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Andrew March
English composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew March is an English composer (born 1973).[1] He was the winner of the first-ever Masterprize Composition Competition[2] with his piece Marine — à travers les arbres.[3][4][5][6] Andrew studied composition at the Royal College of Music with Jeremy Dale Roberts, graduating in 1996.[7][8]
His compositions have received critical acclaim and have been recorded and performed by some of the world's most famous orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra[9] and the BBC Philharmonic.[10]
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Career
March was the 1996 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition prize winner.[11] In 1997, his symphonic poem Easdale was included on the Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM) shortlist.[12]
Marine—à travers les arbres[13] was featured at 1998's Proms,[14] with the EUYO conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
His composition "A Stirring in the Heavenlies", a commission awarded as a prize by The Musician's Company in 1998,[15] was recorded by the Kyiv Philharmonic under composer/conductor Robert Ian Winstin for the 12–CD series "Masterworks of the New Era".[16][17]
Sanguis Venenatus (2009) was an elegy written by March in memory of Haemophiliacs affected by the Tainted Blood Scandal. It was recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic with conductor Petr Vronský.[18][19][20][21][22][23]
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Awards
- 1990 Flame of Youth Fanfare Competition (British Gas West Midlands)[24]
- 1993 English Song Prize [25]
- 1994 United Music Publishers' Prize[25]
- 1995 Cobbett & Hurlstone Prize[25]
- 1995 The Philip Morris Art Award (The Haemophilia Society)[26]
- 1996 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize[11]
- 1996 Constant and Kit Lambert Award – (Musicians' Livery)[27]
- 1998 Masterprize International Composing Competition[28]
- 1998 Worshipful Company of Musicians Quincentenary Commission (Musicians' Livery)[27]
- 2004 International Composition Competition to Honour the Greek Poet, Pindar[24][29]
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Selected works
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Orchestral
- Easdale (1996)[32][33]
- Marine—à travers les arbres (1997)[32]
- Irish Reel (2000)[34]
- A Stirring in the Heavenlies (2000), commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Musicians[34]
- Five Songs of Pindar (2003) for soprano, choir and orchestra
- Sanguis Venenatus (2009) for string orchestra, written in memory of haemophiliacs and others who lost their lives as a result of the Tainted Blood Scandal[34]
- Cellular Automata Orchestral Suite (2009–13)
- Gosper′s Glider Gun
- The Infinite Hotel
- Cloverleaf Period–4 Oscillator
- Babbling Brook
- Pond on Pond
- Amoration (2016) for piano and strings[35]
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (2013–19)
- The Skylark (2021) for full orchestra and SSAA voices. Text: John Clare
Ensemble
- Flame of Youth Fanfare (1990) for brass ensemble of 12 players
- Nymphéas (1995) for 8 players[32]
- Ten Little Pieces (1995) for 8 players
- Music for Film Credits (1996) for 9 players
- Adagio Assonnato (2000) for oboe, harp, strings
- Nymphéas for Clarinet Choir (2016)
- Elegy on Sudden Loss (2021) for string orchestra
Chamber and instrumental
- La Maison Blanche dans les Collines (1986) for string quartet
- Cornelyn (1986) for piano and strings
- Images of the Lake (1987) for solo flute
- Transient Moods (1992) for guitar solo
- Nymphèas for Two Pianos (2001), revised (2019)[36]
- Alto Flute and Harp Book (2001)[37]
- Water Lilies with Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute ossia
- XXIX—in perpetuum for solo Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute
- Adagio Assonnato
- Aeolian Rustling with Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute ossia
- Dragonfly
- In Memoriam (2002) for Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute, marimba, vibraphone, harp and strings
- Equipoise (2005) for bass clarinet and piano[35]
- String Quartet Cycle "Birds of Prey'' (2009)
- Irish Reel—Piano Transcription (2009) for piano solo
- Phoenix Trail (2010) for violin and piano
- Three Pieces for Solo Cello (2011)[38]
- Solo Piano Album "14 pieces" (2014)
- Ephemeral Nymphs (2015) for cello and piano[39]
- Dragonfly (2016) for flute, viola and harp[40]
- Spring Tide Arabesque (2016) for bass clarinet duo[35]
- Nightwind (2016) for flute, violin and cello
- Dragonfly (2017) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
- Seven Pieces (2017) for bass clarinet and piano[41]
- Two Pieces (2017) for bass clarinet duo[35]
- Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2019–2020)
- Moonrise at Perigee (2019)
- Nightshade (2020)
- Romance (2020)
Songs
- Boy in Ice (1992) for mezzo–soprano and piano. Text: Laurie Lee
- Invasion Summer (1993) for mezzo–soprano and 6 players. Text: Laurie Lee
- Black Edge (1993) for mezzo–soprano and 8 players. Text: Laurie Lee
- Poem I from "Chamber Music" (1996) for soprano and harp. Text: James Joyce
- Un Grand Sommeil Noir (2008) for baritone and piano. Text: Paul Verlaine
- Two Lovers (2009) for baritone and piano. Text: George Eliot
Choral
- Be Still and Know (2000)[34]
- O Sing Unto the Lord (2000)
- The Grace (2003)
- Magnificat (2004)
- Spiritus (2004)[34]
- Thou Art Worthy (2004)[44]
- Nunc Dimittis "The Song of Simeon" (2004)[35][45]
- Phos Hilaron "Song of the Light" (2004)[46]
- Marian Antiphon No.3 "Regina Caeli" (2005)[47]
- Marian Antiphon No.2 "Ave Regina Coelorum" (2005)[48]
- 25 Choral Collects (2006); Text: Common Worship, Additional Collects
- May We Who Share His Table (2006)
- The Baptism of Christ (2006)[49]
- Almighty God, you search us and you know us (2006)[50]
- Creator of the Heavens "Choral Collect for Epiphany" (2006) Text: Common Worship, Additional Collects[51]
- Psalm 57 (2007)
- Somnia (2007) Text: Petronius Arbiter; Translation: Helen Waddell
- How Long, O Lord? (2008)[34]
- My Voice is Unto God (2008), with organ accompaniment
- May We Who Share His Table (2009) for SSA choir with piano accompaniment
- And It Shall Be (2010)
- De Profundis (2011), for SAATBB choir[35]
- Spera in Domino "Psalm 36" (2012)[52]
- Dixit Iniustus "Psalm 35" (2012)
- Dies Quoque "Day of Narrow Anguish" (2012)
- Ante Faciem Dei (2015)[53]
- Your Eyes Fall Upon Us "Anthem for Remembrance" (2015); Text (adaptation): Sue Threakall[54]
- Laudate Dominum (2015)[34]
- Psalm 22 (2015) for SSATB choir
- Your Mercy, O Lord (2016) for SSAA choir with piano accompaniment[35]
- Our God at Hand (2019)
- Lament (2021) for SSAATTBB choir
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Discography
- 1998 – Top of the World, Marine – à travers les arbres, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Daniel Harding (March 1998, BBC Music Magazine: BBC MM67)[55]
- 1998 – Masterprize Finalists, Marine – à travers les arbres, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Daniel Harding (4 September 1998, EMI Debut Series: CDZ572826-2)[56]
- 2005 – Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Seven, A Stirring in the Heavenlies, Kiev Philharmonic, cond. Robert Ian Winstin (28 November 2005, ERM Media: ERM-6709)[57]
- 2007 – Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Eleven, Nymphéas, Kiev Philharmonic, cond. Robert Ian Winstin (1 September 2007, ERM Media: ERM-6811)[58]
- 2007 – Regina Caeli, Nunc Dimittis; Magnificat; Be Still and Know; Spiritus etc., The Chapel Choir of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, cond. Daniel Soper; Rebecca Drake, (26 October 2007, Lammas Records: LAMM188D)[59][60]
- 2012 – Dimensions, Sanguis Venenatus, Moravian Philharmonic Strings, cond. Petr Vronský (13 November 2012, Navona Records: NV5895)[61]
- 2013 – Moto Perpetuo, Three Pieces for Solo Cello, Ovidiu Marinescu (26 March 2013, Navona Records: NV5901)[62]
- 2014 – As if to sleep, Elveden; Nosce Te Ipsum; Moonvine; Pavane; Homage; Night Vigil; Solus etc., pf. Andrew March (29 January 2014, Assonnato Records: ATO573201)[63]
- 2016 – Amoration, F.A.M.E.'S. Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, cond. Oleg Kondratenko; pf. Marija Vrskova (18 March 2016, Assonnato Records: ATO573202)[64][65]
- 2022 – Elegy on Sudden Loss (video), OpenSound Orchestra, cond. Stanislav Malyshev; (22 February 2022, Assonnato Records: ATO573203).[66][67]
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