Luis Barroso was born in Madrid in 1960. He studied composition at the Superior Conservatory of Music in Madrid where he also studied modern harmony, arrangements, and music for audio-visuals. A versatile composer, his music covers different genres and styles. He has written symphonic music, chamber music, concertos for guitar and orchestra, music for solo […]
Hans van Eck was born in 1958 and received his formal training in Electronic Music from Jaap Vink and G.M. Koenig at the Institute of Sonology and studied Musicology with Ton de Leeuw, prof. Frits Noske and dr. Leigh Landy at the University of Amsterdam. He graduated cum laude with a thesis about Johann Jacob […]
Born in London, Benjamin Fingerhut studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since graduating in 2014, he has been working as a choral conductor, composer/arranger and music educator. Benjamin’s compositional output includes works for film, dance, concert and religious settings. Benjamin has established himself within the world of synagogue music, and has […]
Following his studies at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London, clarinettist Paul Harris has now established an international reputation as one of the UK’s leading music educationalists. He now has over six hundred publications to his name that comprise both his compositions and a vast array of books and methods relating […]
Rob Howat is a composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist from Liverpool, whose diverse musical output spans dance, theatre, film, and live performance. His music is defined by a strong rhythmic drive, bold melodies and has taken him to festivals and venues around the world, collaborating with an extensive range of artists and companies, including SLiDE, Levantes […]
Xander Hunfeld was born in Velsen, The Netherlands, in 1949. He studied composition and piano with Robert Heppener, Geert van Keulen and Boukje Land at the Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam. Afterward he studied philosophy with Willem R. de Jong at the Free University of Amsterdam. In 1982 he won the Valentino Bucchi Prize for ‘Trois Fables […]
Chris Jolly is a composer and saxophonist whose work draws on a rich and varied performing career across the UK and Europe. Alongside appearances with leading ensembles such as the Northern Saxophone Quartet, Quirk Saxophone Quartet, and Equinox Saxophone Ensemble, his compositional voice has developed through extensive collaboration and performance at major events including the […]
Rob was born in Bridgend in 1960. He studied with Oliver Knussen at the Royal College of Music, Magdalen College Oxford under Bernard Rose, and later with Robert Saxton. In 1988 he studied at the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome with Franco Donatoni, and at the Tanglewood Summer Music School, where he was the Benjamin […]
Born in London in 1952, Stephen Roberts studied horn and piano at the Royal College of Music and gained a PHD in composition at the University of Birmingham. He was a founder member of the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and associate conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra. Over a period of five decades, he has […]
A Houston native, Dr. Chad Robinson is the Director and Founder of the Texas New Music Ensemble and the Texas New Music Festival, which brings over 60 composers, conductors, and instrumentalists to Houston each year for an eight-day celebration of new music. As a composer, he has collaborated with numerous prestigious ensembles, including Ethel, Lontano, […]