Tobin Stokes

Tobin Stokes was born in 1966 in North Vancouver, B.C. His childhood on the Canadian West Coast was filled with music - choirs, piano, and percussion. He first studied piano with Lillian Dickson, then later at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. He received a degree in music from the University of Victoria in percussion, with a secondary focus in computer music. He has been composing full time since university, regularly receiving commissions for choirs and other ensembles. His first opera, "The Vinedressers" premiered in 2002. His music appears on numerous CDs, and has premiered in Hiroshima, Venezuela, Prague, the Netherlands, and Canada, and his choral music is now published in the U.S. and Canada. Stokes is a prolific composer of music for television, with numerous scores for documentaries for the NFB, national networks, and channels such as Discovery and Vision TV.

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On Eagle's Songs, Tobin Stokes plays synthesizers, piano, conga and vibraphone as well as small percussion instruments, marimba and clay flute. Woven together with strands of melody and rhythm are the cries of eagles, ravens, oystercatchers and gulls, the power of the ocean, and the enchanting sounds of Canada's west coast forests. This soundscape also features two special guests: Allison Girvan on vocal and Daniel Lapp on trumpet and fiddle.