 Hello! Thank you for visiting this website! Composing music is a bit like juggling whilst riding a unicycle: what a wonderful feeling to keep all the balls in the air and not fall off! But this is only possible after a few preliminaries have been taken care of. First one has to invent the wheel (not to mention the ball, and the rest of the unicycle) and there are so many concepts that must be understood and internalized, not least how gravity works and how it may be used. Much of the attraction with writing music is in going back to first principles: in theory anything can happen and the only limitation is the imagination of the composer. In other words it is not easy, but the challenge is irresistible. The best thing about composing is that after all of this hard work it really is a privilege to work with some of the finest musicians around. |
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Latest News:Three Worlds Released on CDA new recording of Richard Whalley’s Three Worlds, performed by the composer, has been released by Prima Facie recordings (PFCD003). Entitled Dreams and Dances, this CD also includes music by Anthony Gilbert, Beth Wiseman, Giles Easterbrook, John McCabe, Camden Reeves and Stephen Plews. More details at Prima Facie’s website. Residency at Aram-Poitou Festival, in FranceSince 2010 I have spent a week each August at the Aram-Poitou Festival in France, where I assisted Peter Swinnen with the running of the Composition Masterclass, given chamber music coaching and performed in the Concerts en nos Villages series. Aram-Poitou is a summer school with courses for composers and performers (amateurs to young professionals), set in a beautiful unspoilt corner of France, run by musicians who are passionate about their art. It’s wonderful way to spend part of the summer, and I would recommend it to anyone. Feast for the Senses CD to be released in Autumn 2012This CD will consist of the following works: A Very Serious Game – performed by Ensemble 10/10 Recording for this is now complete, and the quality of performance is truly exciting. The CD will be released in by Prima Facie Records in Autumn 2012, and to order a copy to be sent to you, please click here (and send the form to me at the address on the letter). Events in 2012Thursday 23rd February, 1.10pm
Jeremy Huw Williams – Baritone
Wednesday 29th February, 1.10pm
Paul Carey Jones – Baritone
Wednesday 7th March, 7.30pm
Clark Rundell – Conductor
Marc Danel, Gilles Millet – Violins
Clark Rundell – Conductor
Saturday 4th August, 7.30pm
Quatuor Danel to perform a programme including Richard Whalley’s Interlocking Melodies.
Richard Whalley, January 2012
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