Philip Venables

A composer of ferocious dramatic instincts
— Alex Ross

Tag: Esmee Fairbairn

  • Composers’ Fund Award

    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 to know more of the foundation go to this website. This substantial award is to support research and development on compositional techniques with spoken word and music, particularly with an eye to developing my next large-scale music theatre piece, and the long-term development of my compositional practice.  A huge thanks to both foundations for their support.

  • Video of numbers 76-80: tristan und isolde, from LSO St Luke’s

    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 Mark Hermida

    With thanks to LSO St Luke’s, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Arts Council of England.

  • Video of The Revenge of Miguel Cotto, LSO St Luke’s

    Video of The Revenge of Miguel Cotto, LSO St Luke’s

    Score and more info here

    The Revenge of Miguel Cotto
    Music: Philip Venables
    Text: Steven J Fowler
    Conductor: Richard Baker
    Voices: Leigh Melrose, Dario Dugandzic
    Violins: Ashot Sarkissjan, Ciaran McCabe, James Widden
    Accordion: Ian Watson
    Trombones: Graham Lee, Lee Boorer, Simon Baker
    Punchbags: Matthew West, Oliver Lowe.

    Recorded at LSO St Luke’s, 29th June 2013.
    Recording produced by Andrew Morgan
    Video by Mark Hermida

    With thanks to LSO St Luke’s, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council of England and the London Sinfonietta.