Geoff Hannan
Encyclopedia
Geoff Hannan is a British composer and musician born in London on 25 April 1972 to Irish parents. A music scholarship to Winchester College
enabled him to study privately with Michael Finnissy
from 1987 to 1990 before reading Music at the University of Manchester
. He was recently awarded a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London
, where he studied composition with film composer Brian Lock.
He has attended a number of composition classes with composers such as Harrison Birtwistle
and Helmut Lachenmann
and participated in Brian Ferneyhough
's composition course at Royaument Abbey in 1994 and 1995. In 1998 he was joint winner of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award
.
His music has been played by, among others, Ensemble Contrechamps, Ensemble Accroche Note, Tegenwind, Isabel Ettenauer, the Nieuw Ensemble, Ixion, Noszferatu, the Ives Ensemble and the London Sinfonietta
. His work has been played at State of the Nation, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
, the British Music Information Centre's 'Cutting Edge' series, and most recently at SOUNDINGS, a platform event organised by the Austrian Cultural Forum. The Ives Ensemble toured Bubblegum in 2003 and will be touring Work / Bonk in late 2007.
Forthcoming projects include Concept Album, a commission from the orchestra of the UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
.
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
enabled him to study privately with Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy is an English composer and pianist. His music is characterised by the range of extremes often found in his work; opposing binary structures are found commonly, often seen as juxtaposing textures, register and tempi...
from 1987 to 1990 before reading Music at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. He was recently awarded a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
, where he studied composition with film composer Brian Lock.
He has attended a number of composition classes with composers such as Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle
Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle CH is a British contemporary composer.-Life:Birtwistle was born in Accrington, a mill town in Lancashire some 20 miles north of Manchester. His interest in music was encouraged by his mother, who bought him a clarinet when he was seven, and arranged for him to have...
and Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann is a German composer associated with musique concrète instrumentale.-Life and works:...
and participated in Brian Ferneyhough
Brian Ferneyhough
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. His music is characterized by the extensive use of complex rhythmic tuplet notation which features in all his works...
's composition course at Royaument Abbey in 1994 and 1995. In 1998 he was joint winner of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award
Gaudeamus International Composers Award
The Gaudeamus International Composers Award is a European award issued by the Music Center the Netherlands...
.
His music has been played by, among others, Ensemble Contrechamps, Ensemble Accroche Note, Tegenwind, Isabel Ettenauer, the Nieuw Ensemble, Ixion, Noszferatu, the Ives Ensemble and the London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
The London Sinfonietta is an English chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble specialises in contemporary music and works across a wide range of genres, performing modern classics alongside world premieres, and includes music by electronica artists as well as folk and...
. His work has been played at State of the Nation, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival is held in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has a repertoire of cutting-edge jazz, orchestral, choral and electroacoustic performances, along with film, dance and music theatre...
, the British Music Information Centre's 'Cutting Edge' series, and most recently at SOUNDINGS, a platform event organised by the Austrian Cultural Forum. The Ives Ensemble toured Bubblegum in 2003 and will be touring Work / Bonk in late 2007.
Forthcoming projects include Concept Album, a commission from the orchestra of the UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham Conservatoire is an international conservatoire and a major concert venue, its main platform being the Adrian Boult Hall. Prior to 1989, it was known as the Birmingham School of Music and was one of the faculties of Birmingham City University, the only one out of the nine conservatoires...
.
Selected works
- Psalm 23 (2007)
- The beach of Iwashiro (2007)
- Meandering... / ...to where? (2006-7)
- Work / Bonk (2006)
- Galapagos (2006)
- Diamond (2006)
- Why do you think people believe in God? / Go to Hell, World! (2004)
- Where I Live is Shite / Where I Live is Posh (2002)
- Cover Versions (2002)
- Bubblegum (2001)
- Zombie (2001)
- Joyrider (2000)
- Creeping Science (1999)
- Centrifugal Bumblepuppy (1999)
- Rigmarole (1997)
- Two Pieces for Piano (1995)
- Stela (1995)