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John Reeman

Professional

Composer/Lyricist: Composer
Genre: Concert

Biography

John Reeman was born in 1946 and after following a variety of occupations, including six years as a member of a professional cabaret vocal act, entered Hull University as a mature student to study composition and the flute. He was awarded the annual music prize, an Honours degree and later a Masters degree in composition.

He currently lives in St Annes on Sea with his wife and son, and his time is divided between teaching the flute and composition. He has written a wide range of works that are regularly performed by both amateur and professional musicians and, although his music encompasses many contemporary techniques, his compositions are characteristically accessible, dramatic and lyrical.

In 1990 his Flute Concerto was one of the final three works in the International Concerto Competition launched to mark the Morley College Centennial and in 1995 John Reeman won the Gregynog Composers' Award of Wales. In 2002 his Scena for String Quartet was awarded the first prize in the International Kodaly Institute Competition. Recent performances of his music have been heard at the Dartington Summer School, the Purcell Room and various countries including Australia, America, Germany, Japan and Hungary.

A number of his pieces have been published by companies such as Universal Edition, Novello, Stainer and Bell, Studio Music, Kevin Mayhew and Spartan Press, and a variety of compositions have been recorded on CDs by Roger Heaton and Stephen Pruslin, the British Tuba Quartet, Tubalate and the Opus 20 Ensemble conducted by Scott Stroman.

Important Works Performances
  1. Symphony for Strings (1998) 18 mins String Ensemble (33221) Recorded by Opus 20 on Hidden Streams CD from Discipline Global Mobile (Tel. 01722 780146) label DGM 9908. Score available from composer.
  2. Hymnus (1999) 15 mins Symphonic Wind Band Published by Bitterne Music Publishing (Tel. 01703 396175).
  3. Suite For Flute, Viola and Harp (2000) 18 mins Available from composer.
  4. Prelude (1996) 5 mins Brass Band Available from composer.
  5. Fantasia on "Brother James' Air" (1999) 13 mins Chamber Orchestra Available from composer.
  6. Invention for Brass Tentet (1998) 10 mins Brass Tentet (4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Horn in F and Tuba) Available from composer.
  7. Scena for String Quartet (2000) 15 mins Available from composer.
  8. Flute Sonata/Concerto (1990) 22 mins Flute and Piano or Flute and Orchestra Available from composer.
  9. O Virgo virginum (2002) 10 mins SATB a cappella choir Available from composer.
  10. Plaint (1994) 12 mins Clarinet and Piano Recorded by Roger Heaton and Stephen Pruslin on Contemporary British Clarinet Music CD, ASC Recordings Ltd ASC CSCD2 (Tel. 01625 423605). Score available from composer.
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