- James Wood (composer)
James Wood is a British composer, percussionist and conductor (born
May 27 1953 inBarton )Life
James Wood studied organ in
Cambridge . He also studied at theRoyal Academy of Music . James wood studied composition underNadia Boulanger in Paris.He is also known for his interpretations ofRenaissance music He has been a teacher of the percussion in the "Internationale Ferienkurse für neue Musik" of Darmstadt since 1982He is the director of theNew London Chamber Choir , of the "Centre for Microtonal Music" in Londres and of" the Festival of Microtonal Music of the Barbican Centre".He recorded four master-classes for the
BBC as well as "Stoicheia, Ho shang Yoa, Rosoganti, Incantamenta, Spirit Festival with Lamentations," for Wergo, Continuum.He is the conductor of the BBC Symphony orchestra, the
London Sinfonietta , and the BBC singers.He received commands from the Quatuor Arditti, the King Singers, the Electric Phoenix, and the Internationales Musikinstitut de Darmstadt.
His compositions are notably played in Proms and the festival ISCM of
Zurich . In 1993, he received the Gemini Fellowship for composition.
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