Matthew Brown
Composition | 2024
- Publication by Hafabra Music, Bookwright Music, Larch Music
- Membership with Universal Edition funded by National Concert Band Festival
- Awarded PhD in Composition: Balancing Pragmatism and Idealism in Composition for Wind Bands and Wind Ensembles
- Successful application to the London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra Call for Scores 2024
David Onac
Composition | 2007
- Jazz and Gospel MD, composer and arranger
- Runner-up, BBC Young Composer of the Year 2000
- RPS Composition Prize Winner 2012
- ABRSM-commissioned composer
- Harmony and Composition Tutor, University of Manchester; Tutor in Composition, Jazz and Arrangement, RNCM
Ben Gaunt
Composition | 2007
- Works performed in the UK and internationally by world-class musicians including Psappha, LSO, London Sinfonietta, Ensemble 10/10, Rarescale, Ligeti Quartet
- Nominated for multiple Ivor Novello Awards
- Associate Professor in Composition, Leeds Conservatoire
- Delivered lessons and workshops across the US, Hong Kong, China, South Korea
Dinuk Wijeratne
Composition | 2000
- JUNO & multi-award winning composer, conductor, pianist
- Made Carnegie Hall debut while still a student, performing with Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
- A passionate educator, produced his educational guide Define Your Artistic Voice
- Appeared at major international venues across Europe, USA and the Middle East
Sebastian Winter
Composition | 2020
- Composer based between LA and New York
- Composed To Build Anew, a symphony created in collaboration with the architects of the new World Trade Centre
- Music performed at venues including Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School
- Orchestration credits include Mortal Combat, The Flash (Warner Bros), Kraven the Hunter (Sony), Twisters (Universal), and more
Jack Sheen
Composition | 2015
- Co-founded London Contemporary Music Festival Orchestra
- Commissioned by Aldeburgh Festival, Northern Chords, and BBC Young Artists Day
- Conducted performances at Cheltenham and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festivals
- Broadcast appearances on BBC Radio 3’s flagship programmes
Paul Keenan
Composition | 1979
- Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize 1977
- Awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal 1978
- Broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3 Hear and Now
- Pioneering approach to electro-acoustic composition earned him the title ‘the man who split music’s atom’
Ian Morgan-Williams
Composition | 1985
- Composer, conductor and music educator
- Director of Music, New Hall School
- 1st Prize Winner, 4th International Music Composition Contest, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos
Leo Geyer
Composition | 2014
- Composer, conductor and doctorate at Oxford University
- Founder and Artistic Director Constella OperaBallet
- Guest conducting engagements include The Royal Ballet, National Theatre and English Chamber Orchestra
- Works for Opera North, Rambert Dance Company and BBC Singers
- Accolades for composition include the Lord Mayor’s Composition Prize
Grace Evangeline Mason
Composition | 2018
- Co-commissioned by BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’ Programme and the 2017 BBC Proms
- Awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Composer Prize 2018
- Commissioned to write for the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival
- Performed by BBC Philharmonic, BBC SO, Aurora Orchestra, and San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Bethan Morgan–Williams
Composition | 2014
- Winner, Susan Bradshaw RPS Composition Prize
- Completed Master’s degree in Den Haag
- Commissioned by LSO, Ensemble 10/10, and The House of Bedlam, among others
- Tutor of Composition, Yorkshire Young Musicians
Ian Vine
Composition
- Commissions from the LSO, London Sinfonietta, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and Matthew Herbert
- Produced 7 studio albums since 2011
Alison Cox
Composition | 1978
- Head of Composition, Purcell School
- Awarded an OBE in 2012 for services to music in the community
- Awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2004
Aílís Ní Riain
Composition | 2004
- Multi award-winning classical and contemporary composer
- Residencies in Europe and America
- 2015 début album, Linger, was released alongside a music installation for the Brontë Parsonage, Yorkshire
Michael Betteridge
Composition | 2013
- Across the Sky community opera commissioned for 75th Cheltenham Music Festival
- #echochamber nominated for Classical Event of the Year, Icelandic Music Awards
- Artistic and Musical Director of The Sunday Boys choir
- Involved with high profile collaborative community projects throughout the UK and overseas
Steven Daverson
Composition | 2007
- Lecturer in Composition, Sonic Art at Brunel University London
- Supervisory Tutor in Composition, Music Faculty at the University of Cambridge.
Matthew Sergeant
Composition | 2007
- Senior Lecturer in Composition, Bath Spa University
- Former Tutor in Composition, RNCM
- Written works for the UK’s leading orchestra and ensembles
- 2019 Ivors Academy Award nominee
Anna Appleby
Composition | 2016
- Multi award-winning composer
- Rambert Music Fellow 2016/17
- Written works for the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Cavaleri Quartet, Hermes Experiment, BBC Singers and Manchester Camerata,
Tom Harrold
Composition | 2015
- RNCM Honorary Associate Artist
- Opened the 2016 Last Night of the Proms with the world première of Raze
- Winner: BBC Proms/Guardian Young Composer Award
- Written works for the BBC Scottish Symphony, Scottish Chamber, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras and Manchester Camerata
James Saunders
Composition | 1996
- Worked with Arditti Quartet, Rhodri Davies, EXAUDI, London Sinfonietta and 175 East
- Manages the Open Scores Lab at Bath Spa University
- Performs as a duo with composer Tim Parkinson
Paul Newland
Composition | 1993
- Winner of RPS Composition Prize, Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award, and New Millennium Composer’s Award
- Professor of Composition at Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Trinity Laban
- Works performed by Arditti Quartet, Asko Ensemble, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and London Sinfonietta
- Formed electric guitar duo Exquisite Corpse with David Arrowsmith
Richard Taylor
Composition | 1988
- Wrote the score for the first stage musical adaptation of Whistle Down the Wind
- Held the positions of Musical Associate at National Youth Music Theatre, Composer in Residence at West Yorkshire Playhouse, and Artistic Associate at Opera North
- Awarded the Silver Medal by Worshipful Company of Musicians
- Scored the original stage production of The Go-Between starring Michael Crawford
Priti Paintal
Composition | 1986
- Well-respected as a composer, performer, music producer and promoter
- Founded the ensemble ShivaNova to unite diverse musical traditions
- Shortlisted for an Olivier Award for her mini-opera Survival Song
- Co-founded The Main Music Agenda
- Wrote the full-length opera Biko, the ROH’s first commission from an Asian and woman composer
Martin Butler
Composition | 1982
- Professor of Music at University of Sussex
- First Composer in Residence at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, USA
- Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s first Composer in Focus
- Commissions from BBC, London Sinfonietta, Schubert Ensemble, and Cheltenham and Presteigne Festivals, among others
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