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Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine was published by the Audiomat label, Poland, following the ICEM/CIME conference last month. It is amazing to share space on an album with such excellent composers from around the world, including:
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Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine has also been getting around over the past month. It was played twice on 14th Oct – firstly, at the ICEM/CIME festival 2022, in Krakow, Poland, and secondly, at the Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2022. I was delighted to be able to travel to Poland to diffuse the…
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Last month, TO US.S..S… was performed at the excellent Convergence Festival at DMU. It was great to share a concert with my PhD student – Berk Yagli – and to enjoy some amazing music, alongside a thought-provoking keynote from Joanna Demers. The same piece was performed two weeks later at FeBeMe’s Autumn Waves Festival in…
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Last night, I had the incredible experience of performing Goodnight, Tin Hau at the GRM. The audience was amazing, and it was really interesting to have an opportunity to perform on their acousmonium. The highlight of the performance, however, was sharing a concert with Françoise Bayle, who celebrated his 90th birthday!!!! Here are a few…
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My recent work – To US.S..S… – has received an Honourable Mention at the International Composition Competition of Electroacoustic Music, Destellos, Argentina. I am extremely happy to have been involved in the final stages of this competition once again, and look forward to submitting new works in the future. For more information, see: HERE
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To US.S..S… has been selected as one of just TWO pieces for this years Hertzbreakerz festival. The concert – which was held on 21st April – featured my piece To US.S..S… alongside Abyssal by Ni Zheng… alongside works by Åke Parmerud, Kim Hedås. For more information, visit: HERE!
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During late April – early May – I enjoyed a wonderful residency at the GRM, Paris. I composed an 8-channel piece based on various recordings that I have made of the sea, going back almost 20 years… A title is to follow. For now, here is the obligatory studio photo…
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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…
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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:
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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!