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Music, art, machines and more.

By Christian Drew, Music undergraduate student. Somewhere near the end of an in-depth discussion around his work, David Pocknee is asked what the relationship might be between the various divergent paths his output as composer, performer, researcher and visual artist has taken. An answer to such a question is not clear cut, as Pocknee himself admits that the diversity of his practice evades any easy summary. Continue reading →

Composers in conversation: Blake and Finnissy

By Christian Drew, Music undergraduate student. If Michael Finnissy describes a composer as “UNOFFICIAL New Music, the artisan’s workshop not the sausage-factory, catwalk or gilt-edged securities type of new music”, it’s more than likely that you’re in for a treat. The composer in question is Michael Blake. Continue reading →

Composition PhD partnering

by Ben Jameson, Composition PhD student. During the summer of 2015 I was working on a piece called Construction in Metal, for electric guitar and Guitar Hero Xbox controller, that was due to be performed in November of that year. As usual during the compositional process, I was periodically sending drafts to my supervisors in order to get valuable advice and feedback on my progress and how well the piece was working. Continue reading →

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