Gregson nominated for a British Composer Award
The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (BASCA) has announced the nominations for the 15th British Composer Awards, the winners of which will be announced on Wednesday 6 December at the British Museum in London.
Edward Gregson’s Four Études for brass band, commissioned by Black Dyke Band for the recording to mark the conclusion of Gregson’s year as Composer-in-Residence, is one of three nominations for an award in the ‘Wind Band or Brass Band’ category.
The British Composer Awards promote the art of composition, recognise the creative talent of composers and sound artists, and bring their music to a …
Gregson at the Presteigne Festival
Edward Gregson enjoyed great critical acclaim at this year’s Presteigne Festival (where he was Composer-in Residence), held in the beautiful surroundings of the Welsh borders.
The Festival is a wonderful celebration of musical performance and new commissions, but also on offer are interesting exhibitions and entertaining talks on music, …
Gregson at the Presteigne Festival 2017
The Presteigne Festival 2017 programme has been announced. Set on the Powys/Herefordshire border, the Festival has gained a reputation for delivering a broad range of contemporary music, especially British music. This year the Festival features seven works by from Composer-in-Residence, Edward Gregson, including two world premieres.
The first of the seven works by Gregson, Six Little Piano Pieces, will feature in an afternoon piano recital given by Tim Horton at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Presteigne on August 25. Later that evening, the Presteigne Festival Orchestra will perform Gregson’s energetic Goddess for string orchestra.
In the evening of August 26, …
New CD release
A new CD of Gregson’s brass band music will be released on 27 January 2017 at the RNCM Brass Band Festival in Manchester, UK.
This is Volume 6 of the ongoing series on the Doyen label of Gregson’s brass band music, a series that commenced in the early 1990s with Gregson himself conducting some of his major works for brass band: Connotations, Dances and Arias, Horn Concerto, and Of Men and Mountains. Once again it features the famous Black Dyke Band, conducted by its Musical Director, Nicholas Childs.
The CD release comes at the conclusion of Gregson’s year as Composer-in-Association …