Jeremy Thurlow
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Jeremy Thurlow is an English composer. He studied music at Cambridge University and composition with Alexander Goehr
, before spending a year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
studying composition and music-theatre, and then taking a PhD at King’s College, London.
His compositions include music for orchestra, choir, solo voice, and chamber ensembles and have been performed by the BBC Philharmonic
, Matthew Schellhorn
, the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Rolf Hind, Sequitur, Endymion and the BBC Singers
, among others. In 2007 he won the George Butterworth Award for Composition with his video-opera A Sudden Cartography of Song, composed in collaboration with writer Alistair Appleton.
His book Henri Dutilleux
: la musique des rêves/the music of dreams is an in-depth study of one of the major figures of twentieth-century French music, and he has also published articles on French post-war music including a study of Messiaen's birdsong style in the Cambridge University Press volume Messiaen Studies. He has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 3
, writing and broadcasting programmes about Fauré
, Messiaen, Stravinsky and Schoenberg
, and has also contributed to the revised New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2000).
He is a Fellow of Robinson College, University of Cambridge, where he teaches and lectures in music and composition.
On top of his work in musicology and composition, Thurlow is also an avid plant collector and conservator, being part of the family firm Thurlow Plants.
Alexander Goehr
Alexander Goehr is an English composer and academic.Goehr was born in Berlin in 1932, the son of the conductor and Schoenberg pupil Walter Goehr. In his early twenties he emerged as a central figure in the Manchester School of post-war British composers. In 1955–56 he joined Oliver Messiaen's...
, before spending a year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
studying composition and music-theatre, and then taking a PhD at King’s College, London.
His compositions include music for orchestra, choir, solo voice, and chamber ensembles and have been performed by the BBC Philharmonic
BBC Philharmonic
The BBC Philharmonic is a British broadcasting symphony orchestra based at Media City UK, Salford, England. It is one of five radio orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The orchestra's primary concert venue is the Bridgewater Hall....
, Matthew Schellhorn
Matthew Schellhorn
Matthew Schellhorn is a British pianist.Selected as a 'Talent to Watch' for 2007 by BBC Music Magazine, and described as 'a rising star' and 'one of Britain's most exciting young pianists' , Matthew Schellhorn has a growing international career, which in recent seasons has seen recitals in...
, the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Rolf Hind, Sequitur, Endymion and the BBC Singers
BBC Singers
The BBC Singers are the professional chamber choir of the BBC. As one of six BBC Performing Groups, the 24-voiced choir has been in existence for more than 80 years. The BBC Singers have commissioned and premiered works by the leading composers of the past century, including Benjamin Britten, Sir...
, among others. In 2007 he won the George Butterworth Award for Composition with his video-opera A Sudden Cartography of Song, composed in collaboration with writer Alistair Appleton.
His book Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own...
: la musique des rêves/the music of dreams is an in-depth study of one of the major figures of twentieth-century French music, and he has also published articles on French post-war music including a study of Messiaen's birdsong style in the Cambridge University Press volume Messiaen Studies. He has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
, writing and broadcasting programmes about Fauré
Faure
Faure or Fauré is a French family name and may refer to:People:* Edgar Faure, French politician* Élie Faure, French art historian and essayist* Émile Alphonse Faure, lead battery pioneer* Cédric Fauré, French football striker...
, Messiaen, Stravinsky and Schoenberg
Schoenberg
Schoenberg is the surname of several persons:* Arnold Schoenberg , Austrian-American composer* Claude-Michel Schoenberg , French record producer, actor, singer, popular songwriter, and musical theatre composer...
, and has also contributed to the revised New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2000).
He is a Fellow of Robinson College, University of Cambridge, where he teaches and lectures in music and composition.
On top of his work in musicology and composition, Thurlow is also an avid plant collector and conservator, being part of the family firm Thurlow Plants.
Work list (selection)
- Flos Florum (1991), for double choir (SATB x2) and solo flute.
- Fearfully and wonderfully made (1995). Psalm setting for choir and organ pedals (women’s and men’s voices, in 3 groups).
- My secret music remembers me (1999), piano solo.
- Of Noblest Cities (2000), an Epiphany Carol for choir and organ (SSATBB).
- Ancient Stone at Twilight (2003) for soprano and string quartet.
- This is the garden (2004) for choir (SATB) and four horns.
- The Will of the Tones (2004), piano solo.
- Search Engines (2002-6), for orchestra.
- Piano Concerto (2000, rev. 2006), for piano and chamber orchestra.
- Music for Strings and Hammers (2006-7), for four pianos, honky-tonk and celesta.
- A sudden cartography of song (2007), video-opera for four solo voices (SATB), narrator, video and live electronics.
- Exultation is the going (2007), for 24 voices (SATB)
- fleeting (2007) for solo piano.
- Flare (2008) for chamber orchestra.
- Nesting (2008) for wind quintet.
- Unbidden Visions (2008), for tenor, horn and piano.
- Fantazia (2009) for string quartet (Homage to Purcell).
- Properties of Light (2009) dance-piece for septet (cl, hn, tpt, marimba, vn, vla, cello) and six dancers.
- Slow Tide (2009) for two pianos and percussion.
- When Joseph was a-walking – carol for choir (SSATBB), 2009.
- Bread and meat and fish and wine – carol for choir (SATB) and organ, 2010.
- Lob sei Gott (2010). Chorale prelude written for the Orgelbüchlein Project.
- Magnificat (2011) for choir and organ.