Gary Carpenter (composer)

Gary Carpenter (born 1951) is a British composer, of concert music and film scores, and also operas and musicals. He is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.[1] He was Associate Music Director for the film The Wicker Man, putting together the ensemble Magnet for the occasion.[2][3] Until 2021, he was a Director of the Ivors Academy.[4] During the 2018-19 season, he was Composer in Association with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.[5]

Gary Carpenter
Born
Hackney, London
Nationality (legal)British
OccupationComposer
Website[1]

Carpenter's piece Dadaville premiered at the First Night of the Proms, on 17 July 2015.[6]

Works

Orchestra

  • Satie Variations (1993)[7][8]
  • Dadaville (2015)

Ensemble

  • Da Capo (1981)
  • Die Flimmerkiste (1983)
  • Ein Musikalisches Snookerspiel (1991) for wind octet
  • Pantomime (1995) for woodwind orchestra
  • Distanza (2004)
  • After Braque (2006)

Instrumental

  • Clarinet Sonata (1991)
  • Van Assendelft's Vermeer (2004) for clavichord

Dance

Musical

  • The Streets of London (1980), libretto by Ian Barnett[12]

Opera

  • The Lost Domain (1984), three acts, libretto by Ian Barnett based on Le Grand Meaulnes[13]
  • Doggone (1990), one act, libretto by Simon Nicholson[14]
  • Nyanyushka (2007), one of six pieces making up Blind Date, libretto by Simon Nicholson[15]

Radio drama

Soundtracks

References

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