Charles Cozens
A resident of Burlington Ontario, Charles Cozens is a true Renaissance man of the Canadian music industry. Highly acclaimed as an arranger, composer and orchestrator, he is also an accomplished orchestral conductor, pianist, accordionist and recording producer.
As an Arranger, Charles has scored over 3000 commissioned orchestrations and compositions for a plethora of orchestras, recordings, multi media and corporate events worldwide. In particular, he has created compelling orchestrations and symphony shows for such artists as Sir Elton John, Randy Bachman, Janelle Monae, The Nylons, Mark Masri, The Canadian Tenors, and many others. He has also had the pleasure of working with several musical icons including Henry Mancini, Eartha Kitt and Cab Calloway.
With over 1000 recorded tracks for companies such as Universal Music Canada, Somerset Entertainment and Linus Entertainment, he has been recognized by the International Conductor’s Guild as a leading expert on orchestral conducting in the recording environment and is a Juno Award nominee (Instrumental Album Of The Year, Balance 2005).
As a Conductor, he has had many appearances with symphony orchestras across Canada, and the United States, as well as several orchestral recordings in Russia. In 2013, Maestro Cozens was the first Canadian invited to conduct in Cuba. Following his successful debut with the Orquestra de Villa Clara, he continues to guest conduct on an annual basis.
Special projects include the 2nd international branding of the Mozart Effect Recordings (Conductor, Producer, Arranger 2016) and The Mozart Effect: Live (Conductor, Music Supervisor 2019).
Charles is also the Founder and Conductor of the Burlington New Millennium Orchestra (BNMO), a 30 piece contemporary chamber orchestra specializing in a broad based non-classical repertoire. Established in 2016, the Burlington New Millennium Orchestra utilizes modern digital music technology with traditional instrumentation, the sum of which redefines the orchestra palette.
For more info please visit charlescozens.com and bnmo.ca
Colin Maier
Colin has been touring the world with Quartetto Gelato since 2009, playing oboe, musical saw, singing and a host of other instruments. He has released two solo CD’s which receive regular radio play on over 250 global radio stations. As an oboe soloist, he has performed in front of many orchestras across Canada and the United States. For video game fans, Colin can be heard playing the Musical Saw in the video game blockbuster “Cuphead 2”. His long list of other engagements includes musical theatre pit orchestras, recording sessions, and appearing as guest lecturer at universities across North America.
In addition to being a musician, Colin has also worked for over 20 years as a dancer, actor, stuntman, singer, choreographer, acrobat and martial-artist. Colin has been seen in; The 2010 Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremonies as the Devil Fiddler in the Flying Blue Canoe at which was viewed by over 2 billion people, “Lord of the Rings” (Mirvish), Fire (CanStage), “Forbidden Phoenix” (LKTYP), “KA” (Cirque du Soleil), “Amadeus” (Alberta Theatre Projects), “That Dance Show” (Saltance Productions), “Cats” (Neptune Theatre), Joseph’s Dreamcoat (StageWest/Drayton), “A Chorus Line” (StageWest), Sarah Brightman’s World Tour, and as a ninja in TV’s “Honey I Shrunk the Kids!”. Additionally, Colin has been featured on-screen in many T.V. shows and movies produced by Netflix, Disney, and CBC among others.
Colin has co-created an online curriculum based music education program called Music By CandL for students grades 1-6. With original music, original animations and big named guests, it is an engaging and interactive course for children that parents and educators can incorporate both at home and at school. For more info, go to MusicByCandL.com
This combination of music and theatre is quite unique and he continues to find new, exciting and ground breaking ways to combine his two passions and present them to audiences worldwide.