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John Welsman
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Dates of existence
1955-
History
John J. Welsman, (1955, Toronto), is a composer and arranger for films and television. Welsman studied music at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and at the University of Western Ontario. Prominent projects include: Krieghoff (1980), Mary Silliman’s War (1993), Road to Avonlea (1989-1996), and West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson (2011). Welsman has been nominated for, and won, multiple Gemini, Genie, and Canadian Screen Awards. In his early career he performed and recorded with Laura Smith, Available Space, Jane Siberry, and Cherie Camp.