
Education
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BMus (Hons) in Performance (2007 - 2011)
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PGDip in Performance with Distinction (2011 - 2012)
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MMus in Composition with Distinction (2012 - 2014)
Composition Tutor
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Dr. Gordon McPherson (2012 - 2014)
Awards
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Craig Armstrong Prize 2014 - Inertia of a Bona Fide Psychopath for Chamber Ensemble
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Hilda Anderson-Deane Prize 2014 for All-Round Excellence in Music
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Patron's Fund Prize (Royal College of Music) for Composition 2014
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Patron's Fund Prize (Royal College of Music) for Composition 2013
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Dinah Wolfe Memorial Prize 2013 - Christus Tantasticus for Solo Piano
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Heidi Cupp Award 2013 - Dehumanised Shock Absorbers for Chamber Ensemble
Commissions
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MONAD : Lysis - Ballet, Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for the 100 Year Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring"(2013).
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Sehnsucht - Brass Quintet; commissioned by James MacMillan & The Cumnock Tryst Festival 2014 for Pure Brass [Inaugural Festival Commission].
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Circumstantial Awareness at Zero-Depth Entry – Chamber Ensemble; commissioned by Workers Union Ensemble for The Worker’s On and Off Tour in association with Sound and Music’s Composer-Curator Scheme 2014.
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Houdini's Death Defying Spectacular – Chamber Orchestra & Multimedia; commissioned by Gordon McPherson for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's PLUG Festival 2015 as a result of winning the Craig Armstrong Prize 2014.
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Netherlandish Proverbs – Cor Anglais & Three Oboes; commissioned by Heather Nicoll for soloist & principle Cor Anglais player of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alison Teale (2015).
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Inertial Frames – Brass Quintet; commissioned by Cottier Chamber Festival for Brass Lab comprising of players from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (2015).
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An Ignorant Prelude to Cosmic Consciousness – Cello & Piano; commissioned by James MacMillan & The Cumnock Tryst Festival 2015 for BBC Young Musician of the Year 2012, Laura van der Heijden (2015).
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Dead Hand Radio – Piano Duo & Multimedia; commissioned by Glasgow New Music Expedition for Sinae Lee & James Willshire (2015).
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The Gadarene Swine Caprice – Ten-Piece Brass Ensemble; commissioned by the Association Européenne des Conservatoire Conference for Conservatoire UK Brass comprising of players from all UK Conservatoires (2015).
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The Enchantment of Vulnerability in Superficial Charm – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra as part of the RSNO Composers' Hub for the RSNO Alchemy Ensemble (2016).
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Interstellar Immortal – Clarinet, Cello & Piano; commissioned by the Park Lane Group for the Young Artists Spring Series 2016 with funding from the RVW Trust, written for the Tritium Trio (2016).
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A Prophecy from a Dying Star – Chamber Ensemble, Narrator & Multimedia; commissioned by Jessica Cottis & the Glasgow New Music Expedition for the inaugural Intersections project in collaboration with the artist Julian Tolhurst (2016).
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Rehearsal – Piano; commissioned by the BBC for BBC Arts and Scottish Ballet's film documentary 'Rehearsal', directed by Lewis Landini & Laura-Jane MacRae (2016).
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Terrarium – Orchestra; commissioned by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for the 360 Live Concert Series for school children (2016).
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Fèin-Aithne – Orchestra; commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard for the Scottish Inspirations Concert as part of the 2016/17 Season (2016).
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As Above, So Below – solo Brass Quintet & Brass Band; commissioned by John Wallace and The Wallace Collection with generous support from the PRS Foundation's Beyond Borders (2017).
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Endlings – solo Piano & Orchestra; commissioned by James Willshire and The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland with generous support from Creative Scotland and the PRS Foundation (2018).
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Les Barricades Mystérieuses – Chamber Ensemble; an arrangement of François Couperin's Les Barricades Mystérieuses commissioned by Hebrides Ensemble (2018).
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The Unspoken – A Cappella Choir; commissioned by The Glasgow School of Art Choir with support from the backers of the Buy-A-Bar of Music Campaign (2018).
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Talisman – Solo Guitar; commissioned by and written for Kevin Cahill for his debut album "Future Relics" (2019).
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Afterlife – Alto Saxophone & Piano; commissioned by and written for Lewis Banks with generous support from Creative Scotland, The Musicians' Company, the Hope Scott Trust, The Cross Trust and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2019).
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Dreamer – SATB Soloists, Chorus & Organ; commissioned by The Cumnock Tryst Festival and written for the Novantae Singers, The Cumnock Tryst Festival Chorus and organist David Gerrard in celebration of Sir James MacMillan's 60th Birthday (2019).
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Arcadia – SATB a cappella choir; commissioned by Choir & Organ Magazine and written for the University of St Andrews' St Salvator's Chapel Choir (2019).
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Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn) – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard as part of the BBC Proms (2020).
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Glitz and Glamour – Soprano Voice, Violin, Cello & Cimbalom with text by Vashti Suwa Gbloagun; commissioned by Psappha Ensemble (2021).
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INTERLACED – Orchestra; commissioned by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, written for RSNO Community Orchestra as part of All Together Now (2021).
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Theory of the Earth – Percussion, Piano & String Quartet; commissioned by St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh as part of the Seven Hills Project (2021).
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Westering Echoes – Orchestra; commissioned by the West of Scotland Schools Orchestra Trust as part of their 25th anniversary (2021).
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Deep in their Roots – Orchestra; commissioned by Opera North as part of their Minute Masterpieces series (2021).
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Death in a Nutshell – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of their 2021/22 Season (2021).
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Our Gilded Veins – solo Flute & Orchestra; commissioned by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, written for RSNO Principal Flute Katherine Bryan for the 2021/22 Season Finale concerts (2022).
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Bothan Àirigh – Voice & Piano; commissioned by St Andrews Voice as part of the new Scottish Songbook (2022).
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Whisky Mouth – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of the SCO USA Tour with principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev (2022).
Masterclasses & Workshops
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Berkeley Ensemble & Michael Berkeley as a result of being Shortlisted in the Berkeley Ensemble's New Cobbett Prize for Composition 2014
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Britten Sinfonia & Dobrinka Tabakova & Huw Watkins as a result of being shortlisted for the Britten Sinfonia's Opus 2015
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Brett Dean as part of the RSNO Composers’ Hub 2015/16
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Psappha Ensemble's Composing For Piano and Percussion Duo Scheme 2018/19
Orchestras & Ensembles
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BBC Philharmonic
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
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RSNO Community Orchestra
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The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
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West of Scotland Schools Symphony Orchestra & Concert Band
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Orchestra of Opera North
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Psappha Ensemble
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The Wallace Collection
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Hebrides Ensemble
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Red Note Ensemble
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St Mary's Music School Ensemble
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The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland
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Glasgow New Music Expedition
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Sax Ecosse
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Novantae Singers
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The Glasgow School of Art Choir
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Pure Brass
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Workers Union Ensemble
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Brass Lab
Conductors
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Maxim Emelyanychev
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Thomas Søndergård
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Martyn Brabbins
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Thomas Dausgaard
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Ilan Volkov
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Alpesh Chauhan
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Geoffrey Paterson
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Sir James MacMillan
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Pierre André Valade
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Garry Walker
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Jean-Claude Picard
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Michael Repper
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Jessica Cottis
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Eamonn Dougan
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James Lowe
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Holly Mathieson
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Peter Wiegold
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Nigel Boddice
Performers & Soloists
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Katherine Bryan, Flute
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Rob Buckland, Saxophone
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Danny Driver, Piano
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Lewis Banks, Saxophone
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Laura van der Heijden, Cello
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Alison Teale, Cor Anglais
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Sinae Lee, Piano
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Luke Russell, Piccolo
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Simon Smith, Piano
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Fraser Langton, Clarinet
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James Willshire, Piano
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Claire Wild, Soprano Voice
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Richard Scholfield, Saxophone
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Marianna Abrahamyan, Piano
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Kevin Cahill, Guitar
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Stephen Upshaw, Viola
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Barbara Cole Walton, Soprano Voice