Michelle Lorimer is a Canadian composer who lives and works in Toronto. Her concert music, which explores themes of memory, grief, nature and childhood, has been read by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and performed by a variety of Canadian and American ensembles (Sonority Sisters, Nu Quintet, Duo Holz, Gaia Quartet, Peterborough Concert Band, Alberta Winds, Whispering River Orchestra). Along with concert music, Michelle composes music for film and television. Her music can be heard in the animated short, Rocketship Mai (screening at SIGGRAPH 2026 & Annecy IAFF with ACE Canada) and in several documentaries (Crossing the Divide, directed by Chrisann Hessing; Words Left Unspoken and Loud and Here, directed by Josiane Blanc; When I Go Outside, directed by Geordie Sabbagh; and Bug Sex, It’s Complicated, an episode of CBC’s The Nature of Things, directed by Andrew Gregg). She has also worked as an orchestrator and arranger, most recently helping orchestrate the music of Canadian composer Kevin Wilks Lau for the upcoming feature film, The Housewife. In her spare time, Michelle enjoys making music in community, whether singing with members of L’Arche Daybreak, teaching piano to young people, or helping with music at St. Matthew’s Islington. She holds an ARCT in piano performance and studied music composition at Humber College in Toronto. Michelle is an associate composer with the Canadian Music Centre, as well as a member of the Association of Canadian Women Composers; the Screen Composers Guild of Canada; the Alliance for Women Film Composers; and Women in Film & Television (Toronto).