GAVIN HIGGINS
Fanfare, Air & Flourishes
for solo euphonium (treble clef)
GAVIN HIGGINS
Fanfare, Air & Flourishes
(2020 – 2021)
For Solo Euphonium (treble clef)
Copyright © 2021 by Gavin Higgins
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Gavin Higgins – Composer
Biography
Described as ‘boldly imaginative’ [The Times] and ‘a talent to watch’ [New York Times], Gavin Higgins is one of the most exciting and gifted compositional talents of his generation.
In 2010 Higgins became the inaugural composer in residence for the Rambert Dance Company for whom he wrote a number of daring ballet scores including the ground-breaking Dark Arteries (2015) which was shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society and British Composer Awards. In 2019 his first opera, The Monstrous Child – commissioned by the Royal Opera House – opened to critical acclaim, being described as ‘a triumph’ [the Guardian ★★★★] and ‘a spectacular new opera’ [Culture Whisper ★★★★] and in 2020 Higgins was appointed Composer-in-Association with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Higgins has worked with orchestras and ensembles such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Psappha New Music Ensemble, Manchester Camerata, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
His collaborations with soloists has resulted in important additions to the concerto repertoire. This includes his wild and wacky Percussion Concerto for Colin Currie; the Horn Concerto for Ben Goldscheider, described as ‘an immediate hit’ [the Times]; and his Trombone Concerto (The Book of Miracles), commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, both of which won an Ivor Novello Award in 2019 and 2024.
His work has been commissioned by some of the UK’s leading festivals, including four commissions for the BBC Proms: Der Aufstand (2012), Rough Voices (2020), the ‘fast, exciting and brilliantly scored’ [The Telegraph] Velocity which opened the Last Night of the Proms (2014), and his boldest and most substantial piece to date, the ‘ingenious work’ [Observer ★★★★★] Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra (2022) for which he won a Royal Philharmonic Society Award and a South Bank Sky Arts Award.
Duration: 7.30 mins
The first movement of this piece as commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music as part of the 200 Pieces Project and was premiered by Johan Stone. The third movement was commissioned by the BBC as part of BBC Radio 3’s Postcards from Composers project and premiered online by Tim Thorpe.
This version for euphonium was made by the composer.
Gavin Higgins – February 2021
