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Wednesday 20 June 2012

Andrew Dixon - Technophonia blog, about Oliver Searle

Andrew Dixon runs the esteemed and influential Creative Scotland blog.


Today's posting is about Technophonia.  It begins as follows - you'll have to read his posting to see the whole thing!
"Last week I got the chance to see one of the four Scottish compositions commissioned as part of New Music 20×12.


Composer Oliver Searle, together with Drake Music and the Edinburgh Music School, premiered Technophonia at Edinburgh’s Queens Hall. The concert was world class and it was inspirational in many ways. The young musicians performed Searle’s intricate composition brilliantly but what also stood out for me was the ensemble’s use of unique instrumentation."  Read the rest ...
Dr Oliver Searle is on the staff at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

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