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AMAZING NEWS! My GRM commission (scheduled for a residency in April 2020, followed by the premiere in May 2020) was cancelled due to the Covid virus. I have just received news that the commission shall be repeated in 2021… I CAN’T WAIT!!!
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A couple of weeks ago, BBC radio 3 broadcast my piece, Metallugic, on the ‘new music show’. I was happy to listen, particularly since Kate Molleson (the host of the show) understood the intended musical ‘joke’ that the piece represents… For anyone based the UK, the show can be heard here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jg8c
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Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine has been selected for the International Computer Music Conference which has been postponed due to Covid19. The postponed festival shall now take place in 2021, in Santiago, Chile! I HOPE I am able to find funding to support my visit… more to follow…
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I am delighted to announce that Lorenzo Prati has received White Rose funding (from the Arts and Humanities Research Council) to support his PhD in Site-Specific Sonification, Music and Architecture. Lorenzo previously completed his MA at Sheffield, completing numerous projects related to sonification of architectural spaces; he received the highest mark on record for his…
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I am delighted to announce that Metallurgic shall be performed in Havana as part of the ‘Spring in Havana’ festival in mid-March. Sadly, I am unable to attend, but it looks like a really interesting festival – most concerts are taking place in historic buildings around the city as part of a broader celebration of…
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Earlier this month, Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine was performed at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. The concert, organised by Henrik Frisk, took place in the 29.4-loudspeaker dome and featured pieces by James O’Callaghan, Annie Mahtani, Aleksandra Joanna Slyz, Linus Hillborg and Karl Johannes Jondell. More details: Here!
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Following my earlier post about Musica Nova in Prague – where I was very happy to be a finalist – my piece, Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine, will be performed in concert on 10th Dec. Thanks to Lenka Dohnalová for organising this important competition, and presenting the works to the public!
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In a few days time, Ctrl c will be performed at the University of Tennessee Contemporary Music Festival. I looks like a fascinating line-up of pieces; for more details see here!
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Next year, I am very much looking forward to giving a concert and masterclass at the University of Bangor, organised by Andrew Lewis. During the talk, I’m planning to record sounds from audience members and then rapidly compose a little piece that will subsequently be played in the evening concert. Should be a lot of…
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I’m very happy to announce that I was, once again, a finalist in Musica Nova’s composition competition. My piece, Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine, was finalist alongside Joao Pedro Olivera, with prizes and mentions going to Louise Rossiter, Giles Gobeil, and Alex Buck.