Raised in North Battleford Saskatchewan, Canadian Composer, Performer, and Educator Paul Suchan graduated with a M.Mus in Composition (2012) from the Université de Montréal where he studied with composer Alan Belkin. He is currently based in Saskatoon with his wife Naomi, daughter Evelyn and son Isaac.  He has been a sessional lecturer in music composition at the University of Saskatchewan since 2017 and his body of work includes over 85 commissions that have been performed across Canada, the United States and Europe by leading university ensembles, symphony orchestras, community groups, choirs, small ensembles and others. He is frequently commissioned by groups across Canada of various sizes and abilities.