Welcome

 

Bruce Ruddell is an internationally celebrated composer of major concert and music theatre works inspired by the environment, the people and the communities of the Pacific Northwest Coast where he grew up and still lives.

In 2008, I was surprised to be awarded a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award in recognition of my numerous collaborative projects with Indigenous artists from both Canada and the United States.

I invite you to view five of my larger works by simply clicking on this link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yPIhn97W82J2SYRhMkcAsSqkD6FJgd8N/view?usp=sharing

Let me share with you a precious and thrilling new project that is driving me right now.

In Collaboration With

Presented By

I am partnering with Creative Visions, creativevisions.org, Los Angeles, to secure funding that will introduce The Five Seasons project to a global audience.

The Five Seasons, celebrates Earth’s changing seasons—Spring, Summer, Harvest, Fall, and Winter—and mirrors the human experience from birth to death.

The Five Seasons is a full length concert work and accompanying film. The work is structured in five distinct movements. The performance features eight mixed voices and twelve instrumentalists. The repertoire includes literary texts spanning from 6th-century Chinese sources and Indigenous teachings to contemporary writings from across the globe.

The Five Seasons was inspired in part by the works of American conservationist, Rachel Carson, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in launching the modern environmental movement. This from A Sense of Wonder..

                     ‘Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts… There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”        

Here is another easy link to excerpts from The Five Seasons performed in Victoria, British Columbia, May 2024 and the texts I gathered from poets of generations upon generations ago through to poets writing today . These are the texts I set to music and have now titled: The Five Seasons.

The Five Seasons-1st rehearsal excerpts

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15q8tcHNxpcqhxm0RGbkEln-P1RBIQdTH/view?usp=drive_link

The Complete Texts

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UyMD6DCwTug1st0hVvBxgTXR3-BzmJnt/view?usp=drive_link

Audience testimonials

“This work is timeless and will inspire audiences for generations. What you have conveyed is a gift and I thank you for it.”-audience member

“It’s hard to find words to describe the excellence of the performance in every way: beautiful, expressive, strong yet poignant.”-audience member

“From its first notes, this work grips you and transports you.  Technically remarkable, emotionally extraordinary, it’s a work of great power, beauty and insight. It’s a timeless and masterful achievement.”-audience member

I listened just now, before and after 5 AM. It’s just terrific. I love the composition and yr performers really kicked this upstairs with gorgeous expressive song flying out of them. Love their voices and ensemble sense. You got a hit here, mister. I’m sure audiences will love it every time. Peter Levitt- American Poet

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Barbara Williams-Advocate

Jon Washburn OC- Music Editor

Donna Wong-Juliani-Title-First Producer

Jon O’Rirodan-Philanthropist

Robert Davidson-Philanthropist and collaborator

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