In recent years Tansy Davies (b. Bristol, 1973) has established herself at the vanguard of the new wave of young British composers. Her music is informed by the worlds of both the classical avant-garde and experimental rock (as one critic wrote “between Prince and Xenakis”), and her scores are littered with unusual yet insightful directions, such as “urban, muscular”, “seedy, low slung”, “stealthy” and “solid, grinding”. She is also greatly influenced by both the natural world and, recently, by the controversial architecture of the Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid.
Forthcoming performances:
Wild Card (world premiere)
8.9.10, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom: BBC Symphony Orchestra
salt box/grind show (electric)
8.9.10, Royal College of Music, London, United Kingdom: students from Guildhall School of Music
neon
8.9.10, Royal College of Music, London, United Kingdom: Students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
neon
4.10.10, Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall, Zagreb, Croatia: Cantus Ensemble
new work: LMP/Portsmouth (world premiere)
13.11.10, Portsmouth Cathedral, United Kingdom: Portsmouth Grammar School/London Mozart Players
Residuum
13.11.10, Portsmouth Cathedral, United Kingdom: London Mozart Players/Portsmouth Grammar School Choir
neon/salt box
23.11.10, Brussels, Belgium: Ensemble Musique Nouvelle/Jean-Paul Dessy