Edward McGuire (composer)
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Edward McGuire (born 1948 in Glasgow
) is a Scottish composer.
He 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.
His opera "Cullercoats Tommy", with a libretto by Michael Wilcox
was premiered by Northern Sinfonia and Northern Stage in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993
He received a British Composers' Award in 2003. In 2004 he received a Creative Scotland Award 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.
McGuire plays the flute in the folk group
the Whistlebinkies. In January 2006 he travelled to Hong Kong
with the group to play a concert ("Scotland the Brave") with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
.
The CD of his music, Eddie McGuire: Music for Flute, Guitar and Piano, on the Delphian Records label was Editor's Choice in Gramophone magazine in 2006.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
) is a Scottish composer.
He studied composition with James Iliff at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
in London
London
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from 1966 to 1970 and then with Ingvar Lidholm
Ingvar Lidholm
Ingvar Natanael Lidholm is a Swedish composer.Ingvar Lidholm was born in Jönköping. He was a pupil of Hilding Rosenberg from 1943 to 1945, becoming a viola player with the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra. Having been awarded the Jenny Lind Fellowship for 1946–7, he travelled to France, Switzerland...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 1971.
His opera "Cullercoats Tommy", with a libretto by Michael Wilcox
Michael Wilcox
Michael Wilcox, born on 6 June 1943 in Totnes, Devon, is a British playwright.He was resident playwright at the Dovecot Arts Centre in Stockton-on-Tees for the 1977 season.In 1980, he was resident playwright at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh....
was premiered by Northern Sinfonia and Northern Stage in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993
He received a British Composers' Award in 2003. In 2004 he received a Creative Scotland Award 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.
McGuire plays the flute in the folk group
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
the Whistlebinkies. In January 2006 he travelled to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
with the group to play a concert ("Scotland the Brave") with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra
The Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1976 by a small group of musicians who felt that there was a need in Hong Kong for a chamber-sized orchestra aiming at a high standard of music making. The Orchestra consists of around 30 professional and non-professional musicians and gives around...
.
The CD of his music, Eddie McGuire: Music for Flute, Guitar and Piano, on the Delphian Records label was Editor's Choice in Gramophone magazine in 2006.
List of works (A-De only)
| Accordion Concerto | 1999 | Orchestral Concerto | Accordion/Strings | Owen Murray |
| Air and Dances | 1995 | Chamber Duo | Piano/Violin | |
| Air and Slip Jig | Chamber Ensemble | Folk String | ||
| Albannach, The | Chamber Ensemble | |||
| Am Maraiche 's a Leannan = Gaelic Love Songs Of The Sea | 1988 | Accompanied Vocal | S Fl Clar S-Smp Str | Scottish Ensemble |
| Amazonia | 1987 | Instrumental | Guitar | Philip Thorne |
| Aria | 2004 | Chamber Duo | Fl Pf | Amy Morris (assisted by SAC) |
| Auld Land Syne - Arrangement | Choral Secular Accompanied | Choir Vn Cl | ||
| Autumn Moon | 1992 | Chmaber Duet | 2 Guitars | |
| Cake-Talk - An Opera for Children | 1996 | Theatre Opera | ||
| Caledonian Muse, The : A Symphonic Rhapsody | 1995 | Chamber Orchestral | 21+122 2200 Tp Perc Str | Glasgow Chamber Orchestra & Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Calgacus - Symphonic Poem | 1976 | Orchestral Concerto | Bgp / 3+22+12+12+1 4331 Tp 2 Perc Pf Hp Str | BBCSSO |
| Cameron's Lament | 1997 | Accompanied Choral | SATB / Fl Db | |
| Caprice | 1999 | Chamber Duo | Fl Pf | |
| Cauldron of Improvisations | 1986 | Chamber Mixed Trio | Fl Vn Gu | Philip Thorne |
| Celtic Knotwork - for 3 Oboes | 1990 | Chamber Trio Woodwind | 3 Oboes | John Lebedis |
| Celtic Knotwork - for 3 flutes | 1990 | Chamber Trio Woodwind | 3 Flutes | |
| Celtic Knotwork - for 3 recorders (or 3 flutes) | 1990 | Chamber Trio Woodwind | 3 rec (3 Fl) | John Lebedis |
| Celtic Knotwork - for 3 sopranos | 1990 | Vocal Unaccompanied | 3 S | |
| Celtic Knotwork - for 4 flutes | 1990 | Chamber Quartet Woodwind | 4 Fl | |
| Celtic Knotwork - for 4 clarinets | 1990 | Chamber Quartet Woodwint | 4 Cl | |
| Ceòl Mòr, Ceòl Beag | 2002 | Chamber Folk Orchestral | Folk Group [Fl Vn Va Conc L-Bgp] 1+1111 1100 Str | North Ayrshire Council |
| Chamber Music - Guevara's Epitaph | 1968/1996 | Chamber Mixed Quintet | 3 Cl Pf Hp | |
| Chinese Air and Dances | 2004 | String Orchestral | Str | |
| Chinese Dances : Purple Bamboo Melody, Song of Happiness (arrangement) | 2000 | Orchestral | 1+11+122 4231 Tp 3 Perc Str | BBC Commission for BBCSSO China Tour 2000 |
| Chinese Knotwork | 2001 | Chamber Quartet Woodwind | 4Cl | |
| Chun Jie | ||||
| Citysongs | 1983 | vocal accompanied | Bar Pf | National Federation of Music Societies |
| Collection of music for Strings and Bagpipes : Vol 1 | 2001 | Orchestral string concerto | Bgpipes Str | |
| Confluence | 1979 | Radio Clyde | ||
| Cruel Mither | 1994 | vocal accompanied | S 2 Vn Va Vc | |
| Cullercoats Tommy | 1993 | theatre opera | Sttbb Dancers / 1(1)1+11+12 2210 Perc Tp Str + Folk Ensemble : Fl Vn Conc N-Bgp | Northern Sinfonia / Northern Stage |
| Dancing Memories | 2001 | instrumental | Fl | |
| Dark Cloud | 1991 | chamber octet string | 8 Gu | |
| De'il's Awa wi' th' Exciseman, The (arrangement) | 2003 | choral accompanied | Voices / Cl 2 Vn Va Vc Hp | Hector Scott |
| Defying Fate | 2005 | ballet theatre | Chinese Folk Group / Scottish Folk Group |
Discography
| Calgacus | BBCSSO | |
| London Proms 1997 | ||
| Songs of New Beginnings | Paragon | |
| Fast Peace III | Alma Duo | |
| Divertimento, Martyr (Viola Pieces) | Durrant | |
| Nocturnes | Mr McFall's Chamber | |
| Celtic Knotwork | Scottish Flute Trio and Chinook Clarinet Quartet | 2001 |
External links
- Edward McGuire at the Scottish Music Centre full biography and works list.
- The Five Centuries of Scottish Music page on Edward McGuire contains free digitised scores of his works.