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Alastair
Stout
Born in 1975 and living on the Shetland Islands off the north coast
of Scotland, Alastair began playing the organ at the age of 10 and
composing at the age of 12. His first work (for organ) was published
in 1990 and was first performed by the author in Ely Cathedral. Since
1990, Alastair has had over 20 organ works published and performed
in cathedrals throughout the UK; most notably Symphony in 3 movements
(1997) in St Paul's Cathedral, Elegy (1998) in Westminster Abbey and
Pentecostal Suite (1995) in Westminster Cathedral.
Alastair held the Loretto
School Organ Scholarship from 1991 to 1993 in Edinburgh. He then
studied composition and organ with Joseph Horowitz at the Royal College
of Music (1993-97), followed by a Masters degree in composition at
the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the guidance of Robert
Saxton (1997-98). He is currently studying at Royal Holloway, University
of London with Simon Holt and, in 2001, is due to complete a PhD in
composition. He has participated in various summer schools including
the final Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Summer School on Hoy (1996), the
Dartington
International Summer School with Judith Weir (1999) and an ECAT
workshop with James Macmillan (1996).
His portfolio comprises a range of works from solo to orchestral including
vocal, ensemble and theatrical, as well as collaborating with choreographers
at the London Contemporary Dance School. They have been performed
in venues such as the Royal Festival hall, Sir Henry Wood Hall, the
Reid Concert Hall and the Wigmore Hall, as well as being broadcast
on BBC Radio 3 and Radio Shetland.
His works have been featured in the 1998 Spitalfields Festival, the
1998 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the 1998 Norfolk and
Norwich Festival and the 1999 Gregynog Festival where he was awarded
the Gregynog Composer of Wales award for his String Quartet (1997-99).
The music is strongly influenced by Shetland traditions and other
composers who use folk music such as Ligeti and Bartok.
As an organist, performances specialise in 20th century repertoire
and venues include St
Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Ely
Cathedral and many other major churches in England and Scotland.
Organ works have been written for him by composers such as Arthur
Wills, Stephen Wilcox (USA) and Gordon Lawson.
e-mail: alastair@stout.ndo.co.uk |
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Jono
Buchanan
Jono Buchanan studied music at York University. Upon graduating in
1997,he became Research Assistant to the Electronic Music Studio at
the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama for 2 years, before becoming a part-time lecturer
in Electronic Music. In addition, he runs a commercial recording studio
in West London and has written music for satellite television. His
first dance music single is due for release in early January 2001.
e-mail: jono@clockwork-studio.co.uk |
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Jonathan Cole
Born in 1970, studied at King's College London,
GSMD, Royal Holloway University of London. Has written pieces for
the Composer's Ensemble, Lontano, London
Sinfonietta, Melinda Maxwell, Rolf Hind, London Brass, BBC Singers.
Has had performances at many festivals including Brighton, Hoxton,
Oxford, Spitalfields and State of the Nation at the South Bank. In
1999 Jonathan was awarded the Royal
Philharmonic Composition Prize.
e-mail: jscole66@hotmail.com
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Jason Lai
Jason has composed pieces for the BBC Singers,
Philharmonia orchestra and London Sinfonietta. He is particularly
in demand as a conductor and has worked with BBC
Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, English
Touring Opera and London Sinfonietta. He continues to both conduct
and compose and as the director of the New Music Ensemble at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, Jason is a keen supporter
of Contemporary music.
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David Murphy
David Murphy was born in Bradford, England
in 1970. He started composition at the age of 19 whilst at Huddersfield
Technical College where he was awarded all the composition prizes
and the 1991 Thomas Armitage Award for Academic Excellence.
In 1992, he received a scholarship for entry to Birmingham Conservatoire
(University Of Central England) where he won several prizes for
composition during his four years of study. He received composition
tuition for Andrew Downes, Richard Leigh Harris, Peter Lynne, Judith
Weir and John Mayer and graduated with a first class B.Mus. Hons.
degree in 1996.
David continued his studies with Malcolm Singer at the Guildhall
School of Music & Drama in 1997 where he gained his M.Mus. in
composition.
His other successes include winning the Yorkshire and Humberside
Young Composers Award, at the 1994 Huddersfield Contemporary Music
Festival and the 1997 Lutoslawski Composition Prize.
Recently, David was commissioned by John Mayer to write a piece
for his influential group Indo-Jazz
Fusions. This piece, Bhairavi, was subsequently recorded and
features as the opening track on their new highly acclaimed CD 'INJA'
(FMRCD69 - Future Music Records)"...it's worth buying the disc
just for the woodwind riff on the opening track..." Jazz Review
08/00. David has written another new piece for the group's next
CD which will is due for release in summer 2001. David has also
other works on CD including his ClarinetTrio (BC1 - Birmingham Conservatoire)
and Cappuccino e Osserpse sung by Sarah Walker and Kit Hesketh-Harvey
(CRC903-2 Classical Recording Company).
David's music has been performed by numerous ensembles and soloists
including Sarah Walker, Linda Hirst, Capricorn Ensemble, BBC Singers,
Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, Philiharmonia Chamber Ensemble in such
venues as London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Giles
Cripplegate and Birmingham's Adrian Boult Hall. His electro-acoustic
piece 'Up-Stream' has also been broadcast on Channel 4 and his string
quartet, 'Celestial Voices', was recently premiered by the Arditti
Quartet in the Purcell Room, London. David has also collaborated
with the London Contemporary Dance Company and produced a ballet
piece performed at the Cochrane Theatre, London.
email: david.murphy@haynet.com
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