About Colin Eatock
Colin Eatock is a composer, music critic, author, editor and teacher. Born in Hamilton, Canada, in 1958, he has called Toronto home for the last quarter-century (except for one year spent in London, England).
Eatock frequently writes for both Toronto’s Globe and Mail and the Houston Chronicle. He has also contributed to Opera Canada, Opus, Queen’s Quarterly and The WholeNote in Canada; The New York Times, American Record Guide, Early Music America and Strings in the USA; and BBC Music, The Strad, Opera, Musical Opinion and International Piano in the UK. His first book, Mendelssohn and Victorian England, was published by Ashgate Press in 2009.
As a composer, Eatock has written songs, chamber music, choral works and orchestral compositions. His music has been performed and broadcast in Canada, the USA and the UK, and has been recorded on the Furiant, Echiquier and Toreador labels. He is also an associate member of the Canadian Music Centre, where most of his scores are available.
Eatock holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Toronto, and has also lectured at the U of T. As well, he holds masters degrees in music composition (U of T) and music criticism (McMaster University), and a bachelor of music degree (University of Western Ontario). Before he became a freelance writer, he worked for ten years within the administration of Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company, as an editor, publicist and fundraiser.
© Colin Eatock 2011
Eatock frequently writes for both Toronto’s Globe and Mail and the Houston Chronicle. He has also contributed to Opera Canada, Opus, Queen’s Quarterly and The WholeNote in Canada; The New York Times, American Record Guide, Early Music America and Strings in the USA; and BBC Music, The Strad, Opera, Musical Opinion and International Piano in the UK. His first book, Mendelssohn and Victorian England, was published by Ashgate Press in 2009.
As a composer, Eatock has written songs, chamber music, choral works and orchestral compositions. His music has been performed and broadcast in Canada, the USA and the UK, and has been recorded on the Furiant, Echiquier and Toreador labels. He is also an associate member of the Canadian Music Centre, where most of his scores are available.
Eatock holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Toronto, and has also lectured at the U of T. As well, he holds masters degrees in music composition (U of T) and music criticism (McMaster University), and a bachelor of music degree (University of Western Ontario). Before he became a freelance writer, he worked for ten years within the administration of Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company, as an editor, publicist and fundraiser.
© Colin Eatock 2011
