Biography

William Peltier was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in 1961 and currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario. He is both a music composer and visual artist. Since 2020, his primary focus has been in the visual arts, creating depictions of nature at the micro-level with an intense forensic eye. These enigmatic drawings contain a vibrancy of colours, textures, and subtleties that invite the viewer to engage in a uniquely intimate world.

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Born in Windsor, ON, Canada, 1961

Lives and Works in Hamilton, ON, Canada

Education

1985-1987 MM Music Composition, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

1882-1985 BA Music, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Works Selected for Exhibition

2024, Hamilton Plein Air Festival, Competition, and Exhibition, Hamilton, ON, Canada (awarded Honourable Mention for Artistic Merit)

2024, Art in the Work Place, Innovation Centre - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Music Composition Performances

2017, What Next Festival - Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Hamilton, ON, Canada

2016, Class Axe Classical Guitar Recital - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

2011, Continuum Contemporary Music Concert, Toronto, ON, Canada

2010, NUMUS Concert, Waterloo, ON, Canada

2009, Aventa Ensemble Concert, Victoria, BC, Canada

2009, Continuum Contemporary Music Concert, Toronto, ON, Canada

2008, Aventa Ensemble Concert, Victoria, BC, Canada

2008, Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien Concerts: Remusica Festival, Prishtina, Kosovo / Havana, Cuba / Berlin, German / NUMUS, Waterloo, ON, Canada / University of Guelph, ON, Canada

1991, NUMUS Concert - The Blue Rider Ensemble, Waterloo, ON, Canada

1990, Gaudeamus Festival and Composition Competition (selected as a Finalist), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1990, NUMUS Concert - The New Art Quartet, Waterloo, ON, Canada

1989, CBC National Radio Competition for Young Composers Concert, Quebec City, QC, Canada

1989, NUMUS Concert, Waterloo, ON, Canada

1988, Arraymusic Concert, Toronto, ON, Canada

1987, CBC National Radio Competition for Young Composers Concert (awarded 2nd Place Prize), Ottawa, ON, Canada

1987, Les Evenements du Neuf Concert, Montreal, QC, Canada

1987, McGill University Electroacoustic Recital, Montreal, QC, Canada

1987, McGill University New Music Ensemble Concert, Montreal, QC, Canada

1985, Wilfrid Laurier University New Music Concert, Waterloo, ON, Canada

1984, Wilfrid Laurier University Classical Guitar Concert, Waterloo, ON, Canada

1984, Wilfrid Laurier University Recital, Waterloo, ON, Canada