School of the Arts, Media + Culture SAMC

David Squires, PhD

Dean, School of the Arts, Media + Culture and Associate Professor of Music

  • Biography

    Dr. Squires' professional experience includes 18 years on faculty at TWU; various part-time university teaching positions; and 11 years as full-time worship pastor in various churches across Canada.

    Recent Important Compositions

    • Bright Shiny Objects (trombone quintet; 2010)
    • Where Angels Dance (concerto for violin and orchestra; premiered April 2007)
    • God Ever Breath (mezzo-soprano, flute, piano, string orchestra; premiered November 2005)
    • Table Songs (communion liturgy for flexible instrumentation; premiered November 2004)
    • Come...Help Me Lament (soprano, male choir, piano, string orchestra; multimedia work w. projected visual art by Erica Grimm-Vance; premiered Fall 2003)

  • Education

    • Ph.D. (Composition) State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, 1993.
    • MMus (Composition) University of Toronto, 1981
    • BMus (Performance) University of Western Ontario, 1979

David works in SAMC in the department of Music.