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Education

  • BMus (Hons) in Performance (2007 - 2011)

  • PGDip in Performance with Distinction (2011 - 2012)

  • MMus in Composition with Distinction (2012 - 2014)

Composition Tutor

  • Dr. Gordon McPherson (2012 - 2014)

Awards

  • Craig Armstrong Prize 2014 - Inertia of a Bona Fide Psychopath for Chamber Ensemble

  • Hilda Anderson-Deane Prize 2014 for All-Round Excellence in Music

  • Patron's Fund Prize (Royal College of Music) for Composition 2014

  • Patron's Fund Prize (Royal College of Music) for Composition 2013

  • Dinah Wolfe Memorial Prize 2013 - Christus Tantasticus for Solo Piano

  • Heidi Cupp Award 2013 - Dehumanised Shock Absorbers for Chamber Ensemble

Commissions

  • 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).

  • Sehnsucht - Brass Quintet; commissioned by James MacMillan & The Cumnock Tryst Festival 2014 for Pure Brass [Inaugural Festival Commission].

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Netherlandish Proverbs – Cor Anglais & Three Oboes; commissioned by Heather Nicoll for soloist & principle Cor Anglais player of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alison Teale (2015).

  • Inertial Frames – Brass Quintet; commissioned by Cottier Chamber Festival for Brass Lab comprising of players from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (2015).

  • 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).

  • Dead Hand Radio – Piano Duo & Multimedia; commissioned by Glasgow New Music Expedition for Sinae Lee & James Willshire (2015).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Rehearsal – Piano; commissioned by the BBC for BBC Arts and Scottish Ballet's film documentary 'Rehearsal', directed by Lewis Landini & Laura-Jane MacRae (2016).

  • Terrarium – Orchestra; commissioned by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for the 360 Live Concert Series for school children (2016).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Les Barricades Mystérieuses – Chamber Ensemble; an arrangement of François Couperin's Les Barricades Mystérieuses commissioned by Hebrides Ensemble (2018).

  • 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).

  • Talisman – Solo Guitar; commissioned by and written for Kevin Cahill for his debut album "Future Relics" (2019).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Arcadia – SATB a cappella choir; commissioned by Choir & Organ Magazine and written for the University of St Andrews' St Salvator's Chapel Choir (2019).

  • 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).

  • Glitz and Glamour – Soprano Voice, Violin, Cello & Cimbalom with text by Vashti Suwa Gbloagun; commissioned by Psappha Ensemble (2021).

  • INTERLACED – Orchestra; commissioned by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, written for RSNO Community Orchestra as part of All Together Now (2021).

  • 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).

  • Westering Echoes – Orchestra; commissioned by the West of Scotland Schools Orchestra Trust as part of their 25th anniversary (2021).

  • Deep in their Roots – Orchestra; commissioned by Opera North as part of their Minute Masterpieces series (2021).

  • Death in a Nutshell – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of their 2021/22 Season (2021).

  • 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).

  • Bothan Àirigh – Voice & Piano; commissioned by St Andrews Voice as part of the new Scottish Songbook (2022).

  • Whisky Mouth – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of the SCO USA Tour with principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev (2022).

  • The Origin of Colour – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with generous support from the Vaughan Williams Foundation as part of the SCO's 50th Anniversary Grand Tour of Scotland with principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev (2023).

  • The Night Watch – SATB Choir; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for the SCO Chorus as part of the SCO Chorus Christmas Concert (2023).

  • The Great Grumpy Gaboon – Chamber Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for the SCO Families Concerts in collaboration with Children's Author Corrina Campbell, Director Chris Jarvis and Movement Director Daniel Todd (2023).

  • Schiehallion! – String Ensemble; commissioned by His Majesty King Charles III for the Honours of Scotland ceremony at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh (2023).

Masterclasses & Workshops

  • ​Berkeley Ensemble & Michael Berkeley as a result of being Shortlisted in the Berkeley Ensemble's New Cobbett Prize for Composition 2014

  • Britten Sinfonia & Dobrinka Tabakova & Huw Watkins as a result of being shortlisted for the Britten Sinfonia's Opus 2015 

  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Brett Dean as part of the RSNO Composers’ Hub 2015/16 

  • Psappha Ensemble's Composing For Piano and Percussion Duo Scheme 2018/19

Orchestras & Ensembles

  • Scottish Chamber Orchestra, in current role as SCO's Associate Composer (2022 - present)

  • BBC Philharmonic

  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra

  • RSNO Community Orchestra

  • The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland

  • West of Scotland Schools Symphony Orchestra & Concert Band

  • Orchestra of Opera North

  • Psappha Ensemble

  • The Wallace Collection

  • Hebrides Ensemble

  • Red Note Ensemble

  • St Mary's Music School Ensemble

  • The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland

  • Glasgow New Music Expedition

  • Sax Ecosse

  • Novantae Singers

  • The Glasgow School of Art Choir

  • Pure Brass

  • Workers Union Ensemble

  • Brass Lab

Conductors

  • Maxim Emelyanychev

  • Thomas Søndergård

  • Martyn Brabbins

  • Thomas Dausgaard

  • Ilan Volkov

  • Alpesh Chauhan

  • Geoffrey Paterson

  • Sir James MacMillan

  • Pierre André Valade

  • Garry Walker

  • Jean-Claude Picard

  • Michael Repper

  • Jessica Cottis

  • Eamonn Dougan

  • James Lowe

  • Holly Mathieson

  • Peter Wiegold

  • Nigel Boddice

Performers & Soloists

  • Katherine Bryan, Flute

  • Rob Buckland, Saxophone

  • Danny Driver, Piano

  • Lewis Banks, Saxophone

  • Laura van der Heijden, Cello

  • Alison Teale, Cor Anglais

  • Sinae Lee, Piano

  • Luke Russell, Piccolo

  • Simon Smith, Piano

  • Fraser Langton, Clarinet

  • James Willshire, Piano

  • Claire Wild, Soprano Voice

  • Richard Scholfield, Saxophone

  • Marianna Abrahamyan, Piano

  • Kevin Cahill, Guitar

  • Stephen Upshaw, Viola

  • Barbara Cole Walton, Soprano Voice

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