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Ian Cusson (born August 24, 1981) is a Canadian composer of Georgian Bay Métis and French Canadian descent. He is known for his operas, art songs, chamber works and orchestral music. In 2021, Cusson was the recipient of SOCAN's Jan V. Matejcek Classical Music Award and the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize.
Notable operatic works include Fantasma, with text by Colleen Murphy, and Of the Sea with text by Kanika Ambrose. The Canadian Opera Company and the National Arts Centre have announced that Cusson has been commissioned to compose an opera based on the novel Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline as part of their 2025 mainstage season.
Cusson is a member of the Canadian Opera Company's Circle of Artists, an advisory board of indigenous artists.