Canadian composer, performer and multimedia artist Gordon Fitzell has worked with a diverse range of ensembles including Norwegian group BIT20 Ensemble, Brazil’s PianOrquestra, Canada’s Trio Fibonacci, and American sextet eighth blackbird, whose multiple Grammy-winning album strange imaginary animals features two of his works.
A professor of composition and director of the eXperimental Improv Ensemble (XIE) at the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music in Winnipeg, Canada, Fitzell also serves as Artistic Co-Director of the new music organization GroundSwell.