Alison Turriff
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Alison Turriff is a Scottish
folk fusion clarinetist, recording artist, researcher, composer, producer and Artist for world leading clarinet makers Buffet Crampon
.
, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Despite showing an early interest in music, particularly the piano, she didn’t receive any tuition until a school teacher recognized her talent for singing and at aged 10 she was entered and won 3rd place in a local Robert Burns competition singing ‘A rosebud by my early walk’. From this she was quickly encouraged to take up an instrument and decided on the clarinet because she ‘didn’t know what it looked like’ and thought it ‘might be interesting’. Despite this early start Alison’s clarinet studies didn’t take off until she was 16 when she began having lessons with her high school music teacher. Within 18 months Alison had passed her grade 8, secured several places to further her studies at Music College and won the North Lanarkshire ‘Musician of the year’.
. Alison then furthered her studies with Lluna at Trinity College of Music
, London where she won the Harold Clarke prize for woodwind and was awarded a Master of Music with Distinction. Further to this, Alison then took lessons in Paris with ‘supersoliste’ from the Paris Opera
, Philippe Cuper
.
, Wales Millennium Centre
, Barbican, St David’s Hall and St John’s, Smith Square. In 2008 she gave the UK premier of Aleksander Tansmans clarinet concerto in a performance that has hailed by the critics as ‘ravishing’ and ‘one to keep in the memory’. Alison also performed Steve Reich’s City Life at the opening celebrations of London’s newest concert venue, Kings Place
and pioneered the electro acoustic, folk infused master work, Alt.Music.Ballistix by Nikola Resanovic
in its first performance at the Wigmore Hall
.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
folk fusion clarinetist, recording artist, researcher, composer, producer and Artist for world leading clarinet makers Buffet Crampon
Buffet Crampon
Buffet Crampon et Compagnie is a French manufacturer of woodwind musical instruments, including oboes, flutes, saxophones, and bassoons; however, the company is perhaps most famous for their clarinets, as Buffet is the brand of choice for many professionals....
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Early life
Alison spent her early years in WishawWishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Despite showing an early interest in music, particularly the piano, she didn’t receive any tuition until a school teacher recognized her talent for singing and at aged 10 she was entered and won 3rd place in a local Robert Burns competition singing ‘A rosebud by my early walk’. From this she was quickly encouraged to take up an instrument and decided on the clarinet because she ‘didn’t know what it looked like’ and thought it ‘might be interesting’. Despite this early start Alison’s clarinet studies didn’t take off until she was 16 when she began having lessons with her high school music teacher. Within 18 months Alison had passed her grade 8, secured several places to further her studies at Music College and won the North Lanarkshire ‘Musician of the year’.
Education
Alison received a Bachelor of Music from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama studying with Principal Clarinet of Welsh National Opera, Leslie Craven. During her studies she participated in an exchange programme which took her to Barcelona to study with Spanish soloist Joan Enric Lluna at Escola Superior de Música de CatalunyaEscola Superior de Música de Catalunya
The Catalonia College of Music is a music school in Barcelona, CataloniaThe School is located in Barcelona at L'Auditori, a performing arts center inaugurated in 1999 which also houses three concert halls and is designated as the site of a future museum of musical instruments...
. Alison then furthered her studies with Lluna at Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
, London where she won the Harold Clarke prize for woodwind and was awarded a Master of Music with Distinction. Further to this, Alison then took lessons in Paris with ‘supersoliste’ from the Paris Opera
Paris Opera
The Paris Opera is the primary opera company of Paris, France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and renamed the Académie Royale de Musique...
, Philippe Cuper
Philippe Cuper
Philippe Cuper is a French clarinetist, born in Lille on April 25, 1957.He is considered to be one of the best representatives of the current French clarinet school.- Studies :...
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Performing and premiers
As a soloist Alison has toured and performed throughout Europe and Middle East and performed at leading venues such as Wigmore HallWigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
, Wales Millennium Centre
Wales Millennium Centre
Wales Millennium Centre is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert...
, Barbican, St David’s Hall and St John’s, Smith Square. In 2008 she gave the UK premier of Aleksander Tansmans clarinet concerto in a performance that has hailed by the critics as ‘ravishing’ and ‘one to keep in the memory’. Alison also performed Steve Reich’s City Life at the opening celebrations of London’s newest concert venue, Kings Place
Kings Place
Kings Place is a building in London’s Kings Cross area, providing music and visual arts venues combined with seven floors of office space, a home for The Guardian newspaper since December 2008 and the headquarters of Network Rail...
and pioneered the electro acoustic, folk infused master work, Alt.Music.Ballistix by Nikola Resanovic
Nikola Resanovic
Nikola Resanovic is an American composer and professor of music. He is the winner of the 2003 Cleveland Arts Prize in Music and is one of Ohio's best known living composers....
in its first performance at the Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
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