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Born September 16, 1953 (age 71) • Calgary • Canada
Notable Works “Black Dance” • “Dolce Agonia” • “Fault Lines” • “Plainsong” • “Slow Emergencies” • “The Goldberg Variations” • “The Mark of the Angel”

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