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British Composer Award for 4.48 Psychosis
On Wednesday night, I won the British Composer Award for Best Stage Work, for 4.48 Psychosis. Â The awards, organised by BASCA and supported by the PRS for Music Foundation and…
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London dates announced for revival of 4.48 Psychosis
Dates for revival performances of 4.48 Psychosis have been announced by the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and the Royal Opera. The production, which premiered in 2016 at the Lyric Theatre, co-produced…
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Laura sings Olkahoma! at Manchester Opera Project
My ongoing collaboration with performer and composer Laura Bowler and director Patrick Eakin Young is being shown as a ‘work in progress’ at Manchester Opera Project on 27th July at…
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Installation on Canal Street in Manchester International Festival
My collaboration with David Hoyle for Manchester International Festival played every hour of every day on Canal Street through the whole of MIF 2017 – a total of 204 plays!…
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Illusions at Hull City of Culture and Royal Festival Hall
Illusions, my collaboration with performance artist David Hoyle, was premiered in its new extended version at Hull 2017 City of Culture on 2nd July as part of the PRS Foundation…
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South Bank Sky Arts Award nomination
4.48 Psychosis has been shortlisted for the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best Opera 2017.  The awards ceremony is on 9th July at the Savoy Hotel in London, and covers…
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RPS Composition Award for 4.48 Psychosis
I’m delighted to announce that I won the Royal Philharmonic Society Prize for Large Scale Composition for 4.48 Psychosis.  The award ceremony took place at The Brewery Hotel in London, and was…
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Ricordi signs Philip Venables
I have just signed an exclusive publishing contract with Ricordi London / Universal Music.  They will publish some existing works such as 4.48 Psychosis, The Revenge of Miguel Cotto and numbers 76–80: tristan und…
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4.48 Psychosis shortlisted for two RPS Awards
4.48 Psychosis has been shortlisted in two categories for the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2017.  The opera was nominate for the Large-Scale Composition award and the Opera & Music Theatre award.  Both shortlists,…
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Music for a Busy City, MIF2017
Manchester International Festival 2017 was launched today, including the Music for a Busy City.  This project takes six composers out of the concert hall and into the city of Manchester, making music…
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Olivier Award nomination for 4.48 Psychosis
4.48 Psychosis has been nominated for an Olivier Award, in the category Best New Opera Production. Â Â The award ceremony is at the Royal Albert Hall on 9th April, and we…
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Composers’ Fund Award
I’m delighted to announce that I have been awarded a grant from the Composers’ Fund, supported by the PRS for Music Foundation and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, if you want…
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British Composer Showcase, Porto
I’ll be taking part in the British Composers Showcase at the Casa da Musica in Porto from 20–22 January 2017. Â The event is organised by the British Council and will…
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Residency at MacDowell Colony, USA
I will be taking up a three-week residency at MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, USA, in May 2017. I’m delighted to have a place at this prestigious colony, America’s oldest,…
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Aldeburgh Music Residency
We’ve just returned from a wonderful week working in the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings with Aldeburgh Music. Â I was there as part of the Size Zero Opera team, including…
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The Revenge of Miguel Cotto at MATA Festival, NYC
The Revenge of Miguel Cotto has been selected for inclusion in the 2017 MATA Festival in New York City. The festival will take place in April, and the performance will be the…
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4.48 Psychosis wins UK Theatre Award for Achievement in Opera
I’m delighted to say that we have just won the award for Achievement in Opera at the UK Theatre Awards 2016. Â The Royal Opera and Guildhall School of Music…
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PRSF Funding for new opera project
I’m delighted to announce that, thanks to the incredible Laura Bowler, the PRS for Music Foundation have awarded us a substantial grant for our new verbatim opera project.   Laura is a…
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Introduction to my work and 4.48 Psychosis by John Fallas
Here’s a copy of the introductory essay to my work that John Fallas very beautifully wrote as an introduction to 4.48 Psychosis.  It was commissioned by the Royal Opera for the 4.48 Psychosis…
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Stellar reviews for 4.48 Psychosis with the Royal Opera
The critics’ response to the world premiere of 4.48 Psychosis has been incredible. 4.48 Psychosis is my first finished opera, produced by the Royal Opera at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith in…
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Bound to Hurt press reviews
Here’s a selection of press reviews for Bound to Hurt, a music theatre collaboration with Douglas Gordon and Ruth Rosenfeld, which played in Hamburg, Berlin and Basel in 2015/16. Â I’ve…
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Associate of the Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music has just announced their Honours List for 2016, and I’m delighted to say I will be made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.…
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Video of numbers 76-80: tristan und isolde, from LSO St Luke’s
Text: Simon Howard Ligeti String Quartet Voices: Natalie Raybould, Lewis Bretherton, George Chambers, Ashley Mercer Recorded at LSO St Luke’s, 29th June 2013. Recording produced by Andrew Morgan Video by…
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Dutch Courage released on NMC
Dutch Courage, my piece for amateur ensemble, has just been released by NMC.  The new disc is called Open Score and it is a collaboration with Contemporary Music for Amateurs (CoMA), for whom I…