Richard Nye
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Richard Nye is an instrumental and choral composer born 1967 in Gloucester
, England
.
His first published work, Three Pyrotechnics for Solo Clarinet (1993 - pub. Cascade Music Publishing) is now included as part of the Trinity College Advanced Clarinet repertoire. Nye was a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral under John Sanders
and began composing at a young age. Guided by the Cheltenham-based composer Tony Hewitt-Jones whilst he was still at school, Nye later went on to study music in London. He received his South Bank debut with 8 'til Late (8 hands on 2 pianos) performed at the South Bank Centre in 2001 by Piano 40, whilst Nye was living on the Isles of Scilly. The work was later released on CD by Regent Records.
Recently he composed music inspired by works of art, most notably Circus! based on the Circus Prints by Eric James Mellon
, and Annunciation based on the painting of the same name by American artist, John Collier
.
Nye's music is published on both sides of the Atlantic with six works recently released by the Canadian publishing house Lighthouse Music Publications.
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, England
England
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His first published work, Three Pyrotechnics for Solo Clarinet (1993 - pub. Cascade Music Publishing) is now included as part of the Trinity College Advanced Clarinet repertoire. Nye was a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral under John Sanders
John Sanders (musician)
John Derek Sanders OBE, MA , D.Mus , FRCO, ARCM, HonRSCM, was an English organist, conductor, choir trainer and composer...
and began composing at a young age. Guided by the Cheltenham-based composer Tony Hewitt-Jones whilst he was still at school, Nye later went on to study music in London. He received his South Bank debut with 8 'til Late (8 hands on 2 pianos) performed at the South Bank Centre in 2001 by Piano 40, whilst Nye was living on the Isles of Scilly. The work was later released on CD by Regent Records.
Recently he composed music inspired by works of art, most notably Circus! based on the Circus Prints by Eric James Mellon
Eric James Mellon
Eric James Mellon is a ceramic artist who specializes in using ash glaze and underglaze graphic drawings of figures.- Biography :...
, and Annunciation based on the painting of the same name by American artist, John Collier
John Collier (sculptor)
John Collier is an American sculptor and artist, most renowned as one of the sculptors for the Catholic Memorial at Ground Zero.-Childhood:...
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Nye's music is published on both sides of the Atlantic with six works recently released by the Canadian publishing house Lighthouse Music Publications.
Major works include
- Three Pyrotechnic's for Solo Clarinet (1993),
- Mind Games for solo piano (1999),
- 8 'til Late for 8 hands on 2 pianos (2000),
- Cave Paintings for alto sax and piano (2002),
- Susvar for solo marimba (2002–2003),
- From Hambledon's Ridge for flute, oboe and clarinet (2005),
- Eric's Age of Blue for solo piano (2005),
- Colour Poems (words by Charlotta Skule) for SSAATBB (2006),
- Walking Song (words by Ivor Gurney) SATB and piano (2008),
- Looking at the Mirror of the Moon (words by Thích Nhất Hạnh) for soprano, violin, viola and 'cello (2009),
- Annunciation for oboe, two voices (or choral parts) and piano (2009),
- Circus! for oboe, violin and piano (2010),
- Whispering Walls for marimba, harp and violin (2010).