Mark Bowden (composer)
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Mark Bowden is a British composer
of classical music
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Bowden studied composition with Richard Steinitz at the University of Huddersfield
before completing a Masters degree at the Royal College of Music
where he studied with Julian Anderson He has received commissions from the BBC Symphony Orchestra
, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
, the Ulster Orchestra
, amongst others and his music has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3
. With Anna Meredith and Emily Hall he created the Camberwell Composers Collective.
Bowden has received several awards and prizes including the 2006 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize Bowden was the first composer in residence at Handel House Museum and, with fellow composers in the Camberwell Composers Collective, was New Music Associate at Kettles Yard in Cambridge from 2008-2010 .
He is currently Director of Composition at Royal Holloway, University of London
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Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
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Bowden studied composition with Richard Steinitz at the University of Huddersfield
University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.- History :The University traces its roots back to a Science and Mechanic Institute founded in 1825...
before completing a Masters degree at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
where he studied with Julian Anderson He has received commissions from the BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.-History:...
, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is a Welsh symphony orchestra and one of the BBC's five professional orchestras. The BBC NOW is the only professional symphony orchestra organisation in Wales, occupying a dual role as both a broadcasting orchestra and national orchestra.The BBC NOW has its...
, the Ulster Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
The Ulster Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Belfast, the only full-time professional orchestra in Northern Ireland. The orchestra plays the majority of its concerts in Belfast's Ulster Hall and Waterfront Hall...
, amongst others and his music has been broadcast by 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...
. With Anna Meredith and Emily Hall he created the Camberwell Composers Collective.
Bowden has received several awards and prizes including the 2006 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize Bowden was the first composer in residence at Handel House Museum and, with fellow composers in the Camberwell Composers Collective, was New Music Associate at Kettles Yard in Cambridge from 2008-2010 .
He is currently Director of Composition at 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...
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