Biography

Kiran Steele (he/him/il) is a percussionist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kiran began playing drum kit in 2013 and studied with Al Resk from 2013-2020 at Long & McQuade Halifax. He then studied classical percussion with Dr. Joël Cormier at Mount Allison University from 2020-2024. He has also worked with the members of Architek Percussion and TorQ Percussion. Through his studies, Kiran has gained experience presenting solo recitals and performing for various organizations, including the Barachois Summer Music Festival, Jeunesses Musicales Nouveau Brunswick, and Scotia Festival of Music.

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Academically, Kiran enjoys exploring music theory, musicology, composition, arranging, and pedagogy. His work with professors Alan Dodson, Linda Pearse, Kiera Galway, and Kevin Morse (Mount Allison University) has helped him hone his skills in these fields. Notable achievements include working as a teaching assistant for Dr. Dodson’s music theory courses, presenting multiple original compositions in Dr. Morse’s biannual composition concerts, and participating in Dr. Pearse's research lab “Challenging Embedded Colonial Narratives.” Kiran’s work for this project afforded him the opportunity to give three lectures for Dr. Pearse’s musicology courses between 2022-2024. He also travelled to Québec City in May 2023 to present the lab's research in the MUSCan Dialogues Conference.

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Kiran holds a Bachelor of Music degree with a minor in French from Mount Allison University. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Performance degree at Western University, where he studies with Richard Burrows.

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