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Neil March was born in Hemel Hempstead in 1963 to Welsh and English parents. Following a 20 year career in Rock, Soul and related music March returned to his classical roots. Since then he has studied with a number of leading composers including Roger Redgate, Dmitri Smirnov, David Sutton-Anderson and Benjamin Rous March composes in a contemporary style that brings together a distinct harmonic language with fluid polyrhythmic counterpoint and contrasts of texture and colour. In his current work Construction, he has developed a two-movement form based on Summary and Elaboration, building on the form deployed in recent works such as 12, Piano Sonata No 1 and 24 Hours. In the Summary the music is presented as a series of short soundbites which March argues are reflective of modern communications and media. These contrasting sections are subsequently developed in greater detail in the Elaboration. One aspect of this form is that an artist/ensemble can choose only to perform the Summary or to follow it with the more detailed Elaboration. March is also a member of Sound and Music (formerly SPNM). His music has drawn performances across the UK and Europe, a trend that seems set to continue and grow as his music becomes more widely played. He was also invited to take part in the Park Lane Group Young Composers Symporium at the Royal Festival Hall in November 2009 where his music received high praise from Timothy Salter, Paul Paterson and Giles Easterbrook. Away from music March is a lifelong and active supporter of Watford Football Club. Below is a list of works he has composed for public performances including some downloadable scores: Contemplations on an untitled work of Andreas Schulze performed by Laura Jay (Flute) & Philip Lawton (Piano) @ Goldsmiths University, London Download copy of score: Contemplationson3piecesofart-I.Untit.pdf 12 (String Quartet) performed by students of Moscow Conservatory, Russia Piano Sonata No 1 performed by Coreen Morsink @ concerts in Athens (Greece), Leeds and London Download copy of score: PianoSonataNo1.pdf Momenta (for solo Piano) performed by Emma Firth @ concerts/recitals in London and Colchester Download copy of score: Momenta.pdf Heptagon performed by Goldsmiths Flute Quartet @ Pure Gold Festival, London The Raven performed by Cn Lester (Soprano) & Philip Lawton (Piano) @ Goldsmiths University, London Download copy of score: TheRaven.pdf 24 Hours performed by students of University of Tallinn, Estonia Download copy of score: TwentyFourHours.pdf Fluctuation: Graduation: Tansformation Organ work provisionally to be performed, details to be announced Motion: Stasis: Motion Viola, Cello and Piano Trio performed by Benedict Taylor(Vla), Alex Eichenberger (Cllo) & Carla Pirez (Pno) @ Deptford Town Hall, London Fanfare (for Wind Quartet) Performed by Tim Phillips (Clnt), Valentina Brown (Alt.Sx), Alex Herbert (Tpt) & Sam Ricketts (Trmbne) @ Deptford Town Hall, London |
