Welcome! Hello! Thank you for visiting my website. My name is Michael Cutler. I'm an organist, accompanist, and composer/arranger (among other things) from Winnipeg. On this site, you can find my compositions, check out MIDI renderings and audio and video recordings of my work (both my performances and others, and not just of my own music) and contact me if you'd like to hire me as an accompanist or soloist, if you'd like to purchase a score, or if you'd like to commission a piece of music.
In my solo recitals, I tend to give lecture-recitals of short organ pieces with the intent of showing of something about the music or about the organ. I also do concerts of large-scale works, usually minus the lecture portion. As an accompanist and chamber musician, I'm a valuable addition to any ensemble, and able to work with any group in any style of music. My compositions are in a Romantic style and tend to be quite heavily structured and focussed on a melody, and I write for any and all occasions.
The links above provide navigation through this site. You're currently on the home page. What's New provides information on the latest updates to the website, including additions to the catalogue, recordings and upcoming events. About Mike is what it says - my current activities and history; my working resume, in essence. Composition Catalogue is where you can go to find out about the music I write; every composition available will eventually have its own subpage. Recordings is where the currently-small number of recordings can be found. Upcoming covers both upcoming events and ongoing projects. Contact isn't its own page, but a quick link to send me an email, which I do hope that you do!
Why am I doing this? Well, first of all, being online will hopefully put me in contact with people who are looking for my services. As for self-publishing, I've noticed that it's very difficult to find new choral music that is serious, easily accessible to both choir and audience, of good quality, and readily available. This may be the case in other fields as well, I don't know, but I apply the same principles to all my compositions: they must be something that musicians will want to perform, that audiences will want to hear, and that is well put together.
Again, welcome to my website; I hope you enjoy your time here! Please contact me with any questions, comments or concerns. I look forward to hearing from you!
