Gary Carpenter (composer)

Gary Carpenter (born 1951) is a British composer, of concert music and film scores, and also operas and musicals. He is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.^[1] He was Associate Music Director for the film The Wicker Man, putting together the ensemble Magnet for the occasion.^[2][3] Until 2021, he was a Director of the Ivors Academy.^[4] During the 2018-19 season, he was Composer in Association with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.^[5]

Gary Carpenter
Born	Hackney, London
Nationality	British
Occupation	Composer
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Carpenter's piece Dadaville premiered at the First Night of the Proms, on 17 July 2015.^[6]

Works

Orchestra

• Satie Variations (1993)^[7][8]
• Dadaville (2015)

Ensemble

• Da Capo (1981)
• Die Flimmerkiste (1983)
• Ein Musikalisches Snookerspiel (1991) for wind octet
• Pantomime (1995) for woodwind orchestra
• Distanza (2004)
• After Braque (2006)

Instrumental

• Clarinet Sonata (1991)
• Van Assendelft's Vermeer (2004) for clavichord

Dance

• Children's Games (1978) for Jiří Kylián, electronic score, work includes also music from the Kindertotenlieder by Mahler^[9][10]
• Interactions (1980) for Christopher Bruce^[11]

Musical

• The Streets of London (1980), libretto by Ian Barnett^[12]

Opera

• The Lost Domain (1984), three acts, libretto by Ian Barnett based on Le Grand Meaulnes^[13]
• Doggone (1990), one act, libretto by Simon Nicholson^[14]
• Nyanyushka (2007), one of six pieces making up Blind Date, libretto by Simon Nicholson^[15]

Radio drama

• The One Alone (1987), verse drama by Iris Murdoch^[16]

Soundtracks

• The Wicker Man (1973), continuous soundtrack by Paul Giovanni and Carpenter including folk song material^[17]
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)^[18]
• Ravenous, Damon Albarn, orchestration with Michael Nyman^[19]