Tonight, my piece ‘We Lived in the Gaps Between the Stories.’, performed by accordionist Ryszard Lubieniecki, will be played on Polish radio: [translation]: “[…] a presentation of the music of young generation composers gathered around the Łódź scene of Musica … Continue reading Polskie Radio / Polish Radio
My piece ‘We Lived in the Gaps Between the Stories.’ written for amplified accordion is now available to buy on accordionist Ryszard Lubieniecki’s latest CD “SEEDS”! Below is some information about the CD which can also be read here. “The … Continue reading New CD out now!
One of my film projects, Demon Eye by Quickfoot Media (I play Sally / The Burning Girl) will be at Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes this summer. The Marché du Film is the business counterpart of the Cannes … Continue reading Demon Eye (feature film) at Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes
Demon Eye (Quickfoot Media) is being screened in cinemas across the USA! I play Sally / The Burning Girl (that thing featured on the poster). Cinemas include Kent Theater in New York; Lakeville Theater in Minnesota; Studio Movie Grill Pearland … Continue reading Demon Eye (feature film) screened in cinemas across USA
I am pleased to announce that Ian Pace will be performing my Progress always comes late (2017) for solo piano. This piece was composed as a birthday present for Ian Pace on his fiftieth birthday. More information about this can … Continue reading Ian Pace in Huddersfield
I’m excited to say that a recent feature film I’ve been in, Demon Eye (Quickfoot Media & Devilworks), will premiere in at Fantasporto Film Festival (Portugal) this month! It has been selected as part of the Official Fantasy Selection. Vertical Entertainment … Continue reading Demon Eye (feature film) at Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal
The latest instalment in my ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED collection will be premiered by LSTwo Ensemble on Saturday. ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED IV: …generously taken explores the notion that all acts of composing involve (re)arranging what already exists. It generously takes, … Continue reading Upcoming Performance: ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED IV
I’ve recently started writing music for film. I composed the soundtrack to an upcoming short film LITTLEY CAR directed by Chris Boylan. You can watch the trailer here (below) The short film premieres on Friday 30th November in Yorkshire. More … Continue reading Latest Soundtrack: LITTLEY CAR (short film)
A piece I wrote earlier this year, ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED III: transferred states, was premiered by LSTwo ensemble in Leeds last Friday (04.05.18). The concert also featured world premieres from other composers. A video recording of the concert can be found here. Continue reading World Premiere: ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED III
One of my recent pieces for piano, Progress always comes late (2017), will be premiered by pianist Ian Pace in April at City University of London. The event is free to attend, but it is recommended that you reserve a place via the online booking form. To celebrate Ian Pace’s 50th birthday, a group of international composers have all written short piano pieces in tribute to him. These were collected by US composer Evan Johnson, who wrote that this collection was ‘in recognition of a career built around the persistent championing of young or unduly ignored composers, and of difficult or otherwise unreasonable … Continue reading Upcoming Event: ‘Ian Pace at Fifty – Tributes and Early Modernism’
My piece Parallax Error (2014) for any four-stringed bowed instrument features as part of the second Cellomondo CD: Rebirth in Sound. The CD also features music by Aurélio Edler-Copes, Ryszard Lubieniecki, Jason Post, Dugal McKinnon, Patiparn Jaikampan and Artyom Kim. All pieces on the CD are performed by cellist Katharina Gross. The CD is available here and more information about it can be found here. More information about Cellomondo can be found here. Continue reading Cellomondo CD #2: ‘Rebirth in Sound’
My latest composition, Resonance/Light/Decay for 28 pianos, composed in collaboration with Dr Mic Spencer (University of Leeds) was premiered on Tuesday 12 December, 2017 in the School of Music, University of Leeds. The composition and its performance was done to celebrate the … Continue reading New Piece for 28 Pianos Performed in Yorkshire
One of my compositions, ‘We Lived in the Gaps between the Stories.’ (2016) for amplified accordion will be performed in the upcoming sixth edition of the ‘Working Scene’ concert series (Scena Robocza #6). The event will take place on Wednesday, September 27 in Łódź and will feature performances from accordionist Ryszard Lubieniecki and artist Sonia Skowronek with electronics and sound realisation by Piotr Bednarczyk. This event will also feature the works of Mateusz Śmigasiewicz, Josue W. Amador, Dominik Karski, and Piotr Bednarczyk. More information about this event can be found here. Continue reading Upcoming Performance in Łódź
The New Music Biennial festival, funded by the PRS for Music foundation, claims to push ‘the boundaries of new music’. It provides an opportunity for ‘new’ musical works to be showcased across the UK and on BBC Radio 3. The term ‘new’ in this instance is to be taken literally: these works were very recently written (some were world premieres) and drew on music history, existing practices, and the musical techniques of a variety of cultures. The festival, initially presented in Hull, the 2017 City of Culture, was repeated at London’s Southbank Centre and follows the previous models of this festival to present a variety of eclectic genres of music being written today. Continue reading “New Music Biennial, Hull”
Tomorrow, accordionist Ryszard Lubieniecki will perform my piece ‘We Lived in the Gaps between the Stories.’ (2016) for amplified accordion as part of his final diploma recital at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. He will also perform works by Richard McReynolds, Gilberto Agostinho, Dominik Karski, Piotr Bednarczyk, as well as his own piece black-control-Holzfällen. This recital is free, and so if you happen to be in Bydgoszcz, then why not have a listen. Event details: June 16, 2017, 1:30 pm, Concert Hall of the Academy of Music, Gdańsk Street 20, Bydgoszcz A full programme is available here. Continue reading Upcoming Performance in Bydgoszcz
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