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Jonty Harrison

January 01, 1970

Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic music composer born 27 April 1952 in Scunthorpe, and currently[when?] living in Birmingham, England.

Career edit

Jonty Harrison studied with Bernard Rands at the University of York, graduating with a DPhil in Composition in 1980. Between 1976 and 1980 he lived in London, working at the National Theatre (where he produced the tape components for many productions, including Tamburlaine the Great, Julius Caesar, Brand and Amadeus) and City University. In 1980 he joined the music department of the University of Birmingham, where he was Professor of Electroacoustic Composition, as well as Director of BEAST (Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre) and the Electroacoustic Music Studios; for ten years he was Artistic Director of the department's annual Barber Festival of Contemporary Music. He has played an active role in musical life, making conducting appearances with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (most notably conducting Stockhausen's Momente in Birmingham, Huddersfield and London), the University New Music Ensemble and the University Orchestra (most recently in Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps and Vic Hoyland's Vixen). He was a board member of Sonic Arts Network (SAN) for many years (and Chair between 1993 and 1996). He has also been on the Council and Executive Committee of the Society for the Promotion of New Music and was a member of the Music Advisory Panel of the Arts Council of Great Britain.

As a composer he has received several prizes and mentions in the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Awards (including a Euphonie d'or for Klang in 1992 cited as “one of the most significant works” in the Bourges competition's history), two Distinctions and two Mentions in the Prix Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), First Prize in the Musica Nova competition (Prague), a Lloyds Bank National Composers' Award, a PRS Prize for Electroacoustic Composition, an Arts Council Composition Bursary and research grants from the Leverhulme Trust and from the Arts and Humanities Research Board.

Commissions have come from many leading performers and studios, including two each from the Groupe de recherches musicales (Ina-GRM, Paris) and the Institut international de musique électroacoustique de Bourges (IMEB – formerly the Groupe de musique expérimentale de Bourges), the International Computer Music Association (ICMA), MAFILM/Magyar Rádió (Budapest), IRCAM/Ensemble intercontemporain (Paris), the BBC, Birmingham City Council, the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, the Nash Ensemble, Singcircle, John Harle, Beverly Davison, Harry Sparnaay, and Jos Zwaanenburg. Despite renouncing instrumental composition in 1992, he wrote Abstracts, a work for 8-channel tape and large orchestra, in 1998. His 60-minute multi-channel piece Going/Places was premiered at the Huddersfield Festival in November 2015.

His music is performed and broadcast worldwide, and several works are available on empreintes DIGITALes, SAN/NMC, Cultures électroniques/Mnémosyne Musique Média, and CDCM/Centaur.

Works edit

  • Postcards Home (2017)
  • Going/Places (2015)
  • Afterthoughts (2007)
  • Undertow (2007)
  • Free Fall (2006)
  • Internal Combustion (2005–06)
  • Rock 'n' Roll (2004)
  • Streams (1999)
  • Splintering (1997)
  • Surface Tension (1996)
  • Unsound Objects (1995)
  • Sorties (1995)
  • Hot Air (1995)
  • …...et ainsi de suite…... (1992)
  • Aria (1988)
  • Klang (1982)
  • EQ (1980), soprano saxophone, and tape
  • Pair / Impair (1978)

Recordings edit

  • Voyages (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 07, 2016)
  • Environs (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0788, 2007)
  • Etc with Horacio Vaggione, Trevor Wishart (EMF, EMF 053, 2004)
  • Évidence matérielle (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 2052, 2000)
  • Articles indéfinis (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9627, 1996)

References edit

  • empreintes DIGITALes. "Jonty Harrison Artist Biography." http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/harrison_jo (with permission)
  • Kennedy, Michael. The Oxford Dictionary of Music. 2006. 985 pages, ISBN 0-19-861459-4
  • Montague, Stephen. "Harrison, Jonty [Douglas Jonathan Taylor]." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition. Edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001.

Further reading edit

  • Harrison, Jonty. “[TES 2011 Keynote] The Final Frontier?: Spatial strategies in acousmatic composition and performance." eContact! 14.4 – TES 2011: Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium / Symposium électroacoustique de Toronto (March 2013). Montréal: CEC.
  • Palmer, John. "In Conversation with Jonty Harrison[permanent dead link]." eContact! 10.2 – Interviews (1) (July 2008). Montréal: CEC.

External links edit

January 01, 1970
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Jonty Harrison is an electroacoustic music composer born 27 April 1952 in Scunthorpe and currently when living in Birmingham England Contents 1 Career 2 Works 3 Recordings 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksCareer editJonty Harrison studied with Bernard Rands at the University of York graduating with a DPhil in Composition in 1980 Between 1976 and 1980 he lived in London working at the National Theatre where he produced the tape components for many productions including Tamburlaine the Great Julius Caesar Brand and Amadeus and City University In 1980 he joined the music department of the University of Birmingham where he was Professor of Electroacoustic Composition as well as Director of BEAST Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre and the Electroacoustic Music Studios for ten years he was Artistic Director of the department s annual Barber Festival of Contemporary Music He has played an active role in musical life making conducting appearances with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group most notably conducting Stockhausen s Momente in Birmingham Huddersfield and London the University New Music Ensemble and the University Orchestra most recently in Stravinsky s Le sacre du printemps and Vic Hoyland s Vixen He was a board member of Sonic Arts Network SAN for many years and Chair between 1993 and 1996 He has also been on the Council and Executive Committee of the Society for the Promotion of New Music and was a member of the Music Advisory Panel of the Arts Council of Great Britain As a composer he has received several prizes and mentions in the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Awards including a Euphonie d or for Klang in 1992 cited as one of the most significant works in the Bourges competition s history two Distinctions and two Mentions in the Prix Ars Electronica Linz Austria First Prize in the Musica Nova competition Prague a Lloyds Bank National Composers Award a PRS Prize for Electroacoustic Composition an Arts Council Composition Bursary and research grants from the Leverhulme Trust and from the Arts and Humanities Research Board Commissions have come from many leading performers and studios including two each from the Groupe de recherches musicales Ina GRM Paris and the Institut international de musique electroacoustique de Bourges IMEB formerly the Groupe de musique experimentale de Bourges the International Computer Music Association ICMA MAFILM Magyar Radio Budapest IRCAM Ensemble intercontemporain Paris the BBC Birmingham City Council the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble the Nash Ensemble Singcircle John Harle Beverly Davison Harry Sparnaay and Jos Zwaanenburg Despite renouncing instrumental composition in 1992 he wrote Abstracts a work for 8 channel tape and large orchestra in 1998 His 60 minute multi channel piece Going Places was premiered at the Huddersfield Festival in November 2015 His music is performed and broadcast worldwide and several works are available on empreintes DIGITALes SAN NMC Cultures electroniques Mnemosyne Musique Media and CDCM Centaur Works editPostcards Home 2017 Going Places 2015 Afterthoughts 2007 Undertow 2007 Free Fall 2006 Internal Combustion 2005 06 Rock n Roll 2004 Streams 1999 Splintering 1997 Surface Tension 1996 Unsound Objects 1995 Sorties 1995 Hot Air 1995 et ainsi de suite 1992 Aria 1988 Klang 1982 EQ 1980 soprano saxophone and tape Pair Impair 1978 Recordings editVoyages empreintes DIGITALes IMED 07 2016 Environs empreintes DIGITALes IMED 0788 2007 Etc with Horacio Vaggione Trevor Wishart EMF EMF 053 2004 Evidence materielle empreintes DIGITALes IMED 2052 2000 Articles indefinis empreintes DIGITALes IMED 9627 1996 References editempreintes DIGITALes Jonty Harrison Artist Biography http www electrocd com en bio harrison jo with permission Kennedy Michael The Oxford Dictionary of Music 2006 985 pages ISBN 0 19 861459 4 Montague Stephen Harrison Jonty Douglas Jonathan Taylor The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition Edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Publishers 2001 Further reading editHarrison Jonty TES 2011 Keynote The Final Frontier Spatial strategies in acousmatic composition and performance eContact 14 4 TES 2011 Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium Symposium electroacoustique de Toronto March 2013 Montreal CEC Palmer John In Conversation with Jonty Harrison permanent dead link eContact 10 2 Interviews 1 July 2008 Montreal CEC External links editOfficial webpage Staff profile on the website of the University of Birmingham s Music Department BEAST Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonty Harrison amp oldid 1160081815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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