Cory 
Harper-Latkovich
  • Cory Harper-Latkovich
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Cory 
Harper-Latkovich
  • Cory Harper-Latkovich
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  • CV
  • List of Works
  • Contact
Cory Harper-Latkovich, standing with cello case on back

Education

  • 1998 - 2007 Studied Classical Cello with Julie Myers-King 
  • 2004-2007 Contemporary Youth Orchestra   
  • 2011 Graduated magna cum laude, York University (BFA of Fine Arts) 
    • Focused on contemporary performance practice and composition
    • Studied jazz cello, improvisation and new music performance and history with Matt Brubeck
    • Studied classical cello with Mark Chambers
    • Studied improvisation and musicianship with Casey Sokol
    • Studied composition with David Mott
    • Studied contemporary technology and art with Marc Couroux
  • 2024 - Current composition Master at The Royal Conservatoire The Hague
    • Studying composition with Yannis Kyriakides and Calliope Tsoupaki
    • Research supervised by Alison Isadora

Notable premieres as composer

     

  • (2025) Prismatic Horizons for mixed esemble.


  • (2025) Spéculation  for string trio and live electronics


  • (2025) What Follows for Hyperorgan


  • (2022) Ochre, for flute and piano or harpsichord, written as part of the Canadian Composer's Orchestra Digital Generations program. 


  • (2021) Hypha, for solo cello, written as part of the 2021 SOUNDscape summer festival.
     
  • (2020/2021) Wounded Landscapes, three pieces for solo and duo piano, evening's length set of compositions
     
  • (2020) Evolutionary Traits of Birds, collaborative film/music project co-composed with Ernesto Cavazos, Sarah Graves, and Mark Gurrola
     
  • (2019) Supplanted Doubt...let's become alloy.... for strings, piano and percussion, written as part of the 2019 Neif-Norf summer music festival
     
  • (2019) Variable Aerobic Verbosity, commissioned by the Vientos Dulces clarinet quartet for the Oh My Ears festival in Phoenix, AZ
     
  • (2018)  how, the epistemological was precipice for mixed ensemble; as part of the Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions
     
  • (2018) phenomenon;  exaltation for baritone saxophone; Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions call for scores winner
     
  • (2018)  freedom HALmediation, co-composed with mixed ensemble as part of the Montréal Contemporary Music Lab 


  • (2018)  is serenity, anxiety, music for mixed ensemble; as part of the Toronto Creative Music Lab

     

  • (2018) AutoGenesis:X, for improvising ensemble; Comissioned by Open Circuit (Liverpool,UK)


  • (2017) Languid Estaticity for carillon; presented by Open Score and the Canadian Music Centre 


  • (2015) auto_genesis: striker for 1 to 4 percussionists; as part of Array Music Young Composer Workshop

     

  • (2015) Unforeseen Etymology for classical guitar; as part of the Class Axe Guitar Workshop

     

  • (2015) Blastdown musique concrète; presented by Open Score and the Canadian Music Centre  

     

  • (2015) The Man who Ran From His Shadow for woodwind quintet;presented by Open Score and the Canadian Music Centre  


  • (2015) IGNITE experimental open house and presentation, collaborative installation for cello, 2 voices, laptop and movement

     

  • (2014) Auto-Genesis: Strummer for 2 guitars and electronic score;presented by Open Score and the Canadian Music Centre  

As Band Leader

     

  • Jelly Ear, creatively open Medieval music
    • Various line-ups


  • Imaginary Flesh, longform kosmische musik; 
    • Andrew Collins: Synth
      Lisa Conway: Electronics
      Robert Grieve: Guitar
      Cory Latkovich: Bass
      Karen Ng: Saxophone
      D Alex Meeks: Drums 
    • Recorded 1 full length album—Seven Haab out of Xi Böotis 

     

  • Clarinet Panic Scrappy chamber Rock;
    • Cory Latkovich: cello
      D Alex Meeks: drums
      Karen Ng: saxophone (formerly Ruhee Dewji and Edwin Sheard)
      Sebastian Shinwell: guitar 
    • featured in the 2014/2015 Music Gallery Emergent series  
    • U.S. and Canada tour in April 2014  
    • Recorded 2 E.P.s RW//GF (2013) and No Tasseomancy (2014) 

In the studio

Cory has played as a session musician and has assisted in arrangements for  numerous artists including LCON, Luka Kuplowsky, Jordaan Mason and the Horse Museum, Fucked Up, KASHKA, Ducks Limited, among many others.

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