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Trevor Grahl hails from the small village of Rankin, Ontario, about two hours northwest of Ottawa. In 2007 he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree from the Schulich School of Music in Montréal, where his past teachers include John Rea, Jean Lesage, Sean Ferguson, and Tom Plaunt. Trevor Grahl is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in music composition at the University of California, San Diego on a full scholarship, working with Rodger Reynolds, Rand Steiger, and Phillippe Manoury. In July, 2007, he placed in a variety of categories in the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers and was the first ever recipient of the SOCAN Foundation competition’s John Weinzweig Award, for his wind ensemble piece, Urquitaqtuq. Trevor’s interests lie in novel approaches to music composition as influenced by technology, working with mixed media, and trying to find a balance between the present and the future. Trevor Grahl also enjoys cartoons and strong coffee.