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Casswell, Nick (b. July 25, 1974, London).
British composer of mostly chamber works that have been performed successfully
throughout Europe.
Mr. Casswell studied
at the Dartington College of Arts from 1993-96 (BA with honors) and the University
of York in 1998-99 (MA); since then, he has been working on his PhD in
composition at the University of Leeds. In 2000, he was on research leave at
Seoul National University in South Korea.
Among his honors are
the Audrey Pass Charitable Trust Scholarship (for study at the University of
Leeds, 1999), a Samsung/Royal British Legion/BKVA scholarship (for study in
South Korea, 1999) and First Prize at the Leeds Philosophical Society’s
Millennium Composing Competition (for Papillon,
2000). His works Papillon and Chorisis were short-listed by the
Society for the Promotion of New Music (2000-01) and he also won the competition
at the International Young Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn (hosted by
Louis Andriessen, 2001) and received an AHRB
scholarship (for study at the University of Leeds, 2001). Most recently, The Transformation and Other Stories was
short-listed by the Society for the Promotion of New Music for 2002-03.
In 2001, the Zephyr
Quartet performed Papillon and ensemble
de ereprijs performed Fragments from The Transformation and Other Stories during
the Gaudeamus Music Week; the latter ensemble also performed his distance…presence in Germany and Holland at various schools and at the International
Young Composers Meeting in 2002.
His future projects
include an orchestral work, a solo work for kayagum (for Ji-young Lee) and a
work for voices, brass, harp, piano, and percussion for Nicole Paiement and the
new music ensemble of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: nickcasswell@yahoo.co.uk
Street address: Mr. Nick Casswell, 33 Woodsley Rd., Leeds, LS6 1SB, UK
Telephone: + 077 5190 2616 or + 011 3247 1547
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Chorisis, small orchestra (14 players),
1999
CHAMBER MUSIC: Return, flute, oboe, clarinet, French
horn, trumpet, violin, double bass, 1998; Papillon,
string quartet, 1999; Methexis, alto
saxophone, 1999; Temporal Trajectories,
4 percussion, 2000; distance…presence, flute, clarinet, 2 saxophones,
2 French horns, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano,
percussion, 2002; Piano Quartet,
violin, viola, cello, piano, 2002
CHORAL: Lumine, 4 male voices, 2002
VOCAL: The Transformation and Other Stories, 2
sopranos, tenor, baritone, flute, clarinet, 2 saxophones, 2 French horns,
trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, percussion, 2001
(Last updated on August 17, 2002)
