John Woolrich

An important figure in British musical life as a much commissioned and frequently performed composers, a highly creative teacher and an original programmer * Currently the Associate Composer for the Britten Sinfonia * Successful collaborations with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group led to his appointment in the 2002-03 season as their Artistic Associate * Associate Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival since 2004, working alongside Thomas Adès * Founded the Composers Ensemble (1991) *

"His music whispers, whirrs, rustles, creaks, and shines with a gentle light, often elegiacal. It is not music of long line, full-throated song, bright hard clarity, physical exuberance. Its characteristic movement is shy, blinking in the sun, attuned better to half lights." -- Robin Holloway
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