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Some recent things (that I know of):
Monday, 27th January: I attended the ICONgo seminar in Ede (Netherlands) on the 5th-7th February; the topic was The Coaching-Mentoring Teacher in Arts Education. This was a collaboration between Conservatories in Oslo, The Hague and Glasgow.
Sunday, 19th January: the Amalie Trio performed my 'song' again, 23.VII.32 (with text taken from a 1930s postcard purchased in the Barras...), along with my setting of a Burns poem - The Parting Kiss - in their concert for Haddington Concert Society. The scores are available to view on my Works List page.
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Something About Me
I originally studied at the University of Aberdeen to become a classroom music teacher and moved to Glasgow in 2000, where I studied with John Maxwell Geddes, gaining a Distinction for my Masters degree. I then completed a PhD in composition, and have written works for many professional, amateur and youth organisations, such as the National Youth Choir of Scotland, the Hebrides Ensemble, Red Note, the Scottish Reed Trio, Paragon, Drake Music Scotland, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, the New Music Players and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
In 2002, I received a silver medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians and in 2004 won the Mendelssohn Scholarship; I was nominated for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2013 and won a British Composer Award in 2018. Over the last few years, my works have been performed at festivals and venues around the world. Recent endeavours include artist residencies in South Korea, and a new work for the RSNO. I am also Associate Composer with Grinagog theatre company, am Interim Head of Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and am interested in exploring inclusivity in new music.
I am co-Chair of New Music Scotland, and a board member of both Chamber Music Scotland, and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.
In 2002, I received a silver medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians and in 2004 won the Mendelssohn Scholarship; I was nominated for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2013 and won a British Composer Award in 2018. Over the last few years, my works have been performed at festivals and venues around the world. Recent endeavours include artist residencies in South Korea, and a new work for the RSNO. I am also Associate Composer with Grinagog theatre company, am Interim Head of Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and am interested in exploring inclusivity in new music.
I am co-Chair of New Music Scotland, and a board member of both Chamber Music Scotland, and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.
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Pilgrim of Curiosity
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Pilgrim of Curiosity
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