2nd Place Winner, Pierre Mercure Award in the 2017 SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers

Lake Louise is a very special place. Located 2 hours away from where I grew up, I really consider it to be a familiar part of my own backyard. Hikes up to the teahouse by Lake Agnes, wandering through the fancy Chateau, and continuously marvelling at the too-blue-to-be-true colouring of Lake Louise itself are memories that define part of my childhood growing up in Western Canada. The lake itself is an immensely popular tourist attraction, not to mention a popular getaway spot for those more local to Lake Louise or Banff. The water's signature emerald colouring is a sight not easily forgotten. Now that I live far away from Calgary (and Lake Louise), I cherish each chance I have to go to Lake Louise, or Banff, or simply stare at the Rocky Mountains as I drive in the northern part of Calgary. The familiarity and beauty of sights like this is something that brings comfort and peace, regardless of what's happening around me. Louise was commissioned by Katrina Leshan.”

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