 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 FranceI was invited to spend a week in August 2010 at the Aram-Poitou Festival in France, where I assisted Peter Swinnen with the running of the Composition Masterclass, performed my Five Preludes on the piano, and performed Isang Yun’s Five Pieces for Piano and Schumann’s Piano Quartet with Eric Robberecht (vln), Paul de Clerk (vla) and Guy Danel (vcl). Feast for the Senses CD in preparationWork continues on the Feast for the Senses, a single-composer CD of my music with Prima Facie Records. Recording of Intoxicating Orchids (with Vaganza Soloists), Ad Infinitum (with Caroline Balding) and Tachophobia (with Oliver Coates) took place in April 2010. The CD will be released following premiere of a new work, inspired by the artwork of M.C. Escher, to be included on the CD for Ensemble 10/10, for performance during the 2011/12 season. Upcoming EventsThursday 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
Quatuor Danel to perform a programme including Richard Whalley’s Interlocking Melodies.
Richard Whalley, January 2012
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