Research
Published Articles
Gandhi, Pratik. “Canadian Wind Repertoire, 2006-2021.” Canadian Winds, forthcoming.
Gandhi, Pratik and Mark Hopkins. “Building Back Better: Using Principles of Equity and Inclusion to Populate the MusicFest Canada Concert Band Syllabus.” Canadian Winds 20, no. 2 (Spring 2022): 13-16.
Gandhi, Pratik. “Focus on Repertoire: Cait Nishimura’s Lake Superior Suite.” WASBE World Magazine 13, no. 2 (September 2021): 27-34.
Gandhi, Pratik. “Composer Representation in Canadian Wind Band Festival Lists.” Canadian Winds 19, no. 1 (Fall 2020): 25-29.
Unpublished Materials
“How to Find Band Repertoire by Composers from Marginalized Groups.” PowerPoint presentation. Presented at ROOTS - Ontario Music Educators’ Association Conference, November 9, 2024.
Downloadable handout (PDF)
“Choosing Repertoire.” PowerPoint presentation. Last presented October 24, 2024.
“Culturally Responsive Repertoire Selection: Navigating the Minefield.” PowerPoint presentation. Last presented July 3, 2024.
“Diversifying the Syllabus: How to be More Intentional with Repertoire Selection.” PowerPoint presentation. Last presented August 21, 2023.
“Canadian Landscapes in Wind Band Music.” PowerPoint presentation. Last presented November 25, 2021.
“Investigating Collaboration between Composition Faculty and Large Ensembles.” Term paper, Theoretical Perspectives in Ethnomusicology and Musicology, York University, Winter 2021. Last modified April 26, 2021.
“Omar Thomas’ Come Sunday: Duke Ellington, the Hammond Organ, and Music in the Black Church.” Term paper, African American Traditional and Popular Music, York University, Winter 2021. Last modified April 15, 2021.
“Influence of Middle Eastern Musics on the Modern Wind Band.” Term paper, Music of the Middle East, York University, Fall 2020. Last modified December 9, 2020.
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Compositions and Arrangements
Orchestra
Forthcoming
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Wind Band
Prologue and Snow Angel, from Snow Angel (Sarah Quartel)
arranged for concert band, October 2017
premiered 15 December 2019, Toronto, ON
by the Rouge River Winds (Pratik Gandhi, cond.)
Bogoroditse Devo, from the All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (Sergei Rachmaninoff)
orchestrated for concert band, August 2017
premiered 15 December 2018, Toronto, ON
by the Rouge River Winds (Pratik Gandhi, cond.)
A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics, from A Beautiful Mind (James Horner)
transcribed for concert band with opt. solo voice and opt. piano, July 2016
premiered 20 August 2016, Toronto, ON
by Shilpa Sharma, voice, and the Rouge River Winds (Pratik Gandhi, cond.)
Promise and Possibility (A B.O.S.S. Celebration)
for concert band with rhythm section and opt. SATB chorus, composed January 2010
commissioned by Bur Oak S.S. (Shirley Madden, head of music)
premiered June 2010, Markham, ON
Korobeiniki (traditional Russian folk melody)
arranged for concert band, March 2009
premiered May 2009, Vaughan, ON,
by Vaughan S.S. Junior Concert Band (Lani Sommers, cond.)
Lux Stellarum (Starlight)
for concert band, composed December 2001
premiered June 2002, Markham, ON,
by Markham D.H.S. Grade 11 Wind Symphony (Mark Caswell, cond.)
The Egg Travels, from Disney's Dinosaur (James Newton Howard)
transcribed for concert band, July 2001
premiered October 2001, Markham, ON,
by Markham D.H.S. Wind Symphony (Bill Thomas, cond.)
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Brass Band
Soul Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones)
arranged for brass band, May 2008
premiered June 2008, London, ON,
by UWO Convocation Brass (James R. McKay, cond.)
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Chamber Ensembles
The Breaking of the Fellowship, from The Fellowship of the Ring (Howard Shore)
arranged for horn quartet, March 2020
What's Bulgarian for S---?
for flute, clarinet, cello, double bass, and piano, composed October 2014
premiered November 2014, Toronto, ON
O Nata Lux (Morten Lauridsen)
transcribed for nine winds (fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2bsn, 2hn), July 2010
premiered 3 August 2010, Toronto, ON,
by Windago Chamber Winds (Pratik Gandhi, cond.)
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Solo Instrument
Morceau de concert
for solo clarinet, composed March 2005
premiered April 2005, London, ON
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Vocal Ensembles
Coventry Carol (traditional)
arranged for SSATBB sextet or chorus, October 2008
premiered December 2008, London, ON
by six vocal ensemble
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Solo Voice with Accompaniment
The force that through the green fuse drives the flower (text by Dylan Thomas)
for soprano, cello, and piano, composed January 2009
premiered April 2009, London, ON,
by Casandra Campbell, soprano; Evan Wiebe, cello; and Timothy Cheung, piano
Dust of Snow (text by Robert Frost)
for soprano and piano, composed February 2008
premiered February 2008, London, ON,
by Casandra Campbell, soprano, and Tanya Ellis, piano
Puedo Escribir (text by Pablo Neruda) – abridged version
for soprano and marimba, composed March 2007
premiered April 2007, London, ON,
by Monica Shank, soprano, and Brennan Connolly, marimba
Puedo Escribir (text by Pablo Neruda) – complete version
for soprano and marimba, composed January 2007
Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry For That Word (text by Edna St. Vincent Millay)
for mezzo-soprano and string quartet (or piano), composed February 2006
premiered February 2008, London, ON,
by Julia Barber, mezzo-soprano, with string quartet
Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven (text by W.B. Yeats)
for mezzo-soprano and piano, composed February 2005
premiered February 2005, London, ON,
by Nadia Dubeau, mezzo-soprano, and Tanya Ellis, piano
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