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Hellawell Memorial Cairns for string orchestra
EP 71285
PIERS HELLAWELL
MEMORIAL CAIRNS for string orchestra
Score
EIGENTUM DES VERLEGERS
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ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
EDITION PETERS LONDON 路 FRANKFURT/M. 路 LEIPZIG 路 NEW YORK
SCORE IN C
Duration c. 7 minutes
Commissioned by the Ulster Orchestra Society for the Ulster Orchestra Sinfonia, with ďŹ nancial assistance from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
This score reects the state of editorial work and correction as at October 2010
Memorial Cairns
Piers Hellawell (b. 1956) has worked with the Schubert Ensemble of London, Hilliard Ensemble, RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, for whom he wrote Dogs and Wolves (2006), among others worldwide. Works include: Cors de chasse, a concerto commissioned for Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) and Jonas Bylund (trombone) by the Philharmonia Orchestra; Degrees of Separation, commissioned for the opening of The Sage Gateshead (2004); and Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry for Stockholm Chamber Brass performing at festivals in Norway and Ireland. The Schubert Ensemble marked his 50th birthday with a performance. Hellawell is currently Professor of Composition at The Queen’s University of Belfast.
Hellawell
Photo © Gerry Hellawell
Piers Hellawell
Piers Hellawell ( *1956) hat mit vielen internationalen Ensembles zusammengearbeitet, darunter das Schubert Ensemble of London, das Hilliard Ensemble, das RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet sowie das BBC Scottish Orchestra, für das er Dogs and Wolves (2006) schrieb. Daneben entstanden Cors de chasse – ein Konzert für Håkan Hardenberger (Trompete) und Jonas Bylund (Posaune) im Auftrag des Philharmonia Orchestra, – Degrees of Separation zur Eröffnung des Kulturzentrums The Sage im englischen Gateshead sowie Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry für Stockholm Chamber Brass zur Aufführung bei Festivals in Norwegen und Irland. Zu seinem 50. Geburtstag widmete ihm das Schubert Ensemble ein Konzert. Gegenwärtig ist Hellawell Professor für Komposition an der Queen’s University in Belfast.
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