John Welsman

John Welsman
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Alma materRoyal Conservatory of Music
OccupationComposer

John Joseph Welsman (born 1955) is a Canadian composer known for his work in film and television.[1] He has written film and television scores for production companies in both Canada and the United States. Some of the films he has worked on are The Peace Tree, A Winter Tale, and Nurse.Fighter.Boy and Lantern Hill.[2] He has been nominated for the Gemini Award ten times, winning four times for his work on the television series Road to Avonlea,[3][4] and once for the short film 'The Bellringer'.

  1. ^ "Kingston Paradise nominated for African Academy Award". Kingston Gleaner, via Newspaper Archives, May 20, 2014 - Page 19
  2. ^ Prouty. Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis; March 1994. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3. p. 66.
  3. ^ Words & Music. Vol. 9. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada; 2002. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Fans still follow Road to Avonlea". Toronto Star, Philip Marchand, July 31, 2007