After 34 years as a post-secondary educator, as a composer with national and international performances, and as an administrator, Rolf has retired.
He has composed over 80 works in the instrumental, choral, jazz, film, orchestral, computer, and electroacoustic mediums. Additionally, he composed, performed, and produced all the music for the 1995 Canada Winter Games. Rolf has also composed the score for eight short films and served as music editor on three feature films and 11 documentaries. Several works of his are featured on five CDs, and he has received over 18 grants and awards in the areas of research and recording.
Rolf has served as Chair for three different departments in two different institutions and was instrumental in the development of two nationally and internationally recognized programs – the Interactive Digital Design program at Northwestern Polytechnic and the Digital Audio Arts program, co-developed with Dr. Arlan Schultz, at the University of Lethbridge (U. of L.)
Additionally, throughout his career, he has been active on numerous boards and industry-related national boards (CMC) and juries (i.e., Junos and ACTRAs). His abilities and passion for teaching were recognized by the Alberta Colleges’ Faculty Association‘s Provincial Teaching Excellence Award. He also served as a Teaching Fellow at the U. of L.
At Queen’s, he studied with Dr. Clifford Crawley (composition), Dr. Bruce Pennycook, and Dr. Ireneus Zuk (piano) for his bachelor’s in music degree. Rolf is grateful for their mentorships, which no doubt contributed greatly to his many academic and artistic successes.
