I am extremely happy to announce that two more of my PhD students successfully defended their doctoral theses over the past couple of months. Firstly, Chris Bevan defended his portfolio of acousmatic works, with David Berezan (University of Manchester) as external examiner. Secondly, Rees Archibald defended his steel and wire sound installations, with external Jonathan…

I am really proud to announce that my recent piece – Goodnight, Tin Hau – has made the shortlist for the 2022 Red Jasper Award in Music Composition. The final results are to be announced in March/April 2022, but in the meantime, I look forward to listening through the shortlisted works:

For the 12th year in a row, I have enjoyed being a jury member at the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) – both music and paper tracks. This year, more than ever before, there were some astonishing pieces… I only wish that they were not anonymous!

In Dec, I was a jury member for the Denny Awards – electroacoustic section. I enjoyed listening through the works produced, and look forward to next time around. I was particularly pleased that Chen Wang – a composer and performer who is planning to undertake a PhD with me at LCC – received third prize…