Edward ("Eddie") McGuire (born 1948) is a Scottish composer whose work ranges from compositions for solo instruments and voice to large-scale orchestral and operatic works. McGuire studied composition with James Iliff at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1966 to 1970 and then with Ingvar Lidholm in Stockholm in 1971.
McGuire was born and brought up in Possilpark in Glasgow. His father played folk violin and was a member of a male voice choir which sang arrangements of Scottish Gaelic and Irish songs at charity concerts.[1]
Careeredit
As a student at the Royal Academy of Music McGuire won the Hecht Prize (1968) and the National Young Composers Competition (held in Liverpool University in 1969).[2] A competition organised by the Society for the Promotion of New Music to find a modern test piece for the 1978 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition was won by McGuire with a solo violin piece, Rant.[3][4] This piece was recently performed for a 65th birthday concert for McGuire organised by the BBC Scottish Symphony Club[5] which was followed by another concert at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[6] Another early success was when String Quartet was selected for the 40th anniversary Barbican Gala of the SPNM in 1983. His 3 act opera The Loving of Etain to a libretto by Marianne Carey was premiered by Paragon Opera at the Atheneum Theatre, Glasgow, in 1990. McGuire's 2 act opera Cullercoats Tommy,[7] with a libretto by Michael Wilcox was premiered by Northern Sinfonia and Northern Stage in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993. McGuire received a British Composers' Award in 2003.[8] In 2004 he received a Creative Scotland Award[9] which allowed him to create the work Defying Fate. He was commissioned to produce the finale for the 2006 St Magnus Festival, Ring of Strings.[10][11] Calgacus, first recorded in 1997 by BBCSSO at the London Proms was performed again by the same orchestra for 2014 Celtic Connections.[12] His most frequently performed work has been his 3 act ballet Peter Pan staged by Scottish Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet over 120 times with a page dedicated to it on his website.
McGuire, Edward. Fast Peace 3. Point of Departure. the Alma Duo (Phyllis Kamrin, viola, and Michael Goldberg, guitar) perform McGuire's Fast Peace 3 (KA9001CD) Kamelion 1994
McGuire, Edward. Viola Pieces. James Durrant performs McGuire's Divertimento for 20 Violas, Prelude 6 and Martyr (ALTO CD1) Alto Records 1994
McGuire, Eddie. Music for Flute, Guitar and Piano (DCD34029) Delphian Records 2006: Nancy Ruffer (flute), Abigail James (guitar) and Dominic Saunders (piano)
McGuire, Eddie. Flotilla: the Flotilla trio of 2 soprano saxophones and alto saxophone perform McGuire's Remembrance (ATKS 0802) Big Shed Music 2008
McGuire, Eddie. Knotwork: the Fell Clarinet Quartet perform McGuire's Celtic Knotwork and Chinese Knotwork (DCD34065) Delphian Records 2008
McGuire, Edward. Embracing the Unknown: Edinburgh String Quartet, John Kenny (trombone), Catriona McKay (harp) play McGuire's Guest Sextet (BC3010) Brass Classics 2009
McGuire, Edward. The Prairie Song Project: Amy Morris (flute) and Michael Heaston (piano) perform McGuire's Aria 2012
McGuire, Edward. Guitar Phases: Stefan Grasse performs McGuire's Dark Cloud for 8 guitars (Xolo CD 1033) Xolo
McGuire, Edward. Celtic Prayer: Paisley Abbey Choir sings McGuire's Three Donne Lyrics[1]
Referencesedit
^Ross, Raymond J. (1983), An Interview with Eddie McGuire, in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.), Cencrastus No. 14, Autumn 1983, pp. 23 - 27, ISSN 0264-0856
^. Cadenza Music. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^Carder, Richard. "McGuire's Minstrelsy" (PDF). Basbwe. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^McGregor, Richard (1979). "Edward McGuire". The Musical Times. 120 (1636): 479–481. doi:10.2307/961099. JSTOR 961099.
^"Eddie McGuire - Solos and Duos". The Sampler. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^"Fiddling of Anither Kind". A Scottish Musical Miscellany. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^Griffiths, Bill (July 2010). Northern Sinfonia: a Magic of its own. ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited. ISBN9781458784735. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^. British Composer Awards. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2003.
^. Scottish Arts Council. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^Bruce, Keith (24 June 2015). "Review: St Magnus Festival, Orkney". The Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^Peebles, Alastair (28 June 2006). "ST MAGNUS FESTIVAL 2006". Northings. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^"Scotland's Music Live at City Halls". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^"'Binks at Celtic Connections with the Musician's Union". the Whistlebinkies. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^"Eddie McGuire: Music for flute, guitar and piano". Delphian Records. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^Molleson, Kate (2 July 2015). "Eddie McGuire: Entangled Fortunes review – heartfelt and tuneful". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^"Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2015". Mmmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
Ross, Raymond J. (1983), An Interview with Eddie McGuire, in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.), Cencrastus No. 14, Autumn 1983, pp. 23 – 27, ISSN 0264-0856
External linksedit
"Composer website". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
"Search the Catalogue". Scottishmusiccentre.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
"McGuire, Edward 1948". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
"Performances". Edwardmcguire.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
"The Whistlebinkies – Scottish Traditional Music". Whistlebinkies.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
"Eddie McGuire". Delphianrecords.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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This article is about the composer For others see Edward McGuire disambiguation Edward Eddie McGuire born 1948 is a Scottish composer whose work ranges from compositions for solo instruments and voice to large scale orchestral and operatic works McGuire studied composition with James Iliff at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1966 to 1970 and then with Ingvar Lidholm in Stockholm in 1971 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected compositions 4 Selected recordings 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life editMcGuire was born and brought up in Possilpark in Glasgow His father played folk violin and was a member of a male voice choir which sang arrangements of Scottish Gaelic and Irish songs at charity concerts 1 Career editAs a student at the Royal Academy of Music McGuire won the Hecht Prize 1968 and the National Young Composers Competition held in Liverpool University in 1969 2 A competition organised by the Society for the Promotion of New Music to find a modern test piece for the 1978 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition was won by McGuire with a solo violin piece Rant 3 4 This piece was recently performed for a 65th birthday concert for McGuire organised by the BBC Scottish Symphony Club 5 which was followed by another concert at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 6 Another early success was when String Quartet was selected for the 40th anniversary Barbican Gala of the SPNM in 1983 His 3 act opera The Loving of Etain to a libretto by Marianne Carey was premiered by Paragon Opera at the Atheneum Theatre Glasgow in 1990 McGuire s 2 act opera Cullercoats Tommy 7 with a libretto by Michael Wilcox was premiered by Northern Sinfonia and Northern Stage in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993 McGuire received a British Composers Award in 2003 8 In 2004 he received a Creative Scotland Award 9 which allowed him to create the work Defying Fate He was commissioned to produce the finale for the 2006 St Magnus Festival Ring of Strings 10 11 Calgacus first recorded in 1997 by BBCSSO at the London Proms was performed again by the same orchestra for 2014 Celtic Connections 12 His most frequently performed work has been his 3 act ballet Peter Pan staged by Scottish Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet over 120 times with a page dedicated to it on his website McGuire plays the flute in the folk group the Whistlebinkies 13 In January 2006 he travelled to Hong Kong with the group to play a concert Scotland the Brave with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong A CD of his music Eddie McGuire Music for Flute Guitar and Piano 14 on the Delphian Records label was Editor s Choice in Gramophone magazine in 2006 In 2015 Delphian Records released Entangled Fortunes 15 performed by the Red Note Ensemble and once again featured in Gramophone magazine Editor s Choice 16 Selected compositions editMcGuire Edward Calgacus Symphonic Poem Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1997 Musical score McGuire Edward Celtic Knotwork for 3 recorders voices 4 flutes or 4 clarinets Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1990 Musical score McGuire Edward Violin Sonatina for violin and piano Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1997 Musical score McGuire Edward Romance for Cello Guitar 1994 Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1998 Musical score McGuire Edward Concerto for Trombone for trombone and string orchestra Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1997 Musical score McGuire Edward Concerto for Viola for viola and string orchestra Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1998 Musical score McGuire Edward Concerto for Cello for cello and string orchestra Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 2020 Musical score McGuire Edward Trio for Flute Oboe Bassoon Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1971 Musical score McGuire Edward Prelude 22 the Big Bang Solo Trumpet Coventry Warwick Music 2005 Musical score McGuire Edward Symphony for symphony orchestra Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1978 Musical score McGuire Edward Source a Symphonic Poem for symphony orchestra Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1979 Musical score McGuire Edward Rant for solo violin Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1986 Musical score McGuire Edward Peter Pan a ballet score in 3 acts for symphony orchestra Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1990 Musical score McGuire Edward String Trio II McEwen Commission Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 2019 Musical score McGuire Edward String Quartet SPNM competition winner Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 1982 Musical score McGuire Edward Kaleidoscope Suite for double wind quintet Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 2019 Musical score McGuire Edward On Inchcolm for SATB choir amp ensemble to poem by Tom Furniss Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 2017 Musical score McGuire Edward Three Comic Sketches suite for 4 bass clarinets Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 2020 Musical score McGuire Edward Euphoria for sextet Recorded by Red Note on Delphian Glasgow Scottish Music Centre 2020 Musical score Selected recordings editMcGuire Eddie Luminate Live Music Now Scotland Celebrates 30 Years Edinburgh Delphian Records 2015 Sound recording McGuire Eddie Albannach performed by The Whistlebinkies 2006 https www greentrax com music product The Whistlebinkies Albannach CD McGuire Edward Dancing Memories Mrs De Ruyg s Delight S l s n 2006 Sound recording McGuire Edward Fast Peace 3 Point of Departure the Alma Duo Phyllis Kamrin viola and Michael Goldberg guitar perform McGuire s Fast Peace 3 KA9001CD Kamelion 1994 McGuire Edward Viola Pieces James Durrant performs McGuire s Divertimento for 20 Violas Prelude 6 and Martyr ALTO CD1 Alto Records 1994 McGuire Edward Upstart Jugglers Mr McFall s Chamber ensemble perform McGuire s Nocturnes MMCC 003 17 Mr McFalls Chamber 2001 McGuire Eddie Music for Flute Guitar and Piano DCD34029 Delphian Records 2006 Nancy Ruffer flute Abigail James guitar and Dominic Saunders piano McGuire Eddie Flotilla the Flotilla trio of 2 soprano saxophones and alto saxophone perform McGuire s Remembrance ATKS 0802 Big Shed Music 2008 McGuire Eddie Knotwork the Fell Clarinet Quartet perform McGuire s Celtic Knotwork and Chinese Knotwork DCD34065 Delphian Records 2008 McGuire Edward Embracing the Unknown Edinburgh String Quartet John Kenny trombone Catriona McKay harp play McGuire s Guest Sextet BC3010 Brass Classics 2009 McGuire Edward The Prairie Song Project Amy Morris flute and Michael Heaston piano perform McGuire s Aria Prairie Song Project 2012 McGuire Edward Guitar Phases Stefan Grasse performs McGuire s Dark Cloud for 8 guitars Xolo CD 1033 Xolo McGuire Edward Celtic Prayer Paisley Abbey Choir sings McGuire s Three Donne Lyrics 1 References edit Ross Raymond J 1983 An Interview with Eddie McGuire in Hearn Sheila G ed Cencrastus No 14 Autumn 1983 pp 23 27 ISSN 0264 0856 Edward McGuire Cadenza Music Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 Retrieved 9 March 2016 Carder Richard McGuire s Minstrelsy PDF Basbwe Retrieved 7 March 2016 McGregor Richard 1979 Edward McGuire The Musical Times 120 1636 479 481 doi 10 2307 961099 JSTOR 961099 Eddie McGuire Solos and Duos The Sampler Retrieved 8 March 2016 Fiddling of Anither Kind A Scottish Musical Miscellany Retrieved 7 March 2016 Griffiths Bill July 2010 Northern Sinfonia a Magic of its own ReadHowYouWant com Limited ISBN 9781458784735 Retrieved 6 March 2016 British Composer Awards shortlist 2003 British Composer Awards Archived from the original on 24 November 2014 Retrieved 6 March 2003 Creative Scotland Awards judging panel announced Scottish Arts Council Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 Retrieved 6 March 2016 Bruce Keith 24 June 2015 Review St Magnus Festival Orkney The Herald Retrieved 14 March 2016 Peebles Alastair 28 June 2006 ST MAGNUS FESTIVAL 2006 Northings Retrieved 7 March 2016 Scotland s Music Live at City Halls BBC Retrieved 8 March 2016 Binks at Celtic Connections with the Musician s Union the Whistlebinkies Retrieved 8 March 2016 Eddie McGuire Music for flute guitar and piano Delphian Records Retrieved 8 March 2016 Molleson Kate 2 July 2015 Eddie McGuire Entangled Fortunes review heartfelt and tuneful The Guardian Retrieved 14 March 2016 Gramophone Editor s Choice August 2015 Mmmusic co uk Retrieved 8 March 2016 mr McFalls Chamber Search McFalls Chamber Retrieved 15 March 2016 Further reading editRoss Raymond J 1983 An Interview with Eddie McGuire in Hearn Sheila G ed Cencrastus No 14 Autumn 1983 pp 23 27 ISSN 0264 0856External links edit Composer website Retrieved 6 March 2021 Search the Catalogue Scottishmusiccentre com Retrieved 10 August 2020 McGuire Edward 1948 Worldcat org Retrieved 10 August 2020 RareTunes Edward Eddie McGuire 11 January 2012 Archived from the original on 11 January 2012 Retrieved 10 August 2020 Performances Edwardmcguire com Retrieved 10 August 2020 The Whistlebinkies Scottish Traditional Music Whistlebinkies co uk Retrieved 10 August 2020 Eddie McGuire Delphianrecords com Retrieved 10 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward McGuire composer amp oldid 1178256084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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