022) – cello and marimba (5’)
Always the Sea (2021) – clarinet and piano (11’)
· i) By the Shore ii) First Light iii) Spirit Dance
Forest Shadows (2021) – clarinet (5’)
Illuminations (2021) – oboe, violin and harp (4’)
Air and Dance (2020) – string quartet (5’)
· Chosen for the 2021 Toronto Strings Composition Workshop
River (2020) – marimba, xylophone, clave, woodblocks (2’)
Organ
Kaleidoscope (2024) – organ (5’)
Cantilène (2021) – organ (6’)
· Publisher: https://www.rcco.ca/music-publications
Orchestral
Cathedral of Trees (2023) – orchestra (10’)
· Chosen as an alternate for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Explore the Score Program
Far From Home (2021) - orchestra (8’)
Multimedia
In Paint (2024) – score for short film (animation: Aldi Abujan) (2’)
· Composed for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra New Generation Film Composer Program
The Aurora: Science and Legend (2023) – score and sound design (15’)
Light (2021) – strings and electronics (4’)