Patrick McGraw

Patrick McGraw has made Toronto, Canada his home since immigrating from the United States in 2001. An early interest in the sciences led him to a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the California Institute of Technology, but the pull of his other great love, music, proved irresistible. He returned to school and completed a DMA with Gary Kulesha at the University of Toronto. His chamber, vocal, operatic, electroacoustic and wind ensemble works sometimes draw direct inspiration from his physics background but the influence is often subtle, reflecting a deep appreciation for nature’s beauty and a fascination with the connection between abstract patterns and embodied, sensory experience. He remains active in the sciences as a teacher, finding unexpected overlaps between the two endeavours.

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