Oliver Leith
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Comment: This musician meets WP:MUSICBIO. Specifically, he has won a number of notable awards (which have their own Wiki pages), so he meets criterion #8. He also meets Criterion #6 as his works have been played in major opera houses. He also meets criterion #12 with having been on BBC radio. Unfortunately I do not have AFC approval rights and cannot approve him. I have also made some improvements to the article. I have no COI. I randomly found this page. Expertwikiguy (talk) 11:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Oliver Leith | |
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| Born | 1990 United Kingdom |
| Genres | Classical, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Strings |
| Years active | 2009-Present |
| Website | https://oliverchristopheleith.com/ |
Oliver Leith (born 1990) is a British composer of classical and electronic music.[1][2] His work has been commissioned and performed by many international ensembles including Apartment House, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Plus Minus and Philharmonia Orchestra.[3] He was appointed Doctoral Composer-in-Residence at the Royal Opera House in 2019.[3][4]
Education and career
Leith studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2009-2015), where his teachers included Julian Philips and Paul Newland.[5]
His music has been performed at music venues including the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place and Snape Maltings.[5]
His music has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3.[6]
Recordings
His work has been commissioned and performed by international ensembles including Apartment House, BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Ives Ensemble, EXAUDI, 12 Ensemble,[7] The Hermes Experiment,[8] Plus Minus and Philharmonia Orchestra.[3]
A recording of Leith's 45-minute piano and percussion piece good day good day bad day bad day was issued by UK experimental music label Another Timbre in 2020.[9] The album was chosen as a pick of the week by The Guardian, who described it as having "moments of unexpected grandeur alongside sheer banality, yet somehow the mixture is curiously addictive."[10] The album was also chosen as a highlight of 2020 by BBC Radio 3's New Music Show.[6]
Other releases of Leith's music include Medusa, released by Accidental Records in 2020,[11] and Balloon, released by the label SN Variations, again in 2020.[12]
In January 2020, 12 Ensemble performed "Honey Siren - II. (Full like drips)" by Leith.[7]
In July 2020, The Hermes Experiment released an album called HERE WE ARE featuring a composition by Leith.[8]
Awards
Leith is a recipient of Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize in 2014,[13] British Composer Award in 2016, and Ivors Composer Award in 2020.[1][2][14]
References
- ^ a b "Ivor Novello winners announced at Ivors Composer Awards". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b Desk, BWW News. "Ivor Novello Award Winners Announced At The Ivors Composer Awards 2020". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ a b c "Opera Today : GSMD and ROH announce Oliver Leith as new Doctoral Composer-in-Residence 2019-2022". www.operatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Guildhall School and The Royal Opera announce Oliver Leith as new Doctoral Composer-in-Residence". Rhinegold. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b "London Symphony Orchestra - Meet the Composer: Oliver Leith". lso.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b BBC (12 December 2020). "New Music Show: 2020 Highlights". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b 2020-02-27T13:40:00+00:00. "12 ensemble performs 'Honey Siren - II. (Full like drips)' by Oliver Leith". The Strad. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "The Hermes Experiment @ London Unwrapped | Sounds of a Migrant City". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "OliverLeith". www.anothertimbre.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Clara Iannotta: Earthing review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week". the Guardian. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Oliver Leith - Medusa". Boomkat. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Oliver Leith – Balloon (10") – Soundohm". www.soundohm.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Past Recipients". Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Ivors Composer Awards dished out | Complete Music Update". Retrieved 2021-01-16.
External links
- Oliver Christophe Leith - official website
Category:21st-century British composers Category:1990 births Category:Living people
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