Aaron Manswell, PhD Candidate

Aaron Manswell is a composer from Toronto, Ontario. His style of writing is heavily influenced by the genres of R&B, Classical, and Gospel music. His songs have been performed by choirs including the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and the Oakwood University Aeolians, and is the winner of the 2022 Grand Philharmonic Choir Canada-wide Composition Contest. As a music producer, he has worked with various artists including being the Music Director for JUNO Award-winning R&B artist, Savannah Ré. As a film composer, he wrote the original score for the sci-fi film “H.E.N.R.I” (Katarzyna Kochany & Ryan Singh) and “Soap Dish” (Troy Crossfield & Sheronna Osbourne), premiered at the Toronto and Montreal Black Film Festivals. As an educator, he is the former Wind Band Conductor at Crawford Adventist Academy, leading the concert bands to city-wide awards. Manswell has earned music composition degrees from Oakwood University and the University of Memphis and is currently the composer-in-residence for the McMillan Singers at the University of Toronto where he is completing his Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition.